All questions Flashcards
What is the bio-psycho-social model of diagnosis?
Treats psychological disorders by looking at the biological, psychological and sociocultural factors of a person.
What is the two factory theory of emotion?
Suggests that emotion is caused by assigning a cognitive label to the psychological response to a situation.
Factor 1 (environment) –> Factor 2 (physiological reaction) –> Factor 3 (cognitive label) –> Factor 4 (emotion)
Who was the two factor theory of emotion created by?
Schachter and Singer 1962
What is the broaden and build theory?
Looks at how positive emotions have benefits to achieving optimal wellbeing.
Who created the broaden and build theory of emotion?
Barbara Fredrickson
What is mindfulness?
Practicing mindfulness is intended to focus ones attention onto the present moment in an accepting way. It is a mental exercise.
What are the two major components of mindulness?
Attention and Acceptance
What is flow?
A psychological state where a person is deeply focused in what they’re doing to the point where basic needs are ignored and they may be unaware of anything else. At this point a person experiences happiness at a point of ecstasy.
What are the concerns of flow?
- can become addictive
- people may find it difficult not being in a flow state
- normal life can seem less interesting
What is self efficacy?
An individuals belief in themselves in order to reach their goals
What is the appraisal theory?
Refers to the cognitive process that occurs before emotion is displayed.The first step in experiencing emotion.
Who created the appraisal theory?
Magda Arnold
What is coping potential?
Coping potential is someones ability to use either problem focused coping or emotion focused coping to respond.
What is problem focused coping?
Addressing a negative situation by using practical ways to deal with it.
What is emotion focused coping?
reducing negating emotional responses (eg. embarrassment) by using strategies such as mediation, talking, ignoring etc.
What are the 5 factors that influence emotion?
Age, physical health, culture, religion, income/employment.
What is the Intelligence Quotient?
An IQ test which indicates a child’s intelligence relative to others the same age.
What is internal validity
The degree of confidence that the causal relationship being tested is trustworthy and not influenced by other factors or variables.
What is Binet’s 1905 test?
Binet assumed that children’s abilities increase with age, his test determines the persons mental age based on their performance.
What is internal reliability?
This refers to the extent to which all the items in a research instrument contribute equally to the final score.
What is external validity?
The extent to which you can generalise the findings of a study to other situations, people, settings, and measures.
What is a psychological disorder?
Any psychological dysfunctions that are associated with distress and impairment in mood, behaviour, or cognition that can adversely affect an individual in their everyday functioning.
Schizophrenia
Deluded thinking, hallucinations, depression. Occurs during early adulthood.
Major depressive disorder
Flat mood, low self esteem, no motivation. 1 in 6 Australians have depression.
What is borderline personality disorder?
Extreme inability of moods and relationships, fear of abandonment, explosive anger, all or nothing thinking. Untreatable.
What is antisocial personality disorder?
Appears charming, behaves in opposite manner, no shame or remorse. Chronic
What is the placebo effect?
When a person has a response to a fake intervention, such as when someone is given a sugar pill
What are the three components of emotions?
physiological changes, subjective feelings, associated behaviours.
What are the characteristics of fear
Increased heart rate, shallow rapid breathing, shaking, sweat, lightheaded
What are the characteristics of anger?
increased temp, increased heart rate, fast breathing, tense muscles
What are the characteristics of happiness?
Relaxed muscles, smiling, moderate breathing and heart rate
