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What is stress? The process of appraising and responding to a real or imagined threat
What triggers the fight-or-flight response? The autonomic nervous system releasing adrenaline and cortisol
What is acute stress? Short-term stress from specific events
What is chronic stress? Long-term stress with perceived lack of control
Who created appraisal theory? Richard Lazarus
What is primary appraisal? Deciding if something is a threat
What is a stressor? An event or situation that causes stress
What is approach-approach conflict? Choosing between two good options
What is avoidance-avoidance conflict? Choosing between two bad options
What is approach-avoidance conflict? One option has both positive and negative aspects
Who created General Adaptation Syndrome? Hans Selye
What are the three stages of GAS? Alarm resistance exhaustion
What is a Type A personality? Competitive impatient aggressive
What is a Type B personality? Relaxed easygoing
What is problem-focused coping? Solving the source of stress
What is emotion-focused coping? Managing emotional response to stress
What is a panic attack? Sudden intense fear with physical symptoms
What is panic disorder? Repeated panic attacks with no clear cause
What is generalized anxiety disorder? Constant long-term anxiety
What is a phobia? Irrational fear of a specific object or situation
What is OCD? Disorder with obsessions and compulsions
What are obsessions? Intrusive unwanted thoughts
What are compulsions? Repetitive behaviors to reduce anxiety
What is major depressive disorder? Depressed mood and loss of interest for at least two weeks
What is bipolar disorder? Alternating periods of mania and depression
What is mania? High energy euphoria impulsiveness
What neurotransmitter is linked to schizophrenia? Dopamine overactivity
What are positive symptoms? Added behaviors like hallucinations and delusions
What are negative symptoms? Loss of normal behaviors like withdrawal and apathy
What is a hallucination? A sensory experience without a real stimulus
What is a delusion? A false belief despite evidence
What is somatic symptom disorder? Physical symptoms with no medical cause
What is illness anxiety disorder? Fear of having a serious illness
What is a dissociative disorder? Separation from memory or identity
What is dissociative identity disorder? Multiple personalities in one person
What is dissociative amnesia? Memory loss due to trauma
What is the biological perspective? Disorders caused by brain chemistry
What is the cognitive perspective? Disorders caused by faulty thinking
What is the behavioral perspective? Learned maladaptive behaviors
What is the psychoanalytic perspective? Unconscious conflicts
What is the humanistic perspective? Poor self-concept
What are SSRIs? Antidepressants that increase serotonin
What are benzodiazepines? Anti-anxiety drugs
What is lithium used for? Treating bipolar disorder
What are antipsychotics used for? Treating schizophrenia
What is cognitive behavioral therapy? Therapy that changes thinking and behavior
Who developed CBT? Aaron Beck
What is client-centered therapy? Therapy using unconditional positive regard
Who created client-centered therapy? Carl Rogers
What is exposure therapy? Gradually confronting fears
What is EMDR? Therapy using eye movements to process trauma
What is a personality disorder? Long-term maladaptive behavior patterns
What are Cluster A disorders? Odd or eccentric disorders
What are Cluster B disorders? Dramatic emotional disorders
What are Cluster C disorders? Anxious or fearful disorders
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