AP PSYCH: Unit 5 Vocab

Type A Personality

Impatient, verbally aggressive, and always pushing themselves and others to achieve

Type B Personality

More relaxed and go with the flow

Parasympathetic NS

Branch of the autonomic nervous system responsible for the "rest and digest" or "feed and breed" response

Sympathetic NS

Branch of the autonomic nervous system responsible for initiating the "fight-or-flight" response, preparing the body for action, stress, or danger

Stress

The process of appraising and responding to events which we consider threatening or challenging

Coronary Heart Disease

How mental health (including depression, stress, and anxiety) contributes to the development and progression of plaque buildup in the heart's arteries

GAS

General Adaptation Syndrome: description of the process of how your body responds to stress

DSM

The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) is a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders

Biopsychosocial Approach

Each of us is a product of both nature (our innate genetic make-up and personality) and nurture (our experiences and social-cultural exposures), which interact to create the unique combination that makes us, us.

Medical Approach

views mental disorders as physical illnesses or diseases with underlying organic, genetic, or biological causes

Neurotransmitters involved in Depression, Schizophrenia, Anxiety, Bipolar, ASPD

serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine, GABA, and glutamate

Positive and Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia

Positive symptoms are psychotic symptoms such as delusions, hallucinations and disorganized speech. Negative symptoms are the tendency toward restricted emotions, flat affect (diminished emotional expressiveness), and the inability to start or continue productive activity.

Symptoms of MDD and Bipolar

involves persistent sadness and loss of interest, while the other is defined by alternating episodes of depression and mania/hypomania (extreme high energy or irritability).

Types and Symptoms of Anxiety Disorders

persistent, excessive, and uncontrollable fear or worry that interferes with daily functioning

PTSD

A mental health problem that some people develop after experiencing or witnessing a life-threatening or traumatic event.

Ego Dystonic

thoughts, impulses, and behaviors that are felt to be repugnant, distressing, unacceptable or inconsistent with one's self-concept.

Ego Syntonic

behaviors, thoughts, or feelings that are consistent with a person’s self-image, values, and ego.

Insight Therapies

A form of talk therapy involves a therapist helping patients identify how issues, behaviors, and mindsets of their past impact the same elements in their present lives. (offering insight)

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

teaches people to challenge negative thought patterns and turn less often to unhelpful behaviors (long-lasting results)

Group and Family Therapy

talk therapy that focuses on the improvement of interfamilial relationships and behaviors.

Psychopharmacology

the use of medication in treating mental health conditions

Disassociative Disorders

mental health conditions that involve feelings of being detached from reality, being outside of your own body or experiencing memory loss (amnesia)

Somatoform Disorders

characterized by physical symptoms that suggest a physical disorder but for which there are no demonstrable organic causes or known physiologic mechanisms

Systematic Desensitization

a behavioral therapy technique used to treat phobias and anxiety disorders by pairing gradual exposure to a feared stimulus with relaxation techniques

Coping Abilities / Coping Skills

the thoughts and behaviors mobilized to manage internal and external stressful situations

eustress

positive form of stress that is beneficial, motivating, and manageable, often resulting in increased focus, performance, and feelings of fulfillment