Key Terms

Question 1

Statistical infrequency

Answer 1

Occurs when an individual has a less common characteristic than most of the population

Question 2

Deviation from social norms

Answer 2

Concerns behaviour that is different from the accepted standards of behaviour in a community or society

Question 3

Failure to function adequately

Answer 3

Occurs when someone is unable to cope with ordinary demands of day-to-day living

Question 4

Deviation from ideal mental health

Answer 4

Occurs when someone does not meet a set of criteria for good mental health

Question 5

Phobia

Answer 5

An irrational fear of an object or situation

Question 6

Behavioural

Answer 6

Ways in which people react

Question 7

Emotional

Answer 7

Ways in which people feel

Question 8

Cognitive

Answer 8

Refers to process of thinking

Question 9

Depression

Answer 9

A mental disorder characterised by low mood and low energy levels

Question 10

OCD

Answer 10

A condition characterised by obsessions and or compulsive behaviour

Question 11

Behavioural approach

Answer 11

A way of explaining behaviour in terms of what is observable in terms of learning

Question 12

Classical conditioning

Answer 12

Learning baby association

Question 13

Operant conditioning

Answer 13

A form of learning in which behaviour is shaped and maintained by its consequences

Question 14

Systematic desensitisation

Answer 14

A behavioural theory designed to reduce an unwanted response

Question 15

Flooding

Answer 15

A behavioural therapy in which a phobic patient is exposed to an extreme form of a phobic stimulus in order to reduce anxiety

Question 16

Negative triad

Answer 16

Beck proposed that there were 3 kinds of negative thinking that contributed to becoming depressed:
1- negative views of the world
2- negative views of the future
3- negative views of self

Question 17

ABC model

Answer 17

Ellis proposed that depression occurs when an activating agent A triggers and irrational belief B which in turn produces a consequence C

Question 18

Cognitive behavioural therapy

Answer 18

A metod for treating mental disorders based on both cognitive and behavioural techniques

Question 19

Irrational thoughts

Answer 19

Thoughts that are likely to interfere with a persons happiness

Question 20

Biological approach of OCD

Answer 20

Emphasises that importance of physical processes in the body such as genetic inheritance and neural function

Question 21

Genetic explanations of OCD

Answer 21

Genes are passed through our DNA and are inherited to present physical and psychological features

Question 22

Neural explanations of OCD

Answer 22

View that physical and psychological characteristics are determined by the behaviour of the nervous system