Psychopathalogy Key Terms Flashcards

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Statistical Infrequency

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Occurs when an individual has a less common characteristic than most of the population

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Deviation from Social Norms

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Concerns behaviour that is different from the accepted standards of behaviour in a community or society

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Failure to Function Adequately

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Occurs when someone is unable to cope with ordinary demands of day to day living

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Deviation from Ideal Mental Health

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Occurs when someone does not meet a set of criteria for good mental health

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Phobias

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An irrational fear of an object or situation

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Behavioural

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Ways in which people act

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Emotional

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Ways in which people feel

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Cognitive

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Refers to the process of thinking

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Depression

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A mental disorder characterized by low mood and low energy levels

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OCD

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A condition characterized by obsessions and/or compulsive behaviour

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Systematic Desensitization

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A behaviour therapy designed to reduce an unwanted response to a stimulus. It involves drawing up a hierarchy of anxiety provoking situations related to the stimulus,teaching the patient to relax,and then exposing them to the stimulus. They work their way through the hierarchy whilst maintaining relaxation

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Flooding

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A behaviour therapy in which the phobic is exposed to an extreme form of a phobic stimulus in order to reduce anxiety triggered by that stimulus

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Negative Triad

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Proposed by Beck, there are three kinds of negative thinking that contributed to depression. Negative views of the world, the future and the self. These views lead someone to interpret their experiences negatively, and make them more vulnerable to depression

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ABC Model

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Proposed by Ellis. Depression occurs when an activating event triggers an irrational belief, which produces a consequence

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Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

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A method of treating mental disorders based on both cognitive and behaviour techniques. The therapy aims to deal with thinking, such as challenging negative thoughts

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Irrational Thoughts

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Thoughts that are likely to interfere with a person’s happiness. These thoughts can lead to mental disorders, such as depression

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Genetic Explanation

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Genes make up chromosomes and consist of DNA which codes the physical features of an organism, and psychological factors. Genes are inherited

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Neural Explanation

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The view that physical and psychological characteristics are determined by the behaviour of the nervous system,in particular the brain as well as individual neurons

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Drug Therapy

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Treatment involving drugs. The drugs normally affect neurotransmitter levels