Midterm Flashcards
An anxiety disorder that causes fear of places and situations that might cause panic, helplessness, or embarrassment.
Agoraphobia
The absence of menstruation.
Amenorrhea
The part of the brain that regulates emotions.
Amygdala
The part of the brain that affects learning and memory.
Hippocampus
Classes of medication used to treat depression and anxiety
MAOIs, SSRIs and tricyclics
Neurotransmitters that cause depression
dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine
Anti-depressant that blocks the reabsorption of serotonin, and norepinephrine
Tricyclic
Drug used to increase serotonin activity
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
A disorder that causes an inability to recall important information, usually of an upsetting nature, about a person’s life.
Dissociative amnesia
Defense mechanisms of the ego are:
repression, denial, projection, rationalization, displacement, intellectualization, and regression
Family relationships that lack boundaries such that roles and expectations are confused
Enmeshment
Intentionally producing or faking symptoms of an illness
Factitious disorder (Munchausen syndrome)
A condition in which a person is excessively and unduly worried about having a serious illness
Hypochondriasis
Any mental disorder that manifests as physical symptoms that suggest illness or injury, but cannot be explained fully by a general medical condition or by the direct effect of a substance, and are not attributable to another mental disorder
Somatoform disorder
The body’s central stress response system
Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal pathway
The connector between the endocrine and nervous systems to regulate essential bodily functions such as temperature, emotions, sex drive, and blood pressure
Hypothalamus
The part of the brain that relays motor and sensory signals to the cerebral cortex
Thalamus
A theory that identifies several kinds of risk factors that are thought to combine to help cause a disorder
Multidimensional risk perspective
A mental condition in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for excessive attention and admiration, troubled relationships, and a lack of empathy for others
narcissistic personality disorder
Low serotonin + Low norepinephrine =
Depression
Low serotonin + High norepinephrine =
Mania
Chemical messengers that transmit a message from a nerve cell across the synapse to a target cell
Neurotransmitters
The 7 major neurotransmitters
acetylcholine, dopamine, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), glutamate, histamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin
NT responsible for pleasure
Dopamine
NT responsible for regulating anxiety
GABA
NT responsible for regulating stress
Norepinephrine
NT responsible for regulating mood
Serotonin
A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior. Dissociation is an example of a response to this form of learning.
Operant conditioning
A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired. (Pavlov’s Dog)
Classical conditioning
A control system responsible for the body’s rest and digestion response when the body is relaxed, resting, or feeding
Parasympathetic Nervous System
A control system associated with the fight-or-flight response.
Sympathetic Nervous System
A control system that acts largely unconsciously and regulates bodily functions
Autonomic Nervous System
The study of the effect of the mind on health and resistance to disease.
Psychoneuroimmunology
Antidepressants, antipsychotics, and mood stabilizers are examples of:
Psychotropic medications
A type of nonexperimental research in which the researcher measures two variables and assesses the statistical relationship between them.
The Correlational Method
The personality component that is driven by pleasure.
The Id
The component of personality that is responsible for dealing with reality
The Ego
The component of personality that provides guidelines for making judgments, the moral compass.
The Superego
The technique used for treating Obsessive-compulsive-related disorders and phobias
Behavioral Therapy
A person who is described as a “workaholic” might have this personality type.
Type A
