Modules 65-73 Flashcards

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social anxiety disorder

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an anxiety disorder involving the extreme and irrational fear of being embarrassed, judged, or scrutinized by others in social situations

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general anxiety disorder

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an anxiety disorder in which a person in continuously tense, apprehensive, and in a state of automatic nervous system arousal

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panic disorder

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an anxiety disorder that consists of sudden, overwhelming attacks of terror

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mania

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a mood disorder marked by hyperactive, wildly optimistic state

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bipolar disorder

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a mood disorder in which the person alternates between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of excessive energy

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serotonin

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a neurotransmitter that affects hunger, sleep, arousal, and mood

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norepinephrine

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a neurotransmitter that helps control alertness and arousal

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hallucinations

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false sensory experiences (auditory or visual)

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delusions

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false beliefs

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word salad

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incoherent mixture of words, phrases, and sentences

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somatic symptom disorder

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psychological disorder in which the symptoms take a bodily form without apparent physical cause

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conversion disorder

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a rare somatoform disorder in which a person experiences very specific genuine physical symptoms for which no physiological basis can be found

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antisocial personality disorder

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a personality disorder in which a person exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members; may be aggressive and ruthless and ruthless or a clever con artist

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anorexia nervosa

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an eating disorder characterized by an obstinate and willful refusal to eat, a distorted body image, and an intense fear of weight gain

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bulimia nervosa

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an eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by purging

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David rosenhan

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did a study which healthy patients were admitted to psychiatric hospitals and diagnoses with schizophrenia; shown that once you are diagnosed with a disorder, the label, even when behavior indicated otherwise, is hard to overcome in a mental health setting

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Albert ellis

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pioneer in rational-emotive therapy (RET), focuses on altering client’s patterns of irrational thinking to reduce maladaptive behavior and emotions

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resistance

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in psychoanalysis, the blocking from consciousness of anxiety-laden material

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transference

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in psychoanalysis, the patient’s transfer to the analyst of emotions linked with other relationships (such as love hatred for a parent)

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light exposure therapy

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treats seasonal affective disorder (SAD); scientifically proven to be affective, exposure to daily doses of intense light. increases activity in the adrenal gland

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eye movement desensitization and reprocessing

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an exposure treatment in which clients move their eyes in a rhythmic manner from side to side while flooding their minds with images of objects and situations they ordinarily avoid

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systemic desensitization

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a type of exposure therapy that associates a pleasant relaxed state with gradually increasing anxiety-triggering stimuli. commonly used to treat phobias

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virtual reality exposure therapy

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an anxiety treatment that progressively exposes people to simulations of their greatest fears, such as airplane playing, spiders, or public speaking

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token economy

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type of behavior modification in which desired behavior is rewarded with incentives

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Aaron beck

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pioneer in cognitive therapy, suggested negative beliefs cause depression

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body dysmorphic disorder

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involves excessive preoccupation with an imagined defect in physical appearance