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Psychopathology Definitions Flashcards

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ABC model

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Ellis’s explanation for how irrational thoughts affect behaviour A= activating event, B+ beliefs, C= consequences

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Avoidance

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The act of staying away from something (e.g. the phobic object or situation)

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Basal ganglia

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Region of the brain involved in the coordination of movement that has been linked to OCD

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CBT

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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is a commonly used therapy which involves challenging and replacing irrational thoughts

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COMT gene

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Gene which has a variation which results in higher levels of dopamine and this variation is more common in patients with OCD

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Counter-conditioning

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Learning a new response to the phobic object/situation e.g. replacing fear with relaxation

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Cultural relativism

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The idea that cultural norms and values are culture specific and no-one culture is superior to another culture

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Deviation from ideal mental health

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Not meeting criteria which suggest you are mentally healthy

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Deviation from social norms

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A behaviour that deviates from social norms is one that is very different from how we would expect people to behave

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Dopamine

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Higher levels of this neurotransmitter have been associated with the compulsions shown by OCD patients

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Failure to function adequately

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When a person’s behaviour means they are unable to cope with the demands of everyday life

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Fear hierarchy

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A list of situations related to the phobic object/situation arranged in order from least to most frightening

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Flooding (in-vitro)

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Behavioural treatment for a phobia which involves imagined exposure to the phobic object/situation without being able to escape

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Flooding (in-vivo)

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Behavioural treatment for a phobia which involves actual exposure to the phobic object/situation without being able to escape

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Hindsight bias

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The way that social norms change over time

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ICD 10

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The 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, produced by the World Health Organisation

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Logical dispute

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REBT Technique where the therapies disputes the logic of a person’s thoughts

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Negative self-schemas

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Negative information we hold about ourselves based on negative past experiences that can lead to cognitive biases

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Negative triad

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Three types of negative thinking (self, the world and the future) that Beck suggested occur automatically in people who are depressed

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Obsession

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An idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person’s mind.

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Orbifrontal cortex

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A region of the brain which converts sensory information into thoughts and actions- higher activity has been found here in OCD patients

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Overgeneralisation

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Cognitive error where you make a sweeping conclusion from a single incident

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REBT

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Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy is a type of CBT based on Ellis’s ABC model

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Selective attention

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Focusing on one piece of information while ignoring other information viewed as irrelevant

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Serotonin

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Neurotransmitter which regulates mood - lower levels are associated with OCD

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SERT gene

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gene which affects the transport of serotonin, causing lower levels of serotonin which is associated with OCD

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Simple or specific phobia

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Irrational fear of an object (e.g. spiders) or situation (e.g. flying)

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Social norm

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The rules of behavior that are considered acceptable in a group or society

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Social phobia

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Irrational fear of a social situation (e.g. speaking in public)

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SSRIs

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Antidepressant drugs used to treat OCD which work by preventing the re-absorption and breakdown of serotonin

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Statistical infrequency

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A behaviour that is statistically infrequent does not happen very often

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Systematic desensitisation

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A behaviour therapy designed to gradually reduce a phobia through the principle of classical conditioning

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Two-process model

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Behavioural explanation for phobias which suggests they are acquired through classical conditioning and maintained through operant conditioning

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Unipolar depression

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A major depressive episode that occurs without the manic phase

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