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Ch. 2

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Definition of psychopathology   Abnormal behavior  
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Mental disorders and biological make-up   Genetics, nerve cell activities, CNS and psychology, brain activity and structure  
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Frontal lobe controls   Planning of movements, recent memory, some emotion  
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Parietal lobe controls(top)   body sensations  
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Occipital lobe controls (back of brain)   vision  
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Temporal lobe (bottom)   hearing, advanced visual processing.  
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The forebrain controls   controls higher mental functions. Most advanced  
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Thalamus controls   relay station  
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Hypothalamus controls (Four F's)   Drives fluid (thirst), food (hunger), feel (temperature), Fucking (sex)  
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Hippocampus controls   memory  
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Midbrain controls   Vision and hearing  
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Hindbrain controls (Mike the headless chicken)   Heart rate, sleep, respiration.  
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Chemical imbalances (lack/excess serotonin, dipomine, etc.)   underlie mental disorders  
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Criticisms of biological models   Diathesis- Stress theory (nature vs. nurture), environmental, societal, cultural influences, helplessness.  
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Freud believed   Psychodynamic models (Adult disorders stemmed from childhood experiences) psychoanalysis  
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Id   Pleasure principle (child)  
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Ego   Reality principle. Balance; mediator, psychosexual stage  
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Superego   Society values; morals  
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Stages and fixations (5 Stages)   Oral (0-1; alcoholism, ciggs), anal stage (2; control), Phallic stage (3-6), Latency (6-12), Genital (puberty +)  
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Defence Mechanisms   Denial, projection, reaction formation, rationalization, regression, displacement, repression, sumblimination  
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Projective tests include   Ambiguous stimuli, Rorschach, TAT (Thematic Apperception Test)  
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Post-Freudian Perspectives include   Less emphasis on sex, freedom of choice and goals, social forces, treatment of seriously disturbed people  
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Classical conditioning: UCS   Unconditioned stimuli  
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Classical conditioning: UCR   Unconditioned response  
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Classical conditioning: CR   Conditioned response  
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Classical conditioning: CS   Conditioned stimulus  
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Observational learning model   Behaviors acquired by watching someone perform those behaviors.  
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Humanistic and existential approaches   Explore healty personalities, "reality" is subjective, free choice/personal responsibility, positive view of individual (Carl Rogers)  
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Existential Approach   Quest for meaning of life, Individual in context of human condition, Responsibilities to others and oneself  
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Difference between existential and humanistic approach   Less optimistic than humanistic  
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