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Psyc- Gender-Final-
Brooklyn College- Psyc of Gender- Prof Heyward- final
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| • Hysteria | Magdalene was treated with pelvic massages. Because she had disturbances of the uterus, that often manifested as physical problems with no obvious organic cause |
| • Vibrators | Doctors complained about the tiring work of helping their patients reach hysterical paroxysm- by 1900 they had a devise that aid them and by 1902 it became the first patented devise of its kind and 5th home appliance |
| • Feminist theories on psychological disorders | Argues that women are not actually sicker, they’re just more willing to express symptoms or that Women actually are sicker because they live in a sexist environment |
| • Disease mongering | Molly suffer a lost and she has been feeling down. She sees a medication advertisement on TV about depression and tells her doctor she is interested in the product |
| • Medicalization | Even though is a process were human conditions & problems are viewed as medical conditions, and thus studied, treated, & diagnosed within the medical field. It can contribute negatively by people pathologizing themselves & turning problems into a market |
| Biomedical approach and consequences | Profit for experts, pharmaceuticals- cheaper and easier |
| • Major depression | Violet is part of 6 to 7 percent of Americans who suffer from a disorder characterized by severe negative moods or a lack of interest in normally pleasurable activities which could lead to suicide.Violet suffers from |
| • Borderline personality disorder | Shoshana displays low tolerance for being alone and an intense fear of abandonment. Episodes of depression, anxiety, anger, irritability, impulsivity control and Sleep disturbances.Shoshana might suffer from |
| • Antisocial personality disorder | Joe's colleages have observe that he displays socially undesirable behavior. Operates hedonisticly , impulsively and lacks empathy. Joe might be suffer from... |
| • World Health Organization definition of health | a state of complete physical, mental, and social well – being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity |
| • Major life stressor | Molly is in an unpleasant state of arousal that arise when she lost her father to cancer after 3 years of treatment. She is now force to adapt to the new circumstances . |
| • Cardiovascular disease | Being stressed or feeling negative emotions can cause problems. hostility and depressiont Higher blood pressureConstriction of blood Elevated levels of cortisolIncreased release of fatty acids into the bloodstreamGreater buildup of plaque on arteries |
| Eustress | moderate or normal psychological stress interpreted as being beneficial for the experiencer. |
| • Distress | negative events can cause |
| • Stress | An unpleasant state of arousal that arises when we perceive that the demands of an event threaten our ability to cope effectively. |
| • Illness | Joe finds that his patient Hiroshi is in poor health; patient’s subjective experience of an objectively defined disease (i.e. cold, flu, UTI) |
| • Chronic disease | Joe diagnose his Patient Zeinab with an incurable, long term disease that will impair the normal state of Zeinab's body. |
| • Tend and Befriend | Maria reacted to a conflict in a way that many other females do. |
| • Fight or Flight | There was a disturbance at the biker club where some men ended up attacking each other with bottles while others ran immediately outside for safety |
| • Coping | Coping response: any attempt made to avoid, escape from, or minimize a stressor |
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