Abnormal Psychology Flashcards
Biogenic
due to biological factors
Psychogenic
can be used interchangeably with psychosomatic
Psychosomatic
disorder that has physical symptoms due to emotional or psychological factors
Idiopathic
unknown etiology
Polythetic Criteria
requires an individual meet only a subset of the criteria for a given disorder to qualify for that diagnosis. Consequently, people with somewhat different symptoms can be assigned the same diagnosis
Phonological processing
ability to process the phonological features of a word ( to understand how sounds combine to form words) associated with dyslexia
Anosognosia
lack of awareness of one’s own symptoms or disorder
Erotomatic Delusion:
A person who believes that another person (usually of higher status) is in love with him or her despite incontrovertible evidence to the contrary is experiencing an erotomanic delusion.
Grandiose Delusion
Characterized by an inflated sense of worth, knowledge, power, or identity or the belief that one has made an important discovery.
Idea of Reference
The belief that events, people, or objects in the environment have a special significance for the individual.
Allusion
A misperception or misinterpretation of an actual external stimulus.
Lewinsohn’s Theory:
Based on the principles of operant conditioning and attributes depression to low rates of response-contingent reinforcement.
Pseudodementia
Sometimes used to describe Major Depressive Disorder when it involves apathy and prominent cognitive symptoms (e.g., memory loss, impaired concentration, distractibility). A distinguishing feature is that people with pseudodementia are likely to exaggerate their cognitive problems, while those with a major or mild Neurocognitive Disorder tend to deny or minimize them.
Pure Alexia
Inability to read
Ideational Apraxia
Inability to carry out purposeful movements, in order to complete a task
