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Psych Disorders 1
Test One
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 6 Criteria of Abnormal Behavior | Maladaptive Unusualness Distress Social Deviance Unrealistic Interpretations Dangerousness |
| Free Association (Psychodynamic) | Uncensored thoughts (say whatever comes to mind) |
| Psychological Disorder | Pattern of abnormal behavior that is associated with states of emotional distress or with impaired behavior/ability to function. |
| 3 Parts of a Neuron | Soma- Processes Info Axons- Sends Impulses Dendrites- Receive Impulses |
| Dopamine | Influences movement/attention (Schizo.) |
| Serotonin | Regulates mood (depression) |
| Biological | Abnormal behavior results from organic/physiological factors |
| Sociocultural | Abnormal behavior results from social/cultural factors (gender, ethnicity, class) |
| Biopsychosocial | Abnormal behavior results from multiple factors |
| Psychoanalytic (Freud) | Abnormal behavior results from unconscious motives/conflicts. (involves sexual and aggressive urgers) |
| Behaviorism | Abnormal behavior represents learning of inappropriate/maladaptive behaviors |
| Humanistic | Abnormal behavior results from poor self-concept and lack of personal growth |
| Cognitive | Abnormal behavior results from inaccurate/biased beliefs |
| Preconscious | Not aware of, but may be brought to consciousness |
| Conscious | Present awareness |
| Unconscious | Not aware of |
| ID | Pleasure principle (instant gratification) |
| EGO | Reality principle (practical/possible) |
| SuperEgo | Ideal principle (moral/values) |
| Defense Mechanisms | Protects a person from being overwhelmed by anxiety |
| Repression | Exclude unwanted thoughts from consciousness (past) |
| Rationalization | Find reasonable explanations for unacceptable behaviors |
| Denial | Does not acknowledge unpleasant events or accept reality (present) |
| Regression | Return to earlier stage of development |
| Self-Actualization | Reach full potential |
| Cognitive Distortions | Absolute thinking, overgeneralization |
| Overgeneralization | Make a rule based on a few incidences/events |
| Absolute Thinking | Viewing in extremes |
| Diathesis Stress Model | Predisposition (Vulnerability) + Stressors (Environment) = Disorder |
| Objective Test | Range of responses is limited Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 575 true-false questions |
| Projective Test | Rorschach- 10 inkblots Thematic Apperception Test (TAT)- Cards depict ambiguous scenes |
| Brain Imaging Techniques | Physiological Assessment Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Tracer mixed with glucose and injected |
| Resistance | Unwilling/unable to discuss material |
| Transference | Client transfers feelings to their therapist |
| Countertransference | Therapist transfers feelings to the client |
| Aversive Conditioning | Pair unpleasant stimuli with unwanted behaviors |
| Systematic Desensitization | Exposure to more fearful stimuli |
| Token Economy | Receive rewards for appropriate behaviors |
| Unconditional Positive Regard | Total Acceptance |
| Empathy | Accurate Reflection |
| Genuineness | Be open with feelings |
| Advantages of Group Therapy | Members provide suppport |
| Disadvantages of Group Therapy | Less individualized Less privacy and confidentiality Navigating group dynamics |
| Stress | Pressure/demand placed upon an organism to adapt/adjust |
| Physical Symptoms | Tense muscles, headaches, nausea, loss of hair, cardiovascular disease |
| Psychological Symptoms | Anxiety, fear, anger, depression, frustration |
| Behavior Symptoms | Jumpy, interfere/help performance, quit jobs, move, drop out, aggression, alcohol, drugs, suicide |
| General Adaptation Scale (GAS) | Alarm Reaction, Resistance, Exhaustion |
| Adjustment Disorders | Maladaptive responses to identifiable stressor(s) Does not last more than 6 months after the stressor has ended Distress is out of proportion to stressor(s) and/or significant |
| Prolonged Grief Disorder | Death >+1 yr ago for a person close to the client intense longing for the person and/or preoccupation with thoughts of them. Has to have 3> or identity disruption, disbelief about the death, avoidance of reminders, emotional pain, difficulty reintegrating |
| Acute Distress Disorder | Trauma-Related Disorder Involves actual/perceived threat to life/safety Lasts 3 days to 1 month |
| PTSD | Trauma-Related Disorders Involves actual/received threat to life/safety Last more than 1 month Intrusion (flashbacks/nightmares), avoidance (cues/reminders), negative emotional states (anger/guilt), arousal/reactivity (hypervigilance/startle response) |
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