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show developmental  
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the unfolding of biologically predetermined patterns of behavior   show
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what refers to hereditary factors   show
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what referes to environmental influences   show
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the issue of the degree to which environment and heredity influence behavior   show
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show cross-sectional research  
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show longitudinal research  
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show sequential research  
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rod shaped structures that contain all basic hereditary information   show
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the parts of chromosomes through which genetic information is transmitted   show
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show zygote  
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a developed zygote that has a heart, a brain and other organs   show
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a developing individual from eight weeks after conception until birth   show
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the point at which a fetus can survive if born prematurely   show
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the time when organisms are particular susceptiable to certain kinds of stimuli   show
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show teratogens  
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automatic involuntary responses to incoming stimuli   show
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show attachment  
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show ainsworth strange situation  
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these type of children employ the mother as a kind of home base, explore freely but return to the mother occasionally   show
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show avoidant  
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these children display anxiety before they are seperated and are upset when the mother leaves but they may show ambivalent reactions to her return   show
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show disorganized-disoriented  
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parents who are rigid and punitive and value unquestioniong obedience from their children   show
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these parents give their children relaxed or inconsistant direction and alothough they are warm require little of them   show
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show authoritative  
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show uninvolved  
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show temperament  
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development of individuals interactions and understand of each other and of their knowledge and understanding themselves as members of society   show
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show trust-vs-mistrust stage  
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show autonomy-vs-shame and doubt stage  
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according to erikson, the period during which children age 3-6 experience conflict between independence of action and the sometimes negative results of that action   show
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show cognitive development  
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show sensorimotor stage  
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the awareness that objects and people continue to exist even if they are out of sight   show
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piagets idea, the stage from 2-7 yr when development of language and use of symbols occur   show
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paiget idea, from 7-12 yr, loss of egocentric thinking, logical thought devlops, but difficult understand abstranct hypothetical questions occurs, beginning marked by understaing of conservation   show
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show conservation  
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show information processing  
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show metacognition  
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the level at which a child can almost but not fully comprehend or perform a task on his or her own   show
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show suicide  
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show midlife transition  
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dissatisfaction with life   show
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the study of older adults and aging   show
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human cells have a built in time limit to their reproduction; after a ceratin time they are no longer able to divide   show
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show wear and tear theories of aging  
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show fluid intelligence  
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accumulation of information, skills, and strategies learned through experience   show
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progressive brain disorder that leads to gradual and irreversiable decline in cognitive abilities   show
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show disengagement theory of aging  
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show activity theory of aging  
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show life review  
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resist the idea they are dieing   show
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angry at ppl in good health around them, at medical professionals, god   show
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show bargaining  
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bargaining will not work "preparatory grief" for their own death   show
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made peace with themselves usually unemotional and uncommunicative   show
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show elisabeth kubler-ross  
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treatment in which a trained professional, a therapist, uses psychological techniques to help someone overcome psychological difficulties and disorders, resolve problems in living, or bring about personal growth   show
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therapy that relies on drugs and medical procedures to improve psychological functioning   show
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show psychodynamic  
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fredian psychotherapy in whiich the goal is to release hidden unconscious thoughts and feelings in order to reduce their power in controlling behavior   show
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show free association  
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show manifest content  
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therapits that seek the underlying meaning of dreams to reveal the true unconscious meaning of the dream is called   show
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the inability or unwillingness to discuss or reveal particular memories, thoughts, or motivations is known as what in freudian theory   show
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in freudian theory the transfer of feelings of love or anger to a psychoanalyst is called   show
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show behavioral treatment approaches  
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show aversive conditioning  
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show systemic desensitization  
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show exposure  
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a written agreement that includes behavioral goals the client hopes to achieve, also specifies the positive consequences for reaching the goal   show
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the process by which the behavior of other people is modeled to systematically teach people new skills and ways of handeling their fears and anxieties is called   show
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a form of treatment in which the focus is on getting people to accept who they are regardless of whether it matches their ideal   show
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show cognitive treatment approaches  
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show cognitive behavior approach  
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show rational-emotive behavior therapy  
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the underlying rationale of this type of therapy is that people have control of their behavior, can make choices about their lives, and are essentially responsible for solving their problems   show
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therapy in which the goal is to reach ones potential for self-actualization is called   show
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show unconditional positive reguard  
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show empathy  
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short-term therapy that focuses on the context of current social relationships is known as   show
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jane has entered treatment for substance abuse issue, part of her treatment includes meeting with other ppl who have the same substance abuse issues, this is likely what type of therapy   show
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recovery without treatment is known as   show
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where data from a large nujmber of studies are statistically combined to create impressions of the data that is being studied   show
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because no single type of psychotherapy is invariably more effective for every individual, some therapist use what type of approach   show
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show drug  
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show antipsychotic drugs  
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show antidepressant drugs  
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show mood stabilizers  
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show antianxiety drugs  
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a procedure used in the treatment of severe depression, in which an electric current of 70 to 150 volts is briefly administered to a patients head   show
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a depression treatment in which a precise magnetic pulse is directed to a specific area of the brain is known as   show
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show community psychology  
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show deinstitutionalism  
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the scientific study of how peoples thoughts, feelings, and actions are affected by others is called   show
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show attitudes  
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show central route processing  
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show peripheral route processing  
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show cognitive dissonance  
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the way people understand and make sense of others and themselves is known as   show
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sets of cognitions about people and social experiences are called   show
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show impression formation  
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the major traits considered in forming immpressions of others are called   show
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show attribution theory  
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show situtational causes of behavior  
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show dispositional causes of behavior  
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a phenomenon in which an initial understanding that a person has positive traits is used to infer other uniformly positive characteristics   show
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the tendency to think of people as being similar to onself, even when meeting them for the first time   show
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show self-serving bias  
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a tendency to over-attribute others' behavior to dispositional causes and the corresponding minimization of the importance of situtational causes   show
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show social influence  
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expectations regarding behavior appropriate to the group   show
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show conformity  
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the behaviors that are associated with people in a given position   show
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behavior that occurs in response to direct social pressure   show
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show inducstrial orginizational psychology  
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show obedience  
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show stereotype  
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show prejudice  
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show discrimination  
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show the implicit association test (IAT)  
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a state of intense absorption in someone that includes intense physiological arousal, psychological interest, and caring for the needs of another   show
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the strong affection we have for those with whom our lives are deeply involved is known as   show
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the intentional injury of, or harm to, another person   show
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the process of discharging built up agressive energy   show
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this type of behavior is another way to describe helping behavior   show
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show psychophysiological disorders  
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a theory developed by Hans Selye that suggest that a persons response to a stressor consists of three stages, alarm and mobilization, resistance, and exhaustion   show
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the study of the relationship amoung psychological factors, the immune system, and the brain   show
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show coping  
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this occurs when people conclude that unpleasant or aversive stimuli cant be controlled, this view of the world becomes so ingrained they cease trying to rememdy the aversive circumstances even if they actually can exert some influence on the situtation   show
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a mutual network of caring, interested others is know as   show
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the pattern of enduring characteristics that produce consistency and individuality in a given person is a description of   show
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this type of approach to personality assumes that personality is motivated by inner forces and conflicts about which people have little awareness   show
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show unconscious  
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the raw, unorganized, inborn part of personality, whose sole purpose is to reduce tension created by primitive drives related to hunger, sex, aggression, and irrational impulses   show
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the id is also known as the   show
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show the ego  
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show reality principle  
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according to freudian theory this represents the rights and wrongs of society as taught and modeled by a persons parents, teachers, and other significant individuals   show
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show fixations  
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show odepial conflict  
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the process of wanting to be like another person as much as possible, imitating that persons behavior and adopting similar beliefs and values is known as   show
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show collective unconscious  
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according to jung, there are universal symbols that represent a particular person, object, or experience   show
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show superiority  
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show inferiority complex  
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show trait theory  
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these are considered personality characteristics and behaviors displayed in different situations   show
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show factor analysis  
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the belief in ones personal capabilities, leads to higher aspirations and greater persistence   show
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the component of personality that encompasses our positive and negative self-evaluations   show
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show temperament  
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according to humanistic theory this is the state of self-fulfillment in which people realize their highest potential each in a unique way   show
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according to humanistic theory, an attitude of acceptance and respect on the part of an observer, no matter what a person says or does   show
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show psychological tests  
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show reliability  
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when a test measures what it is supposed to measure   show
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show norms  
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show self report measure  
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show behavioral assessment  
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show intelligence  
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show fluid intelligence  
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the accumulation of information, skills, and strategies that are learned through experience and can be applied in problem solving situations   show
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this approach asserts that the way people store material in memory and use the material to solve intellectual tasks provides the most accurate measures of intelligence   show
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show practical intelligence  
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the set of skills that underlie the accurate assessment, evaluation, expression, and regulation of emotions   show
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the most common cause of mental retardation in newborns, occurring when the mother uses alcohol during pregnancy   show
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show down syndrome  
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mental retardation in which no apparent biological defect exists, but there is a history of retardation in the family   show
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show gifted  
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show culture-fair  
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show heritability  
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behavior that causes people to experience distress and prevents them from functioning in their daily lives is known as   show
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this perspective suggests that when an individual displays symptoms of abnormal behavior, the fundamental cause will be found through a physical examination of the individual   show
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show behavioral  
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show psychoanalytic  
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this perspective goes beyond only considering external behavior, as in traditional approaches, it assumes that peoples thoughts and beliefs are central to a persons abnormal behavior   show
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show humanistic  
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this perspective assumes that peoples behavior, both normal and abnormal, is shaped by the kind of family,, group, society, and culture in which they live   show
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show DSM-IV-TR  
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show anxiety  
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the occurrence of anxiety without an obvious external cause, affecting daily functioning   show
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Nick is terrified of spiders, if he sees a picture of a spider he starts to sweat and tremble, he is likely suffering from   show
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show panic  
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show generalized anxiety  
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show obsessive compulsive  
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show obsession  
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show compulsion  
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show behavioral  
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show cognitive  
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these disorders are psychological difficulties that take on a physical form, but for which there is no medical cause   show
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show hypochondriasis  
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a major somatoform disorder that involves an actual physical disturbance, such as the inability to use a sensory organ or the complete or partial inability to move an arm or leg   show
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a disorder in which a person displays characteristics of two or more distinct personalities   show
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a disorder in which a significant, selective memory loss occurs   show
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these types of disorders are psychological dysfunctions characterized by the separation of different facets of a persons personality that are normally integrated   show
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a form of amnesia in which the individual leaves home and sometimes assumes a new identity   show
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show mood disorders  
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this is a severe form of this disorder and it interferes with concentration, decision making, and sociability   show
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an extended state of intense, wild elation   show
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a disorder in which a person alternates between periods of euphoric feelings of mania and periods of depression   show
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a learned expectation that events in ones life are uncontrollable and that one cant escape from the situation   show
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show schizophrenia  
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show personality disorder  
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a disorder in which individuals show no regard for the moral and ethical rules of society or the rights of others   show
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show narcissistic personality  
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show ADHD  
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show autism  
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