Freud/Sleep/Drug Psych Test

psychosomatic

illness that stems from a psychological source

colitis

inflammation of the bowels, migraine headaches

Somatoform Disease

a phenomenon where anxiety creates a wide variety of physical symptoms

conversing disorder

convert emotional problems into loss of specific physical symptoms

hypochondriasis

a person in good health is preoccupied with an imaginary illness

what are the two types of somatoform diseases

conversing disorder and hypochondriasis

defense mechanisms

unconscious strategies ppl use to deal with stress, and they hide the stress from self or others

types of defense mechanisms

repression, regression, displacement, rationalization, denial, projection, sublimation, reaction formation, compensation, and procrastination

repression

push stress deep down into unconsciousness ex: abuse victims reveal later in life

regression

people behave as if they are in an earlier stage of life ex: suck on pen, adult throws temper tantrum

displacement

unwanted feelings redirected to a less threatening person or object ex: desk, helmet, little brother/sister

rationalization

a person rationalizes the truth, makes up a different reality ex: I didn't want to play anyway (after getting cut)

denial

refuse to accept anxiety producing info. ex: get cut, show up to practice anyways

projection

attribute unwanted feelings onto someone else ex: my teacher hates me!

sublimation

diversion of unwanted impulses into something socially acceptable ex: person who likes destruction joins the army

reaction formation

act in a way opposite to how you feel ex: be overly polite to someone you really dont like

compensation

make up for the lack in one area by doing great in another ex: poor grades, but great athlete

procrastination

we'll get to this later

psychosexual stages

oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital

oral stage

0-18 months, everything is put in mouth

anal stage

18 mos to 3.5 yrs, primary source of pleasure shifts from mouth to anus

phallic stage

3.5-7 yrs, discover genitals

latency period

7 to 12 yrs, children lose interest in phallic/sexual behavior

genital stage

12 + years, sexual impulses reawaken

Carl Jung and Alfred Adler

psychs that split from Freud

Karen Horney and Erik Erikson

neo Freudians focus more on social interactions and personality

Freudian slip

mistake in speech that reveals unconscious thought

sexual instincts

not just sex, any pleasure, including eating, reading, sitting, etc

circadian rhythm

our 24 hr sleep/wake cycle, our biological clock changes occur in our bodies based on this routine

what disturbs the circadian rhythm

jet lag, seasonal affective disorder

jet lag

slow shift rotation, sleeping in until noon on weekends, time change, seasonal changes of sunlight, too much sleep

seasonal affective disorder (SAD)

more sadness during winter, cure with more light exposure to skin

relaxed stage of twilight sleep

eyes roll back and forth, muscles relax, sometimes sudden jerks of movement, images might flash in mind, incoherent conversations

stage 1 of sleep

pulse slows, muscles relax, lasts 5-10 mins

stage 2 of sleep

last for 10ish minutes, brain wave activity changes, a few large amplitude "Delta" waves occur seldom

stage 3 of sleep

the deepest stage of sleep, mostly Delta waves, state of oblivion, sleep talking, walking, occur but leave no memory. Window of consciousness is cracked open. Hard to wake someone in this stage. 30-40 mins

substance use disorder

continued substance craving and use despite significant life disruption and/or physical risk, similar to addiction

types of psychoactive drugs

depressants, stimulants, hallucinogens

depressants

calm neural activity and slow body functions ex: alcohol, barbiturates, opiates

stimulants

excites neural activity and increases body functions ex: caffeine, nicotine, cocaine, methamphetamine, ecstasy

hallucinogens

distort perceptions and evoke sensory images in the absence of sensory input ex: LSD, marijuana, ecstasy