CCP Intro To Psychology Chapter 12 Flashcards

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Atypical or statistically unusual behavior

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Deviant

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behavior or characteristic disrupts the persons ability to lead a satisfying life

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Maladaptive

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The person engaging in the behavior finds it troubling

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Personally distressful

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An approach to psychology focusing on the body, especially the brain and nervous system.

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Biological approach

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The view that psychological disorders are medical diseases with a biological origin.

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medical model

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An approach to psychology that examines the ways in which social and cultural environments influence behavior.

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Sociocultural approach

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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.

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Biopsychosocial approach

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A theory holding that preexisting conditions (genetic characteristics, personality dispositions, experiences, and so on) put an individual at risk of developing a psychological disorder.

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Vulnerability-stress hypothesis

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A theory holding that preexisting conditions (genetic characteristics, personality dispositions, experiences, and so on) put an individual at risk of developing a psychological disorder.

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diathesis stress model

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The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), 5th ed.; the major classification of psychological disorders in the United States.

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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

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Characteristics, experiences, or exposures that increase the likelihood that a person will develop a psychological disorder.

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Risk factors

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class of psychological disorders that are diagnosed in early childhood

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Neurodevelopmental disorders

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a globally used medical classification used in epidemiology, health management and for clinical purposes

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International Classification of Diseases and Related Problems (ICD-10) by World Health Organization

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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.

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Generalized anxiety disorder

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The simultaneous presence of two or more disorders in one person. The conditions are referred to as “comorbid.”

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Comorbidity

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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

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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

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Anxiety disorder in which the individual experiences recurrent, sudden onsets of intense apprehension or terror, often without warning and with no specific cause.

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Panic disorder

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One of the most common psychological disorders of childhood, in which individuals show one or more of the following: inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.

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Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

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An intense fear of being humiliated or embarrassed in social situations.

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Social anxiety disorder

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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.

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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

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Psychological disorder in which an individual has an irrational, overwhelming, persistent fear of a particular object or situation.

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Specific phobia

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Anxiety disorder that develops through exposure to a traumatic event, a severely oppressive situation, cruel abuse, or a natural or unnatural disaster.

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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

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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.

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Dissociative disorders

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Dissociative disorder characterized by extreme memory loss that is caused by extensive psychological stress.

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Dissociative amnesia

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Formerly called multiple personality disorder, a dissociative disorder in which the individual has two or more distinct personalities or selves, each with its own memories, behaviors, and relationships.
Dissociative identity disorder (DID)
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Psychological disorder involving a major depressive episode and depressed characteristics, such as lethargy and hopelessness, for at least two weeks.
Major depressive disorder
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Mood disorder characterized by extreme mood swings that include one or more episodes of mania, an overexcited, unrealistically optimistic state.
Bipolar disorder
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Eating disorder that involves the relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation.
Anorexia nervosa
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Eating disorder in which an individual (typically female) consistently follows a binge-and-purge eating pattern.
Bulimia nervosa
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a serious eating disorder in which you frequently consume unusually large amounts of food and feel unable to stop eating
Binge eating disorder
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Severe psychological disorder characterized by highly disordered thought processes; individuals suffering from schizophrenia may be referred to as psychotic because they are so far removed from reality.
Schizophrenia
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A state in which a person’s perceptions and thoughts are fundamentally removed from reality.
Psychosis
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Sensory experiences that occur in the absence of real stimuli.
Hallucinations
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False, unusual, and sometimes magical beliefs that are not part of an individual’s culture.
Delusions
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State of immobility and unresponsiveness, lasting for long periods of time.
Catatonia
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The display of little or no emotion—a common negative symptom of schizophrenia.
Flat affect
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Psychological disorder characterized by guiltlessness, law-breaking, exploitation of others, irresponsibility, and deceit.
Antisocial personality disorder
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Psychological disorder characterized by a pervasive pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and emotions, and of marked impulsivity beginning by early adulthood and present in a variety of contexts.
Borderline personality disorder
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Behavior that is deviant, maladaptive, or personally distressful over a relatively long period of time.
Abnormal Behavior