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Chapter 12 Vocab Flashcards

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psychological disorder

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deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional patterns of thoughts, feelings, or behaviors.

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ADHD

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a psychological disorder marked by the appearance by age 7 of one or more of three key symptoms extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.

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medical model

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the concept that diseases, in this case psychological disorders, have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases,cured, often through treatment in a hospital.

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dsm-iv-tr

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the American Psychiatric Association’sDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, updated as a 2000 “text revision”; a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders. (p. 565)

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anxiety disorders

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psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety. (p. 569)

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generalized anxiety disorder

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an anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal. (p. 570)

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panic disorder

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an anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable minutes-long episodes of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking, or other frightening sensations. (p. 570)

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phobia

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an anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object, activity, or situation. (p. 571)

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OCD

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an anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or actions (compulsions). (p. 571)

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PTSD

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an anxiety disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, and/or insomnia that lingers for four weeks or more after a traumatic experience. (p. 572)

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post-traumatic growth

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positive psychological changes as a result of struggling with extremely challenging circumstances and life crises. (p. 573)

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somatoform disorder

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psychological disorder in which the symptoms take a somatic (bodily) form without apparent physical cause. (See conversion disorder and hypochondriasis.) (p. 576)

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conversion disorder

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a rare somatoform disorder in which a person experiences very specific genuine physical symptoms for which no physiological basis can be found. (p. 577)

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hypochondriasis

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a somatoform disorder in which a person interprets normal physical sensations as symptoms of a disease. (p. 577)

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dissociative disorders

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disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated (dissociated) from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings. (p. 577)

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dissociative identity disorder DID

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a rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities. Formerly called multiple personality disorder. (p. 578)

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mood disorders

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psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes. See major depressive disorder, mania, and bipolar disorder.(p. 579)

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major depressive disorder

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a mood disorder in which a person experiences, in the absence of drugs or a medical condition, two or more weeks of significantly depressed moods, feelings of worthlessness, and diminished interest or pleasure in most activities. (p. 580)

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mania

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a mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state. (p. 581)

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bipolar disorder

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a mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania. (Formerly called manic-depressive disorder.) (p. 581)

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schizophrenia

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a group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and actions. (p. 590)

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delusions

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false beliefs, often of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders. (p. 590)

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personality disorders

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psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning. (p. 596)

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antisocial personality disorder

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a personality disorder in which the person (usually a man) exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members. May be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist. (p. 597)

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reversed

deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional patterns of thoughts, feelings, or behaviors.

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psychological disorder

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reversed

a psychological disorder marked by the appearance by age 7 of one or more of three key symptoms extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.

27
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reversed

the concept that diseases, in this case psychological disorders, have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases,cured, often through treatment in a hospital.

A

medical model

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reversed

the American Psychiatric Association’sDiagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, updated as a 2000 “text revision”; a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders. (p. 565)

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reversed

psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety. (p. 569)

A

anxiety disorders

30
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reversed

an anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal. (p. 570)

A

generalized anxiety disorder

31
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reversed

an anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable minutes-long episodes of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain, choking, or other frightening sensations. (p. 570)

A

panic disorder

32
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reversed

an anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object, activity, or situation. (p. 571)

33
Q

reversed

an anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or actions (compulsions). (p. 571)

34
Q

reversed

an anxiety disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, and/or insomnia that lingers for four weeks or more after a traumatic experience. (p. 572)

35
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reversed

positive psychological changes as a result of struggling with extremely challenging circumstances and life crises. (p. 573)

A

post-traumatic growth

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Q

reversed

psychological disorder in which the symptoms take a somatic (bodily) form without apparent physical cause. (See conversion disorder and hypochondriasis.) (p. 576)

A

somatoform disorder

37
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reversed

a rare somatoform disorder in which a person experiences very specific genuine physical symptoms for which no physiological basis can be found. (p. 577)

A

conversion disorder

38
Q

reversed

a somatoform disorder in which a person interprets normal physical sensations as symptoms of a disease. (p. 577)

A

hypochondriasis

39
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reversed

disorders in which conscious awareness becomes separated (dissociated) from previous memories, thoughts, and feelings. (p. 577)

A

dissociative disorders

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reversed

a rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities. Formerly called multiple personality disorder. (p. 578)

A

dissociative identity disorder DID

41
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reversed

psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes. See major depressive disorder, mania, and bipolar disorder.(p. 579)

A

mood disorders

42
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reversed

a mood disorder in which a person experiences, in the absence of drugs or a medical condition, two or more weeks of significantly depressed moods, feelings of worthlessness, and diminished interest or pleasure in most activities. (p. 580)

A

major depressive disorder

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reversed

a mood disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state. (p. 581)

44
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reversed

a mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania. (Formerly called manic-depressive disorder.) (p. 581)

A

bipolar disorder

45
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reversed

a group of severe disorders characterized by disorganized and delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and actions. (p. 590)

A

schizophrenia

46
Q

reversed

false beliefs, often of persecution or grandeur, that may accompany psychotic disorders. (p. 590)

47
Q

reversed

psychological disorders characterized by inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning. (p. 596)

A

personality disorders

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reversed

a personality disorder in which the person (usually a man) exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members. May be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist. (p. 597)

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antisocial personality disorder

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