mental physical health

Health Psychology

The study of psych and behavioral processes in health, illness, and healthcare

stress

the reaction of the body and mind to everyday challenges and demands

hypertension

high blood pressure stress related

immune supression

due to stress

stressors

Anything that causes stress

eustress

motivating stress

distress

negative stress

adverse childhood experiences

Stressful or traumatic experiences, including abuse, neglect, and a range of household dysfunction, such as witnessing domestic violence or growing up with substance abuse, mental disorders, parental discord, or crime in the home.

general adaptation syndrome

Seyle's concept that the body responds to stress with alarm, resistance and exhaustion

alarm reaction phase

initial reaction to stressor activating sympathetic nervous system

resistance phase

body reacts to stressor but at a high cost of effort

flight fight freeze response

automatic response to protect from danger

exhaustion phase

third phase of the GAS, during which the body's resources become depleted

tend and befriend theory

Women are more likely to respond to nurturing behaviors to stress and form alliances rather than fight or flee

problem-focused coping

strategies aimed at tackling a situation direclty

emotion-focused coping

strategies aimed at managing our emotinal responses to stress

positive psychology

Study of strengths that enable individuals to thrive.

subjective well being

How people experience the quality of their lives

resilience

the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties

posttraumatic growth

positive psychological changes as a result of struggling with extremely challenging circumstances and life crises

Signature Strengths & Virtues

Personal characteristics that define who we are and which we use to navigate life effectively.

categories of virtues

wisdom, courage, humanity, justice, temperance, transcendence

abnormal psychology

the study of psych disorders and treatment

clinical psychology

assessment and treatment of mental disorders

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)

most recent manual used by clinicians to disgnose mental disorders

biopsychosocial approach

an integrated approach that incorporates biological, psychological, and social-cultural levels of analysis

anxiety disorders

disorder characterized by significant levels of anxiety or fear

acoraphobia

scared on heights

arachnophobia

scared of spiders

agoraphobia

scared of spaces that might cause panic, helplessness, or embaressment

Ataque de nervios

people become hysterical, exhibiting violence and sometimes not even remembering the event

Taijin Kyofusho

Japanese fear of offending or embarrassing others

panic disorder

an anxiety disorder that consists of sudden overwhelming attacks of terror

social anxiety disorder

Intense fear of social situations

generalized anxiety disorder

a continuous state of anxiety marked by feelings of worry and dread, apprehension, difficulties in concentration, and signs of motor tension

obsessive-compulsive disorder

persistent thoughts, uncontrollable obsessions, and compulsions to control anxiety

trauma and stressor related disorders

from trauma

post traumatic stress disorder

failure to recover after witnessing a terrifying event

neurodevelopmental disorders

a group of conditions manifested early in development from impairment of brain functions that are characterized by developmental deficits that produce impairments of personal, social, academic, or occupational functioning

ADHD

inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity

autism spectrum disorder

difficulties with social interaction communications and stimming

anorexia nervosa

an eating disorder in which an irrational fear of weight gain leads people to starve themselves

bulimia nervosa

an eating disorder characterized by episodes of overeating, usually of high-calorie foods, followed by vomiting, laxative use, fasting, or excessive exercise

personality disorders

psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning

cluster A personality disorders

odd, eccentric thinking, paranoid, schizoid shizopypal

paranoid personality disorder

distrust and sus of others

schizoid personality disorder

detachment from social relationships

schizotypal personality disorder

a pattern of peculiarities in thinking, perceptions, and behaviors

cluster b personality disorder

over dramatic emotional or unpredictable thinking includes antisocial, histrionic narcissistic borderline personality disorder

antisocial personality disorder

disregard for and violation of the rights of others

histrionic personality disorder

excessive emotionality and attention seeking

narcissistic personalty disorder

self-absorbed, needs to be admired, lack of empathy

borderline personality disorder

condition marked by extreme instability in mood, identity, and impulse control

cluster c personality disorders

Anxious, fearful

avoidant, dependent, obsessive compulsive

avoidant personality disorders

excessively sensitive to potential rejection, humiliation; desires acceptance but is socially withdrawn

dependent personality disorder

A personality disorder characterized by a pattern of clinging and obedience, fear of separation, and an ongoing need to be taken care of.

obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

a personality disorder characterized by preoccupation with orderliness, perfection, and control

Schizophrenic Spectrum Disorders

severe disorders in which there are disturbances of thoughts, communications, and emotions, including delusions and hallucinations

delusions

false beliefs based on incorrect inferences about reality

delusions of persecution

Beliefs that others are out to get to get you

delusions of grandeur

belifs that one holds special power and is important

disorganized thinking

fragmented thinking or bizare

disorganize speech

Thinking one makes sense, but actually speaking incoherently

word salad

saying random words with no meaning

disorganized motor behavior

ranges from unusually active to barely moving; unusual grimaces and gestures

catatonia

a state of unresponsiveness to one's outside environment, usually including muscle rigidity, staring, and inability to communicate

flat affect

a lack of emotional responsiveness

dopamine hypothesis

the idea that schizophrenia involves an excess of dopamine activity

positive syptoms

symptoms that add something in schizophrenia-like hallucinations

negative symptoms

symptoms in schizophrenia where something is taken away

dissociative disorder

conscious awareness becomes separate from previous memories

dissociative fugue

disorder in which one travels away from home and is unable to remember details of his past, including often his identity

dissosiative identity disorder

more than one personality

depressive disorders

persistent feelings of sadness and a lack of desire

major depressive disorder

severe depression that often occurs in episodes

persistant depressive disorder

Moderate depression that lasts for at least two years

bipolar disorder

episodes of mood swings from depression to manic highs

bipolar cycling

cycle between manic and depression

bipolar 1 disorder

full manic and major depressive episodes

bipolar 2 disorder

milder manic and major depressive epsodes

Deinstitutionalization

moving people with psychological or developmental disabilities from highly structured institutions to home- or community-based settings

evidence based interventions

treatments that are supported by reasearch

cultural humility

incorporates a lifelong commitment to self-evaluation and self-critique, to redressing the power imbalances in the patient-clinician dynamic and to developing mutually beneficial and advocacy partnerships with communities on behalf of individuals and defined populations

therapeutic allience

trust between patient and healthcare pro

Nonmaleficence

do no harm

fidelity

fullness, in psych responsibility of maintaining accuracy and honesty

integrity

the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles

free assosiation

in psychoanalysis, a method of exploring the unconscious in which the person relaxes and says whatever comes to mind, no matter how trivial or embarrassing

dream interpretation

a technique used in psychoanalysis in which the content of dreams is analyzed for disguised or symbolic wishes, meanings, and motivations

person-centred therapy

a form of psychotherapy that assumes that all individuals have a tendency towards growth and that this growth can be facilitated by acceptance and genuine reactions from the therapist

active lisening

empathetic listening in which the listener echoes, restates, and clarifies

unconditional postive regard

An attitude of total acceptance toward a person

cognitive therapies

therapy that teaches people new, more adaptive ways of thinking and acting; based on the assumption that thoughts intervene between events and our emotional reactions

maladaptive thinking

Faulty, inaccurate, and counterproductive thought patterns.

cognitive restructuring

a therapy that strives to help patients recognize maladaptive thought patterns and replace them with ways of viewing the world that are more in tune with reality

cognitive triad

negative thoughts about self, situation, and the future

applied behavior analysis

the use of operant conditioning principles to change human behavior

exposure therapy

behavioral techniques that treat anxieties by exposing people to thing thing they fear