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Psychology Vocab 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Bipolar disorder | alternates a persons mood because extremes of elation and depression |
| Anorexia nervosa | eating disorder characterized by extreme weight loss due to self starvation |
| Schizophrenia | A group of severe psychotic disorders characterize by distortions in thinking, perception, emotion and behavior. ( hallucinations and paranoia) |
| Phobia | Irrational fear out of proportion to the actual danger |
| Reasoning | the process of drawing logical conclusions from facts and arguments |
| Ego | (Psychoanalytic theory) The personality component that is conscious and control behavior |
| Schema | Idea or mental framework that helps one organize and interpret information |
| insomnia | Disorder characterized by recurring problems of falling asleep. |
| Hallucination | false idea that seems real |
| Cognitive activity | private, unobservable mental processes such as sensation, perception, thought, and problem solving |