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Abnormal Psychology Flashcards

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abnormal psychology

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the study of people who suffer from psychological disorders

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abnormality

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  1. maladaptive and/or disturbing to the individual
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insane

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a legal term used to describe people who, because of a psychological disorder, cannot be held fully responsible for their crimes

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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

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a book used by psychologists to determine if someone has a psychological disorder

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intern’s syndrome

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the tendency to see in oneself the characteristics of disorders about which one is learning

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phobia

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anxiety disorder

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generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)

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anxiety disorder

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panic disorder

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anxiety disorder

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obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

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anxiety disorder

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post-traumatic stress disorder

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anxiety disorder

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somatoform disorders

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when a person manifests a psychological problem through a physiological problem

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hypochondriasis

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somatoform disorder

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conversion disorder

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somatoform disorder

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dissociative disorders

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disruptions in conscious processes

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psychogenic amnesia

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dissociative disorder

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organic amnesia

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when a person cannot remember things and there is a biological reason

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fugue

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dissociative disorder

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dissociative identity disorder

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dissociative disorder

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major (unipolar) depression

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mood or affective disorder

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seasonal affective disorder (SAD)

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dissociative disorder

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bipolar disorder (manic depression)

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dissociative disorder

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Aaron Beck

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cognitive theorist who believes that the cognitive triad causes depression

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cognitive triad

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theorized by Aaron Beck

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schizophrenia

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disordered, distorted thinking often demonstrated through delusions and/or hallucinations

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delusions

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beliefs that have no basis in reality

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hallucination

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perception without sensory stimulation

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disorganized schizophrenics

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use language oddly with neologisms and/or clang associations

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neologisms

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a characteristic of disorganized schizophrenics

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clang associations

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a characteristic of disorganized schizophrenics

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inappropriate affect

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a characteristic of disorganized schizophrenics

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flat affect

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a characteristic of disorganized schizophrenics

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paranoid schizophrenia

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schizophrenia characterized by delusions of persecution

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catatonic schizophrenia

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engage in odd movements such as remaining motionless in strange postures for hours at a time, move jerkily and quickly for no apparent reason or alternate between the two

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waxy flexibility

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characteristic of catatonic schizophrenics

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undifferentiated schizophrenia

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exhibit disordered thinking, but none of the other symptoms

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positive symptoms

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excesses in behavior, thought, or mood

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negative symptoms

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deficits in behavior, thought, or mood

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dopamine hypothesis

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high levels of dopamine are associated with schizophrenia

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tardive dyskinesia

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muscle tremors and stiffness caused by extensive use of anti psychotic drugs

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double binds

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cognitive-behavioral cause for schizophrenia

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paraphilia

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the sexual attraction to an object, person, or activity not usually seen as sexual

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fetishism

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paraphilia

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pedophilia

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paraphilia

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zoophilia

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paraphilia

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voyeur

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paraphilia

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masochist

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paraphilia

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sadist

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paraphilia

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antisocial personality disorder

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little regard for other people’s feelings

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dependent personality disorder

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rely too much on the attention and help of others

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paranoid personality disorder

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feel persecuted

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narcissistic personality disorder

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seeing oneself as the center of the universe

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histronic personality disorder

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overly dramatic behavior

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obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

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overly concerned with certain thoughts and performing certain behaviors, but not to the point of obsessive compulsive disorder

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anorexia nervosa

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eating disorder

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bulimia

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eating disorder

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substance use disorder

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regular and negative use of alcohol or other drugs that alter behavior

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substance dependence

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autism

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developmental disorder

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attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

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developmental disorder

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Rosenhan Study

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study in which healthy individuals were admitted into mental hospitals after saying they were hearing voices. Once in, they acted normally and still were not labeled as impostors.

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preconventional

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reasoning limited to how things affect themselves

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conventional

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choice based on how others will view them

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postconventional

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examines rights and values involved in choice

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Criticisms of Lawrence Kohlberg

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Carol Gilligan noted that his research was based on boys, her research showed that boys and girls had different moral attitudes, but was later disproved

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biopsychological (neuropsychological) theory of gender development

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studies demonstrate that biological differences do exist between the sexes

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psychodynamic theory of gender development

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gender development is a competition for your opposite sex parent, when you realize you can’t win, you imitate your same-sex parent

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social-cognitive theory of gender development

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effects of society and thoughs about gender on role development

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