CCP Intro To Psychology Chapter 12 Flashcards
Atypical or statistically unusual behavior
Deviant
behavior or characteristic disrupts the persons ability to lead a satisfying life
Maladaptive
The person engaging in the behavior finds it troubling
Personally distressful
An approach to psychology focusing on the body, especially the brain and nervous system.
Biological approach
The view that psychological disorders are medical diseases with a biological origin.
medical model
An approach to psychology that examines the ways in which social and cultural environments influence behavior.
Sociocultural approach
A perspective on human behavior that asserts that biological, psychological, and social factors are all significant ingredients in producing behavior. All of these levels are important to understanding human behavior.
Biopsychosocial approach
A theory holding that preexisting conditions (genetic characteristics, personality dispositions, experiences, and so on) put an individual at risk of developing a psychological disorder.
Vulnerability-stress hypothesis
A theory holding that preexisting conditions (genetic characteristics, personality dispositions, experiences, and so on) put an individual at risk of developing a psychological disorder.
diathesis stress model
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), 5th ed.; the major classification of psychological disorders in the United States.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
Characteristics, experiences, or exposures that increase the likelihood that a person will develop a psychological disorder.
Risk factors
class of psychological disorders that are diagnosed in early childhood
Neurodevelopmental disorders
a globally used medical classification used in epidemiology, health management and for clinical purposes
International Classification of Diseases and Related Problems (ICD-10) by World Health Organization
Psychological disorder marked by persistent anxiety for at least six months, and in which the individual is unable to specify the reasons for the anxiety.
Generalized anxiety disorder
The simultaneous presence of two or more disorders in one person. The conditions are referred to as “comorbid.”
Comorbidity
a developmental disability caused by differences in the brain. People with ASD often have problems with social communication and interaction, and restricted or repetitive behaviors or interests
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
Anxiety disorder in which the individual experiences recurrent, sudden onsets of intense apprehension or terror, often without warning and with no specific cause.
Panic disorder
One of the most common psychological disorders of childhood, in which individuals show one or more of the following: inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
An intense fear of being humiliated or embarrassed in social situations.
Social anxiety disorder
Disorder in which the individual has anxiety-provoking thoughts that will not go away and/or urges to perform repetitive, ritualistic behaviors to prevent or produce some future situation.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Psychological disorder in which an individual has an irrational, overwhelming, persistent fear of a particular object or situation.
Specific phobia
Anxiety disorder that develops through exposure to a traumatic event, a severely oppressive situation, cruel abuse, or a natural or unnatural disaster.
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Psychological disorders that involve a sudden loss of memory or change in identity due to the dissociation (separation) of the individual’s conscious awareness from previous memories and thoughts.
Dissociative disorders
Dissociative disorder characterized by extreme memory loss that is caused by extensive psychological stress.
Dissociative amnesia
