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Psych Project Fall18
Psychology Project Terms Fall 2018
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Precursor | Something that happens before something else |
| Compensation | Strengthen one to hide another |
| Displacement | Take it out on someone else |
| Introjection | Conform feelings for approval |
| Sublimation | Convert negative acceptable |
| ASD | acute stress disorder, it is an anxiety disorder that develops after experience with a traumatic event |
| Feeling numb, detached, or being emotionally unresponsive are symptoms of | Acute Stress Disorder |
| Derealization | The environment seems strange or unreal to person |
| Cognitive behavioral therapy | Aims to change cognitions, or patterns of thought surrounding the traumatic incident |
| Hypnotherapy | Hypnotherapy is guided hypnosis, or a trance-like state of focus and concentration achieved with the help of a clinical hypnotherapist |
| What is PTSD? | a mental health condition that's triggered by a terrifying event, either experiencing it or witnessing it |
| What are the two types of therapy that will help with PTSD? | Cognitive processing therapy and Prolonged exposure therapy |
| ___% of americans go through a traumatic experience, while only ___% will have PTSD from the traumatic event | What is 70%, 20% |
| What is one nickname for PTSD? | Shell Shock |
| What are some symptoms of PTSD? | Depression, anxiety, hallucinations, poor memory, emotional numbness, etc… |
| Obsessive Compulsive Disorder | a disorder in which a person has recurrent and unwanted thoughts, a drive to perform repetitive and rigid actions, or both |
| Obsession | a persistent thought, urge, or image that is experienced repeatedly, feels intrusive, and causes anxiety |
| Compulsion | a repetitive and rigid behavior or mental act that a person feels driven to perform in order to prevent or reduce anxiety |
| Can OCD be cured? | there is no cure but treatments including: Prescribed medicine, talk therapy or psychotherapy can lesson how much symptoms interfere with your life |
| What indicates that you might have OCD? | If habits keep you from doing what you want to for at least an hour a day, you may have OCD |
| What causes OCD? | OCD can be caused by learned behavior, genetics, or chemical, structural and functional abnormalities in the brain |
| Generalized Anxiety Disorder | A psychological disorder characterized by excessive or disproportionate anxiety about several aspects of life, such as work, social relationships, or financial matters |
| Depression | Feelings of severe despondency and dejection |
| Stress | A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances |
| Therapy | Treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder |
| Coping Mechanism | Ways to which external or internal stress is managed, adapted to or acted upon |
| Insomnia | Trouble falling asleep, trouble remaining asleep through the night |
| Muscle Tension | muscles of the body remain semi-contracted for an extended period |
| Fatigue | extreme tiredness, typically resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness |
| Cognitive behavioral therapy | a type of psychotherapy in which negative patterns of thought about the self and the world are challenged in order to alter unwanted behavior patterns or treat mood disorders such as depression |
| The name given to a medicine that can help relieve the symptoms of depression, such as low mood, anxiety, and worthlessness | |
| Buspirone | is an anti-anxiety medicine that affects chemicals in the brain that may be unbalanced in people with anxiety |
| Benzodiazepines | are a class of agents that work in the central nervous system and are used for a variety of medical conditions, (They act on specific receptors in the brain, called gamma-aminobutyric acid-A (GABA-A) receptors, Benzodiazepines attach to these receptors an |
| IAD | Illness Anxiety Disorder |
| Signs of IAD occur around ages | 25-35 |
| CBT | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy |
| Diagnosis of CBT is dependent upon | Depends on symptoms reported by patient and family |
| Physical symptoms of CBT | are rarely present |
| IAD can be cured | almost never |
| Panic Disorder | type of anxiety disorder that causes panic attacks |
| Panic attack | sudden fear accompanied by chest pain, and and trembling |
| Symptoms of panic attack | sweating, fast heartbeat, shaking, and chest pain |
| Agoraphobia | fear of places that may cause panic attacks |
| Symptoms of agoraphobia | afraid of leaving house, sweating, and shaking |
| Generalized Anxiety Disorder | A psychological disorder characterized by excessive or disproportionate anxiety about several aspects of life, such as work, social relationships, or financial matters |
| Depression | Feelings of severe despondency and dejection |
| Stress | A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances |
| Therapy | Treatment intended to relieve or heal a disorder |
| Coping Mechanism | Ways to which external or internal stress is managed, adapted to or acted upon |
| Insomnia | Trouble falling asleep, trouble remaining asleep through the night |
| Muscle Tension | muscles of the body remain semi-contracted for an extended period |
| Fatigue | extreme tiredness, typically resulting from mental or physical exertion or illness |
| Cognitive behavioral therapy | a type of psychotherapy in which negative patterns of thought about the self and the world are challenged in order to alter unwanted behavior patterns or treat mood disorders such as depression |
| Buspirone | is an anti-anxiety medicine that affects chemicals in the brain that may be unbalanced in people with anxiety |
| Benzodiazepines | a class of agents that work in the central nervous system and are used for a variety of medical conditions (They act on specific receptors in the brain, called gamma-aminobutyric acid-A (GABA-A) receptors Benzodiazepines attach to these receptors and make |
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