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EUP CH 12 Terms
Essentials of Understanding Psychology 7th ed ch 12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Abnormal behavior? | Behavior that causes people to experience distress and prevents them from functioning in their daily lives. |
| What is the Medical perspective? | The perspective that suggests that when an individual displays symptoms of abnormal behavior, the root cause will be found in a physical examination of the individual, which may reveal a hormonal imbalance, a chemical deficiency, or a brain injury. |
| What is the Psychoanalytic perspective? | The perspective that suggests that abnormal behavior stems from childhood conflicts over opposing wishes regarding sex and aggression. |
| What is the Behavioral perspective? | The perspective that looks at the behavior itself as the problem. |
| What is the Cognitive perspective? | The perspective that suggests that people's thoughts and beliefs are a central component of abnormal behavior. |
| What is the Humanistic perspective? | The perspective that emphasizes the responsibility people have for their own behavior, even when such behavior is abnormal. |
| What is the Sociocultural perspective? | The perspective that assumes that people's behavior-both normal and abnormal- is shaped by the kind of family group, society, and culture in which them live. |
| What is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision? (Also know as DSM-IV-TR, for short.) | A system, devised by the American Psychiatric Association, used by most professionals to diagnose and classify abnormal behavior. |
| What is an Anxiety disorder? | The occurrence of anxiety without an obvious external cause, affecting daily functioning. |
| What are Phobias? | Intense, irrational fears of specific objects or situations. |
| What is a Panic disorder? | Anxiety disorder that takes form of panic attacks lasting from a few seconds to as long as several hours. |
| What is a Generalized anxiety disorder? | The experience of long-term, persistent anxiety and worry. |
| What is the Obsessive-compulsive disorder? | A disorder characterized by obsessions or compulsions. |
| What is Obsession? | A persistent, unwanted thought or idea that keeps recurring. |
| What is Compulsion? | An irresistible urge to repeatedly carry out some act that seems strange and unreasonable. |
| What are Somatoform disorders? | Psychological difficulties that take on a physical (somatic) form, but for which there is no medical cause. |
| What is Hypochondriasis? | A disorder in which people have constant fear of illness and preoccupation with their health. |
| What is a Conversion disorder? | A major somatoform disorder that involves an actual physical disturbance, such as the inability to use a sensory organ or the complete or partial inability to move an arm or leg. |
| What are Dissociative disorders? | Psychological dysfuncions characterized by the separation of critical personality facets that are normally integrated, allowing stress avoidance through escape. |
| What is Dissociative identity disorder (or multiple personality disorder)? | A disorder in which a person displays characteristics of two or more distinct personalities. |
| What is Dissociative amnesia? | A disorder in which a significant, selective memory loss occurs. |
| What is Dissociative fugue? | A form of amnesia in which the individual leaves home and sometimes assumes a new identity. |
| What is a Mood disorder? | An emotional disturbance that is strong enough to intrude on everyday living. |
| What is Major depression? | A severe form of depression that interferes with concentration, decision making, and sociability. |
| What is Mania? | An extended state of intense, wild elation. |
| What is Bipolar disorder? | A disorder in which a person alternates between periods of euphoric feelings of mania and periods of depression. |
| What is Schizophrenia? | A class of disorders in which severe distortion of reality occurs. |
| What is a Personality disorder? | A disorder characterized by a set of inflexible, maladaptive behavior patterns that keep a person from functioning appropriately in society. |
| What is Antisocial personality disorder? | A disorder in which individuals show no regard for the moral and ethical rules of society or the rights of others. |
| What is Borderline personality disorder? | A disorder in which individuals have difficulty developing a secure sense of who they are. |
| What is Narcissistic personality disorder? | A personality disturbance characterized by an exaggerated sense of self-importance. |
| What is Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder? (Commonly know as ADHD) | A disorder marked by inattention, impulsiveness, a low tolerance for frustration, and a great deal of inappropriate activity. |
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