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1
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superego

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represents internalized moral principles of parents and society

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2
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object relations

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children incorporate memories and values of important people

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3
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transference

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clients relate to therapists as they do an authority figure

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shaping

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develop response by reinforcing similar responses

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5
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mental status exam categories

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appearance and behavior, thought process(delusions), mood and affect, intellectual functioning, sensorium

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neuropsychological test

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measure cognitive ability to make an educated guess on performance/brain impairment (intellectual disability test)

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idiographic

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what makes a person unique

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8
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classification

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grouping people based on shared attributes

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9
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categorical approach

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assumption of clear cut differences among disorders

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psychophysiological assessment

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changes in nervous system from mental or emotional events

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11
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psychogenesis

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psychological cause for mental illness

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12
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fMRI

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shows where brain is functioning

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13
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prevalence

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how many people in the population have the disorder

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14
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incidence

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new cases in a given period

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15
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course

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pattern of a disorder (chronic, episodic, time-limited)

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acute onset

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disorder begins suddenly

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17
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insidious

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develop grandually

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18
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prognosis

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anticipated course

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19
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Granger causality

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series of events predicts another theory of events

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20
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psychosocial treatment

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psychological and sociocultural factors

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21
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moral therapy

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treating patients as normally as possible

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22
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mental hygiene movement

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improving care by informing the public of mistreatment

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23
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etiology

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cause or source of a disorder

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24
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intrapsychic conflict

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struggle of id, ego, superego

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25
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defense mechanism

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pattern of behavior in response to particular situations

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26
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ego psychology

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psychological disorders are a failure of regulated impulses

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27
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extinction

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response to reinforcement decreases when pairing is removed

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28
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systematic desensitization

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exposure to fearful stimulus paired with positive coping

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29
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reliability

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consistency of measurement

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validity

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does it test what it is supposed to

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standardization

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establishing norms to ensure measurement is used consistently

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analog

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recreating real-life situations in a lab

33
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projective testing

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method of client projecting unconscious onto neutral stimuli

34
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nomothetic

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what people have in common

35
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taxonomy

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classification in scientific context

36
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nosology

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taxonomy for medicine

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nomenclature

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naming system

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dimensional approach

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symptoms on a spetrum

39
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prototypical approach

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essential characteristics (dog), variations on characteristics (breed)

40
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5 components of psychopathology

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statistical infrequency
personal distress
dysfunction
violation of social norms
unexpected reactions

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necessary vs sufficient

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what needs to be there vs everything that needs to be there

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types of workers

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clinical psychologist, therapist, psychiatrist, social worker, clergy, nurses

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somatogenesis

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mental illness from physical cause

44
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Philipe Pinel and Dorothea Dix

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nice conditions for mentally ill

45
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diathesis-stress model

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genetic predisposition and environment

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neuron

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dendrite- receives info
axon- sends info
bouton- to next neuron
synapse- space between neurons

47
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brain stem

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breathing, digestions, motor control

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reticular activating system

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attention, sleep, arousal

49
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limbic system

50
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frontal lobe

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executive functioning, processing world

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agonist

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increases activity

52
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antagonist

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blocks activity

53
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inverse agonist

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causes opposite effect

54
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serotonin

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mood, behavior, thoughts

55
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Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)

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claiming neurotransmitter

56
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glutamate

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excitatory neurotransmitter

57
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CT scan

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2D x-rays of the brain, in slices

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MRI

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shows brain structure

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PET

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blood-flow

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EEG

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electrical activity in the brain

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GSR

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sweat gland activity

62
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EKG

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heart rate

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DSM-5

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removed multiaxial system

64
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multiaxial system

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1- everything but personality and intellectual
2- personality and intellectual
3- medical condition
4- environment
5- cognitive functioning

65
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case study

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in-depth study on one case

66
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epidemiology

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study of frequency and distribution

67
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lifetime prevalence

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amount of people who experience -x- during their life

68
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cross-sectional

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examine different age groups at the same time

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longitudinal

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follows cohort through time

70
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meta-analysis

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combines results from several studies

71
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proband

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origin of a family trait

72
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informed consent

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competence, debriefing, confidentiality, volunteerism, full informed

73
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theory of humors

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yellow bile, black bile, blood, phlegm

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