PSYCHOLOGY UNIT 4

Question 1

Clinical psychology

Answer 1

human science, behavioral science, theory, and clinical knowledge for the purpose of understanding, preventing, and relieving psychologically-based distress or dysfunction

Question 2

Madness

Answer 2

used to refer to mental illness thought to be caused by an inbalance in humors

Question 3

Hysteria

Answer 3

common diagnosis for 18th century referning to mental illness/mental abnormities

Question 4

Neurosis

Answer 4

symptoms caused by repressed memories and anxieties

Question 5

Psychosis

Answer 5

detachment from reality. Delusions/hallucinations

Question 6

Abnormal Behavior

Answer 6

behavior other than what is considered healthy/normal

Question 7

The Medical (disease) Model

Answer 7

psychological distress as a symptom

Question 8

Psychopathology

Answer 8

states of illusion, distress, dysfunction

Question 9

Syndrome

Answer 9

a cluster of symptoms that appear together

Question 10

psychological disorder

Answer 10

condition that disrupts normal mental functioning

Question 11

Psychiatrist

Answer 11

various theories from the field of psychology

Question 12

Psychotherapist

Answer 12

“talking cures”

Question 13

Psychiatrist

Answer 13

the “medical model” which includes diagnosis and medication

Question 14

counseller

Answer 14

“talking cures”

Question 15

psychoanalyst

Answer 15

theories based on work of Sigmund Freud

Question 16

DSM

Answer 16

Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders

Question 17

Thorazine

Answer 17

Chlorpromazine, originally used to treat Parkinson’s disease, was prescribed to schizophrenia under the brand name Thorazine.

Question 18

SSRIs

Answer 18

Selective Seratonin Reuptake Inhibitors to treat depression and other cases

Question 19

The Boulder Model

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Professional clinical psychology will apply interventions based on current research, while feeding outcomes of their practice back into research. Cycle of research + application

Question 20

Health Psychology

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holistic approach. human + social approaches to help mental

Question 21

humanistic psychology

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emphasizes looking at the whole individual. self-actualization, free will, etc.

Question 22

Carl Rogers

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humanistic psychology. used person centered therapy (hollistic approach)

Question 23

Abraham Maslow

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humanistic psychology. used person centered therapy (hollistic approach)

Question 24

Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology

Answer 24

data driven classification system of psychology. sees psychology as set of dimensions

Question 25

Internalizing Disorders