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Psych
Unit 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| appraisal | evaluating judgingg |
| stress -> threat stress -> challenge | stressed vs focusted |
| GAS | concept of bodys response to street in 3 stages. Alarm. Resistance. Exhaustion. |
| Problem focused coping | take care of stresser by confronting |
| emotion focused coping | meditating |
| Positive psychology | study of human flourishing |
| subjective well being | self perceived happinness/ satisfaction with life |
| adaptive level phenomenon | tendacy to get used to new situations until they become our new norm |
| relative deprivation | perception we are worse off compared to others |
| broaden and build theory | positive emotions broaden our awareness which helps people build skills/resilience |
| resilience | personal strength that helps people cope with stress |
| how do you know if you have a psych disorder | unusual, deviant, distressful, dysfunctional |
| diasthesis stress model | idea pre existing vulnerability with environmental stressors influence psych disorders. |
| medical model | mental disorders have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and cured |
| psychodynamic | unresolved childhood conflicts/ unconsious thoughts |
| humanistic | lack of social support/ inability to fullfil ones potential |
| behavioral | maladaptive learned associations |
| cognitive | maladaptive thoughts, beliefs, attitude, emotions |
| biological | genetic psychological predispositions |
| evolutionary | maladaptive forms of behaviors that enable human survival |
| social cultural | problematic social/ cultural contexts |
| anxiety disorder | group of disorders marked by excessive fear and anxiety |
| major depressive disorder | a person experiencing 5 or more symptoms lasting 2 or more weeks |
| persistent depressive disorder | person in a depressed mood for at least 2 years |
| bipolar 1 | most severe, people have euphoric/ high energy that lasts a week or longer |
| bipolar 2 | less severe ppl move between depression and hold hypomania |
| schizophrenia spectrum disorder | group of disorders marked by delusions, hallucinations, etc |
| delusion (2) | false belief, of grandeur or persecution |
| dissociative idenity disorder DID | person having 2 or more distink personalities (alters) |
| Cluster A | eccentric or odd (paranoid, schizoid, schizotypal |
| cluster B | dramatic or emotional (antisocial, borderline, histrionic,narcissistic, passive aggressive) |
| cluster C | anxious/fearful (avoidant,dependant OCD |
| Anorexia nervosa | usually women starving themselves (body dismorphia) |
| bulimia nervosa | binge eating followed by inappropriate weight loss (vomiting, fasting) |
| binge eating disorder | engage in significant binge eating then feel guilty |
| autism spectrum disorder | disorder that shows in childhood, marked by limits in communication, fixated interests, repetitive behaviors, and social interaction |
| ADHD | marked by extreme inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity on social, academic and work success |
| biomedical therapy | prescribed meds that act directly (antidepressants) |
| unconditional positive regard | therapist kind to client, paraphrase, invite clarification, reflect feelings |
| counterconditioning | using classical conditioning to undo unwanted responce |
| systematic desensitation | relaxed state while slowly increasing anxiety triggering stimuli |
| aversive conditioning | associates unpleasant state with unwanted behavior, (nausea with alcohol) |
| REBT | confrontal cognitive therapy, identifies and disputes irrational beliefs |
| evidence based practice | deccision making approach that combines best research evidence w/ clinical expertise and patients preferences |
| therapeutic alliance | bond between therapist and client that makes a sense of trust |
| antipsychotics | treats schizophrenia |
| antianxiety | controls anziet and agrrivation |
| ECT | treats sever depression |
| Lobatomy | treats to calm unpredictable, emotional/violent clients |