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Exam #1 Study Guide Flashcards

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Supernatural View

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Abnormal behavior caused by the supernatural

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Biological View

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-Natural View
-Thoughts, behavior, & intellect relied on 4 fluids (“Humors”) flowing throughout the body

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Psychological View

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-Moral Therapy
-Treating patients normally; encouraging social interaction & elimination of isolation/restraints

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Stigma

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-When negative stereotyping, labeling, rejection, & loss of status occur
-Public vs. Self

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Elements of Abnormality

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-Deviancy
-Suffering/Distress
-Impairment/Dysfunction
-Dangerousness

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Epidemiology

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Study of the frequency, causes, and distribution of disorders in populations

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Prevalence

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Number of active cases in population during any given period of time

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Incidence

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Number of new cases in a population over a given period of time

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Comorbidity

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When two or more disorders are occurring at the same time and in the same person

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Prognosis

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Anticipated course, “outlook” for how the disorder will progress

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Etiology

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Cause(s) of a disorder, disease, or condition (social, biological, or psychological)

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Id

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-Pleasure principle (Devil)
-Impulsive, subconscious, animal instinct

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Ego

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-Reality Principle
-Mediator between id & superego

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Superego

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-Moral Compass (Angel)
-Consciences representative of societal views

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Unconditioned Stimulus (US)

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Thing that causes a response with out prior experience; instinctual

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Unconditioned Response (UR)

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Reaction naturally caused by US; no prior experience

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Neutral Stimulus (NS)

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does not naturally cause response

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Conditioned Stimulus (CS)

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Formerly NS that causes response after repeated pairing with US

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Conditioned Response (CR)

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Reaction to stimulus learned through repeated pairing

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Positive Reinforcement

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Adding to increase behavior

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Positive Punishment

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Adding to decrease behavior

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Negative Reinforcement

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Taking away to increase behavior

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Negative Punishment

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Taking away to decrease behavior

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Social / observational learning

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Learning through the observation of others

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Schema

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Underlying set of beliefs and expectations that guide processing of information

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Attribution

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Process of assigning causes to things that happen

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Attributional Style

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Characteristic way that individuals may assign causes to bad/good events

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Socio-cultural Factors

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Gender, socioeconomic status, & minority status

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Developmental paradigm

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Early experiences, especially with parents likely influence later psychopathology

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Genetic contributions to psychopathology

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-Genotype & Prenatal Environment
-Some genes have been linked to psychological disorders but most are polygenic

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Diathesis-stress model

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Genetic makeup and environmental triggers interact in creating behavior

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How environment, brain functioning, and behavior all influence one another

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Can change the brain

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Equifinality

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A behavior may have several causes

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Reliability

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Consistency

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Validity

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Testing what it is supposed to be testing

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Standardization

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-Assessments given the same way
-Collecting outcomes (norms) to compare

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Categorical Diagnosis

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Fit in a category or do not

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Dimensional Diagnosis

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Can fall anywhere on continuum

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Mania

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-Hospitalization or severe impairement
-One week

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Hypomania

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4 days

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Depressive

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Daily symptoms for at least two weeks

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Bipolar I

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-More severe highs
-Hospitalization
-Does not include depressive episodes

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Bipolar II

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Includes depressive episodes

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Cognitive Triad for Depression

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Thoughts about self, world, and future

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Learned Helplessness

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State that occurs after an individual has experienced a stressful situation repeatedly

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Gender Differences in Suicide

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-Women more likely to attempt
-Men more likely to complete

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