Unit 5 psych test

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genera adaptation syndrome

in response to trauma, we go through alarm, resistance, and exhaustion

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tend-and-befriend response

under stress, people pond with others and seek support

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coronary heart disease

clogging of vessels that nourish the heart

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type A person

hard-driving, impatient, aggressive

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type B person

easygoing and relaxed

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catharsis

idea that releasing aggressive energy relieves aggressive urges

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adaptation-level phenomenon

we form judgements relative to a neutral level defined by prior experience

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relative deprivation

perception that we are worse off than others who we compare ourselves to

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broaden-and-build theory

positive emotions broaden our awareness which helps us build meaningful skills

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medical model

concept that diseases can be diagnosed, treated, and cured through treatment

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diathesis-stress model

concept that genetic predispositions combine with environmental stressors to influence psychological disorder

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generalized anxiety disorder

person is continually tense and in a state of arousal

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panic disorder

unpredictable, minutes-long episodes of intense dread or terror

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agoraphobia

fear or avoidance of situations where one could panic

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major depressive disorder

a depressed mood for 2+ weeks

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persistent depressive disorder

a depressed mood for 2+ years

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bipolar 1 disorder

most severe form where people experience mania for a week

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mania

a hyperactive state

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bipolar 2 disorder

less severe form with milder mania

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rumination

compulsive overthinking

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schizophrenia spectrum

group of disorders with delusions and disorganized speech and actions

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psychotic disorders

disorders marked by distorted perception

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chronic diseases

symptoms appear in late adolescence and are harder to recover from

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acute diseases

can begin at any age and is likely to occur in responseto a traumatic event, easier to recover from

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dissociative disorders

characterized by a person separating from their memories and feelings

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dissociative identity disorder

where a person has 2+ distinct alternating identities

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antisocial personality disorder

where one has no conscience for wrongdoing

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anorexia

a person maintains a starvation diet and has an inaccurate self-perception

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bulimia nervosa

binge eating is followed by inappropriate weight loss behavior

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psychoanalysis

Freud’s technique of free associations

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eclectic approach

uses techniques from various forms of therapy

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psychodynamic therapy

views individuals as responding to unconscious forces and childhood experiences

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insight therapies

aims to improve psuchological functioning by increasing awareness of underlying motives

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counterconditioning

evokes new responses to stimuli that was previously triggering unwanted behaviors

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systematic desensitization

associates a pleasant relaxed state with gradually increasing anxiety-triggering stimuli

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aversive conditioning

associates an unpleasant state with an unwanted behavior

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rational-emotive behavior therapy

vigorously challenges people’s self-defeating attitudes

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cognitive-behavorial therapy

combines changing self-defeating thinking with changing behavior

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therapeutic alliance

trust between therapist and client

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psychopharmacology

study of effect of drugs on the mind and behavior

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antipsychotic drugs

treats schizophrenia and other sever thought disorders

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ECT

a brief electric current is sent through the brain

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TMS

repeated pulses are applied to the brain to stimulate or suppress brain activity

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psychosurgery

removes or destroys brain tissue

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lobotomy

calms uncontrollably emotional or violent patients by cutting nerves connecting frontal lobes to emotion-controlling centers

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disassociation

a split in consciousness allows different thoughts to occur simultaneously