Exam 4 Flashcards
What is the medical model when discussing psychological disorders?
Set of procedures that all doctors are trained in.
what tool do psychologist use to classify psychological disorders.
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what problems can arise when classifying people with psychological disorders
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ADHD
ADHD is a problem with inattentiveness, over-activity, impulsivity, or a combination. For these problems to be diagnosed as ADHD, they must be out of the normal range for a child’s age and development.
Panic Attacks
Panic attacks are periods of intense fear or apprehension that are of sudden onset
Phobias
Strong persistent unwarranted fear
OCD
anxiety disorder made up of obsessions and compulsions
PTSD
develops in response to a specific stressor
Bipolar disorder
have emotions up and down
GAD
pattern of constant worry and anxiety over many different activities and events.
Agoraphobia
person has attacks of intense fear and anxiety
Social Phobia
irrational fear of situations that may involve scrutiny or judgment by others, such as parties and other social events.
Explain causes and symptoms of schizophrenia
Symptoms: Paranoid, Disorganized, problems with motor skill.
Causes: Heredity, Dopamine, brain issues, Environment.
when is suicide greatest in people with depression
when they are active and not depressed to the point of not moving all day
Eclectic approach
Eclectic therapy is a style of therapy that uses techniques drawn from several different schools of thought
Humanistic Approach
to work with client to get them to reach there potential
psychoanalysis
free association resistance blocks flow of free association
systematic desensitization
exposure and relaxation. showing the patient little by little and ease them in
Aversive conditioning
associate unpleasant feeling with unwanted behaviors
Token economy
rewards desired behavior
Lithium
used for bipolar manic episodes
SSRI
selective serotonin repudiate inhibitions seems to have least amount of side effects
difference between type A and B personality
the high-strung Type A and the easy-going Type B
general adaptation syndrome
body sends out an alert signal and preps for attack
what is flight or fight and what chemical is released
adrenaline and noradrenaline are released when we are backed into a corner and only options are run away or stay and fight
social psychology
explore connections between how people think about, influence, and relate to one another
foot in the door
tendency for people who agree to a small request to comply later with a later one
cognitive dissonance
feeling of discomfort when simultaneously holding two or more conflicting cognitions: ideas, beliefs, values or emotional reactions
social loafing
people in a group exert less effort when pooling their efforts
deindividuation
losing self awareness
group think
desire for harmony in a group in decision making overrides realistic appraisal of alternatives
prejudice
mixture of beliefs, emotions, and predisposition to action
sterotype
A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing
scapegoat theory
people may be prejudice toward a group in order to vent their anger
just-world phenomenon
human actions eventually yield morally fair and fitting consequences, so that, ultimately, noble actions are duly rewarded and evil actions are duly punished
Altruism
unselfish regard for others welfare
attraction
nearness and repeated exposure increase liking. we are attracted to common interest, race, and religion
bystandard effect
is when we help only if it doesnt affect our chance of survival or we diffuse the responsibility to another person. the murder people
Fritz Heider’s attribution theory
people attribute others behaviors either to there own
obedience theory
social power legitimate or expert social power.
legitimate social power
assume someone is right even when they know there wrong. you think they have a right to tell you
expert social power
ability ti influence people because they assume the person in power is knowledgable and responsible.
