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FINAL EXAM -- PSY Flashcards

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aspects of abnormality

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thinking/behavior goes against social norms, causes discomfort, inability to function normally, harmful to self/others

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psychological models of abnormality

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psychodynamic/ neo-freudian view:
abnormal behavior/thinking stems from repressed conflicts in the unconscious wanting to come out

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cognition

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thinking that affects our abnormal behavior

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culture bound syndrome

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how certain cultures are going to express a psychological experience in different ways

for anxiety, an example is ataque de nervios

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percentage of adults suffering from a mental disorder

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from 26.2 to 32.4 percent over age 18 suffer from a mental disorder

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pros and cons of labels

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helps organize categories and common language understanding
but biased, easy to assume a diagnosis

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book used to diagnose

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dsm-5

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mood disorder

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experiences of emotions that impact everyday life
emotions last for long periods, persistent, often not known source

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types of mood disorders

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major depressive disorder (mdd) and bipolar disorder (I and II)

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affect

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emotional expression on face

a “flat” affect means no expression on face

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mdd

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seems to have no external cause
too severe for daily functioning
major depressive disorder with a seasonal pattern/seasonal depression: caused by lack of sunlight in winter

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suicide rates most common in

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males
white/non-hispanic
native americans

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bipolar I

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symptoms are more significant, may need hospitalization

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bipolar II

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symptos less impactful of their safely/less concerning don’t need to be hospitalized

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causes of mood disorders

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biological explanations, genetic origins, learned helplessness

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anxiety and fear

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although related anxiety is different than the emotion of fear

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panic attack’s relation to anxiety and disorders

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can be attached to any disorder but mostly associated with anxiety

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compulsion

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repetitive ritualistic behavior or mental act

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asd vs ptsd

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asd lasts max a month after event
ptsd effect continues on permanently

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psychodynamic explanation of trauma

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anxiety is too hard to manage, leads to abnormal behavior/flashbacks

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behaviorism theory on disorders

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behaviorists believe disordered behavior is learned thru reinforcement (little albert)

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cognitive psychology theory on disorders

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excessive anxiety comes from irrational thought processes, “magnifying” situations as more dangerous than they are

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additional causes of anxiety and stress disorders

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cognitive-behavioral psychology explanations
perfectionism, overgeneralization (victimizing yourself), minimization of feelings

biological explanations
neurotransmitter dysfunction/genetics

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anorexia nervosa

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a condition in which a person reduces eating to control body weight

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bulimia nervosa

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mainly binging and purging or heavy exercise rather than restricting food intake

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binge eating disorder

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no purging or no compensatory behavior (exercising/laxatives)

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schizophrenia

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usual combination of hallucinations and delusions

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delusion

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false belief held by a person

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neurotransmitters involved in schizophrenia

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dysfunction, extreme levels of dopamine, GABA, glutamate, etc
brain inflammation

30
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highest factor of schizophrenia

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having an identical twin or parent with identical twin

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prejudice vs discrimination

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surface level bias against people based on group
bias turned behavior/want to behave negatively against a person of a group

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blatant vs subtle biases

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conscious beliefs/feelings that someone is willing to admit
biases that are unexamined and unconscious

33
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social dominance orientation

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belief that group hierarchies are inevitable and part of life (some groups are more superior than others and deserve more respect)
disapproves of disrupting social hierarchy

34
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right wing authoritarianism

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an ideology that emphasizes comfority or obedience to authority
can dislike outgroup members because they believe in separate values

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social identity theory

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tendency to favor ones group over another’s outgroup

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social psychology

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the study of a persons behavior, thoughts and feelings influenced by different social environments

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normative social influence

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the need to act in ways that will let us be liked and accepted

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informational social influence

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taking cues how to behave from other people when in an unclear environment

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example of conformity

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asch’s study of lines

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groupthink

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when people place more importance on maintaining group cohesiveness (agreeing on one problem/view) than on facts
example: not wearing masks
“don’t rock the boat”

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group polarization

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the tendency for members to sway to extreme or minimalopinions, all or nothing

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social facilitation vs impairment

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when people do better or worse being watched

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deindividuation

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feeling out of control and losing self identity and responsible because actions are anonymous

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attribution

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explaining one’s own or anothers behavior
theory: how we make sense of the behavior of others

internal causes of why smth happens (dispositional, personal qualities)
external causes outside of the person (situational)

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fundamental attribution error

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tendency to blame a situation or other person other than ourself
vs actor/observer bias which is when the star/you blame anything but themself

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zimbardos study

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did stanford prison experiment, assigned roles in basement, traumatic
studied power and obedience

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