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abnormal psych chapter 1 vocab

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a psychological dysfunction within an individual associated with distress or impairment in functioning and a response that is not typical or culturally expected   show
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an irrational fear   show
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show abnormal behavior  
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show psychopathology  
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represents the unique combination of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that make up a disorder   show
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show prevalence  
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number of new cases of a disorder in a given period   show
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the study of origins, why the disorder begins, includes biological, psychological, and social dimensions   show
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focuses on psychological, social, and cultural factors   show
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treating institutionalized patients as normally as possible in a setting that encouraged and reinforced normal social interaction   show
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show mental hygiene movement  
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explanation of human behavior, including dysfunction, based on principles of learning and adaptation derived from experimental psychology   show
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show unconscious  
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rapid/sudden release of emotional tension though to be an important factor in psychoanalytic therapy   show
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comprehensive theory constructed on the development and structure of our personalities - idea that development goes wrong = psychological disorder   show
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unconscious physical entity present at birth representing basic drives   show
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represents the internalized moral standards of parents and societ   show
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conflicts between id, ego, and superego   show
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unconscious protective processes that keep primitive emotions associated with conflicts in check so that the ego can continue functioning   show
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stages in infancy and early childhood that have a profound and lasting impact   show
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disorders that result from underlying unconscious conflicts   show
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show self psychology  
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show object relations  
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therapist interprets the context of dreams and relates the dreams to symbolic aspects of unconscious conflicts   show
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when patients come to relate to the therapist much as they do to important figures in their childhood (such as parents)   show
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focus of affect and expression of patient's emotions, exploration of patient's attempts to avoid topics or engage in activities that hinder therapy, identification of patterns, focus on interpersonal experiences, focus on therapeutic relationship   show
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the idea that all of us can reach our highest potential if we had the freedom to grow   show
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complete and unqualified acceptance of client's feelings and actions   show
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show behavioral model  
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type of learning in which a neutral stimulus is paired with a response until it elicits that response   show
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when the presentation of the conditioned stimulus no longer elicits the conditioned response   show
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therapy methods based on the principles of behavioral and cognitive science, which considers specific behaviors rather than inferred conflicts as targets for change   show
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another word for reward, connotes the effect on the behavior   show
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process of reinforcing successive approximations to a final behavior or set of behaviors   show
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