8-10 Vocab Flashcards

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Bidirectional Model

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Your social factors like being in poverty can affect your chances of alcohol abuse and developing mental health disorders

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Dysthmia

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Chronic Depression

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3
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What effects can over using anti-anxiety medication cause?

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May seem confused, have slow breathing, poor memory, and seem uncoordinated. Confuses your brain

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Stimulants

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Increases activity and dopamine levels in the brain (Ex: Adderall and Ritalin)

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What effects can overusing stimulants cause?

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Irregular heartbeat, high blood pressure, nervousness, irritability, increased body temperature, and weight loss. Makes your body panic

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What effects does overusing opioid cause?

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Decreased perception of pain, euphoria, often sleepy and confused. Breathing will be slower than normal, decreased reaction rate, dilated pupils, nausea. Slows your body down

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7
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What does meth do?

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Meth releases tons of dopamine in the brain. You feel bad due to unequal dopamine levels once the high is gone

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8
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Withdrawal symptoms for meth?

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A negative mood, fatigue, insomnia or unpleasant and vivid dreams, increased appetite, either difficulty moving or not being able to stop moving or talking. Your body acts like it’s exhausted

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Diathesis-stress model

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A combo of vulnerability to mental health disorder and life stressors can create onset for psychological disorder

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10
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Sign

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A measurable problem noted by the patient or an outsider like a doctor

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Symptoms

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Subjective and can only be recognized by the patient themselves

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12
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Ataxia

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Lose of control of muscles due to brain or nerve damage

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13
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Organic Disorders

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Psychological issues caused by issues in the brain

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14
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Transactional Effect

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Both parent and child have effects on each simultaneously

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15
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Stages of Family Life Cycle

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Independence.
Coupling.
Parenting.
Launching adult children.
Retirement or senior years.

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16
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Cohesion

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The level of closeness between family members

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Enmeshed

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There is no privacy or space between family members

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Connected

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Family time prioritize but also respects the space of the family members

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Serparated

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Somewhat distant but occasionally family comes together

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Disengaged

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No closeness at all between family members

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Rigid

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No change is allowed within the family

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Structured

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Family rules are strict with the occasionally exception

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Flexible

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Rules are in place but not rigid so there is room for discussion

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Chaotic

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Family rules are inconsistent and parents have no control

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Hero

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The golden child of the family. Tries to keep perfect to maintain their image and are given unhealthy expectations

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Rescuer

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Always has to swoop in rescue and family conflict

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Scapegoat

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The one seen as the “problem child”. All blamed is put on them

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Switchboard

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The one who knows everyone’s schedules and what needs to be done. In a healthy family they can help keep things running smoothly. On the opposite end, they may be the one thing keeping everything from falling apart

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Power broker

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The one that controls everything in the family. In healthy families, they’ll share some responsibility while remaining in power. Opposite can be seen as extremely controlling

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Lost child

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They make themselves invisible and just go along with anything to avoid creating conflict

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Clown

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The ones that’s always making jokes to keep the happiness going. In an unhealthy family, they may feel pressured to be positive and silly to save the day

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Cheerleader

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Always there for other family members while also taking care of themselves

33
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Nurturer

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The one that’s also there to provide emotional support

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Peacemaker

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The one that has to keep the peace to prevent further conflict

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Caretaker

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The one takes care of the whole family

36
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Fluid Intelligence

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The process of being able to understand, analyze, and think logically.
Begins decreasing around 45

37
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Crystallized Intelligence

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Being about to recall past experiences. Never decrease, and if it does only slightly

38
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Explicit Ageism

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A conscious behavior regarding aging people or growing older

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Implicit Ageism

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Unconscious thoughts we have regarding aging and older people we are unaware of

40
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Life Expectancy

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The expected life time of someone based different factors

41
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Life span

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How long someone lives for

42
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What is human behavior consisted of?

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Actions and Conduct

43
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Ethnocentrism

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My culture is better than yours

44
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Acculturation

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The dominate culture will replace one’s own values

45
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Person-in-Environmet

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A person’s behavior could be understood through looking at their environment, including their past environment.