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Psychiatrists

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Medical degree
Mainly hospitals and private practises
Can prescribe drugs

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Clinical psychologists

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Ph.D or Masters in Psych

Uni, private practises, community mental health

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Counselling psychologists

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Problems of living rather than diagnosable conditions

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Counselors

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Masters in Psyc
School and institutions
School or job related problems

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Psychiatric Social workers

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Masters in social work

Public agencies, home visits

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Psychiatric nurses

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Bachelor or masters in nursing

Hospital settings

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Self-help groups

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Alcoholic anonymous etc

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Id

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Original structure present from birth
Unorganised reservoir for energy, instincts
Acts on impulses and operates according to pleasure principle

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Ego

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Next to develop and compels Id to work within constraints of reality
Operates according to reality principle and logical thinking
Moderates between id and superego

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Superego

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Last to develop
The conscious
Evolves as a consequence of child moving though Oedipal developmental stage

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4 defence mechanisms

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Repression
Projection
Displacement
Splitting

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Repression

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Rejection from consciousness painful or shameful experiences

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Projection

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Attributing unacceptable wishes to another

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Displacement

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Transferring an emotion from original idea or object to a more acceptable one

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Splitting

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Dividing external objects into all good or all bad

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Analytical goals of treatment (3)

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Strengthen ego
Awareness and insight
Conflict resolution

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Cognitive therapy

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Identification and correction or maladaptive beliefs, automatic thinking styles and self-defeating attributes that create and compound emotional and behavioural problems

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Expected Utility theory

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Emphasises subjective rather than monetary value

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Wheel of fortune

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Provided, explicit, irrelevant

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Listing price

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Provided, implicit, relevant

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Framing effect

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How a scenario is explained

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Prospect Theory

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Utilities are evaluated with respect to a reference point

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Representativeness Heuristics

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Evaluate the probability that A originates from B by the degree to which A resembles B (Heads/Tails example)

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Availability Heuristics

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Evaluate the probability of A by the ease with which relevant instances come to mind (words starting with R, words with R in 3rd position example)

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Anchoring and Adjustment Heuristics

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Estimate quantitative information by making adjustments from an initial value (8x7x6x5 example)

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Mechanisms that cause anchoring

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Insufficient adjustment from the anchor
Selective accessibility of knowledge
Numeric or magnitude priming

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Abraham Maslows hierarchy of needs

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Top
- Self-Actualisation 
- Esteem Needs
- Belonging Needs
- Safety Needs
- Physiological Needs
Bottom
28
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Main paradigms in Personality psychology

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Biological 
Trait 
Social Learning 
Psychoanalysis
Phenomenological
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Psychoanalytical

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Unconscious mind influences behaviour

30
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Phenomenological

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Includes: Existentialism, Humanistic and Cross-cultural

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Big 5

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Openness - Curious, creative 
Conscientiousness - Organised, achievement orientated
Extraversion - Outgoing, sociable 
Agreeableness - Tolerant, sensitive 
Neuroticism - Anxious, temperamental
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Openness

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Frontal pole activity
Dopamine - reward seeking
Cognitive version of extraversion

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Conscientiousness

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Controlling impulses in order to follow longer term goals or rules
Lateral PFC
Low serotonin and impulsivity

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Extraversion

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Amygdala response to positive emotional scenes

Dopamine

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Agreeableness

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Serotonin increases oxytocin

Oxytocin reduces ACC activity - reduces amygdala reactivity, reduces social threat

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Attachment Styles

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Secure - + about self & + about partner
Preoccupied - + about self & - about partner
Dismissive - - about self & + about partner
Fearful - - about self & - about partner

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What makes something creative

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Original and solves a problem

38
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DMS - 3 clusters / 5 axes

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Cluster A = Odd and eccentric
Cluster B = Impulsive and erratic
Cluster C = Anxious and avoidant

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Cluster A

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Schizotypical, Schizoid and Paranoid

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Cluster B

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Histronic, Narcissistic, Antisocial and Borderline

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Cluster C

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Dependent, Avoidant, Obsessive-Compulsive

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Schizotypical

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M > F
Magical thinking
Odd speech or thinking
suspiciousness or paranoia

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Schizoid

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M= F
No pleasure from social interaction
Indifferent to the opinions of others

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Paranoid

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M < F ?

Assume the worst of everyone

45
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Histrionic

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M = F
Goal is to be centre of attention
M = macho
F = sexual

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Narcissistic

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M > F
Excessive self love
Lack of empathy

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Antisocial

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M > F

Illegal activities and risky behaviour

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Borderline

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M = F
Rapid mood shifts
Uncontrollable anger
self-destructive

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Dependent personality disorder

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M < F

Fear of disagreeing with others

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Avoidant

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M = F
Expect the worst from others
Need constant reassurance

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Obsessive - compulsive

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Over concern with rules
Perfectionist
Workaholism
Inflexible thinking/behaviour

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Expectant Value Theory

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Behavioural decisions determined by presence or size of reinforcement

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Low strain jobs

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Low demand - high control

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Active jobs

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High demand - high control

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Passive jobs

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Low demand - low control

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High strain jobs

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High demand - low control

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3 basic needs drive behaviour

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Autonomy
Competence
Relatedness