Key Words Flashcards
Deviation from social norms
Behaviour doesn’t fit within what is socially acceptable
Failure to function adequately
Unable to cope with demands of everyday life
Statistical frequency
Statistically uncommon
Deviation from ideal ideal mental health
Absence of particular characteristics that are ideal
Behavioural characteristics
Ways in which people act
Emotional characteristics
Ways in which people feel
Cognitive characteristics
Ways in which people process info, including perception, attention and thinking
Phobias
An anxiety disorder which cause an irrational fear of a particular object or situation
Depression
Mood disorder which prevents individuals from leading a normal life
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Obsessions are reoccurring and persistent thoughts
Compulsions are repetitive behaviours
Behavioural approach
Attempts to explain behaviour in terms learning using classical and operant conditioning
Two process model
Classical conditioning where phobias are initiated and maintained through operant conditioning
