midterm chap5 Flashcards
event that creates demands; causes fear when viewed as threatening
stressor
involves a person’s reactions to demands
stress response
features of arousal and fear are set in this area of the brain
hypothalamus
an extensive network of nerve fibers that connect the central nervous system to all other organs in the body; helps control organ involuntary activities
autonomic nervous system
a network of glands throughout the body that release hormones
endocrine system
nervous system that carries signals that put your body’s systems on alert (activates the fight or flight)
sympathetic
nervous system that carries signals that relax your body’s systems (rest and digest)
parasympathetic
disorder where fear and related symptoms begin soon after trauma and last for less than one month
acute stress disorder
disorder where fear and related symptoms are experienced either shortly after the trauma or months or years afterward
PTSD
theory of PTSD causes; brain-body stress routes, brain stress circuit, inherited predisposition
biological factors
childhood experiences that increase the risk for later PTSD
chronic neglect or abuse, poverty, parental conflict, catastrophe, family members with psychological disorders
theory of PTSD causes; preexisting memory impairments, intolerance of uncertainty, inflexible coping style, and negative worldview versus resiliency and manageable stress exposure in childhood
cognitive factors and coping styles
theory of PTSD causes; weak family and social support systems
social support systems
sense of who we are and where we fit in our environment
identity
disorder where a person experiences a disruption to their identity, as reflected by at least two separate personality states or experiences of possession
DID
the best treatment for DID
CB therapy; therapists help recognize fully the nature of their disorder, recover the gaps in their memory, and integrate their subpersonalities into one functional personality
when a person cannot recall important life-related information, typically traumatic or stressful information
dissociative amnesia
most common type of amnesia; loss of all memory of events occurring within a limited period
localized amnesia
type of amnesia where there is loss of memory for some, but not all, events occurring within a period
selective amnesia
type of amnesia where there is loss of memory beginning with an event, but extending back in time; may lose sense of identity; may fail to recognize friends and family
generalized amnesia
forgetting continues into the future; quite rare in cases of dissociative amnesia
continuous amnesia
when people not only forget their personal identities and details of their past but also flee to an entirely different location
dissociative fugue
feeling separation from own body, seeing self from inside (doubling), having mechanical dreamlike, dizzy feelings
depersonalization
feeling the external world is unreal and strange, changing object shape or size, and may see other people as robots
derealization
