Clinical Flashcards
Clinical psychology
The branch of psychology concerned with mental illness and behavioral problems
Brain Care
Diet
Sleep
Music
Exercise
Brain Development
Five weeks; the brain and spinal cord start to develop
Eight months; almost completely developed
Spinels and K-complex
Spindles; short bursts of high frequency
K-complexes; sharp single spikes low frequency
Both stage 2
Brain waves
Beta Alpha Alpha and theta Theta with spindles and k-complexes Delta and theta Delta Most like beta
Manifest content
The true meaning between our dreams
Latent content
The part of the dream we remember
The conscious mind
Everything we are immediately aware of
Our preconscious mind
Everything my we recall
Our unconscious mind
Thoughts that make us feel anxious or guilty. We cannot access these thoughts because of our ego
New born,0-2 weeks
16-18
Babies 14-15
14-15 hours
Children 3-5 years
10-12 hours
Teenagers
9-10
Adults
7-9 hours
Older people
6-7hours
The role of a forensic psychologist
They practice psychology in the law
What is a stalker?
People who persist with unwanted communication and harassment
The rejected stalker
Someone who has once known the victim. Motivated by reconciliation or revenge
The intimacy stalker
Someone who desires a relationship with the stalker. They mainly believe that the feelings are reciprocated
The incompetent stalker
Like the intimacy stalker, but usually just seek contact with the victim
The resentful stalker
Their main aim is to scare the victim
The predatory stalker
Stalkers as part of a “plan”, with the intent of insulting or killing the victim.
The dimensions that measure a psychopath
Interpersonal
Affective
Lifestyle
Antisocial
