Test 3 Flashcards
Health Psychology
Psychological factors related to wellness and illness
Emotions
prepairs for action
influences behavior
Stress
physical and psychological demands
General Adaptation Syndrome
alarm resistance exhaustion
Obesity
measured using BMI (body mass index)
Metabolism
how body converts food into energy
Andria Neurosa
appearence behavior
Social Psychology
the scientific study of how peoples thoughts feelings and actions are affected by others
Alfred Kinsey
considered orientation sexual continuum
orientation
- sexual behavior
- romantic feelings
gender
sense of being male or female
transvestites
cross dress
transgender
transsexualism
female circumcision
takes away pleasure
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)
Classify and Describe
diagnoses people used by therapists to diagnose patients for ins. billing
Biomedical (Causes)
brain injury, chemical imbalance, infections, genes
use drugs
mood stabilizers, anti psychotic, depressants, anxiety
transsexual
feels trapped
normal behavior
not clear
cataclymic events
strong stressors that occur suddenly and typically affect many people at once (natural disasters)
PTSD
victims in major catastrophes or strong personal stresors feel lasting effects that may include reexperiencing the event in vivid flashbacks or dreams
weight set point
the particular level of weight that the body strives to maintain
altruism
unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others
heterosexual
sexual attraction and behavior directed to the other sex
homosexual
people who are sexually attracted to members of their own sex
bisexual
people who are sexually attracted to people of the same sex and the other sex
abnormal behavior
behavior that causes people to experience distress and prevents them from functioning in their daily lives
OCD
a behavior characterized by obsessions or compulsions
personailty disorder
a disorder characterized by a set of inflexible behavior patterns that keep a person from functioning properly in society.
manic depressive
A disorder associated with episodes of mood swings ranging from depressive lows to manic highs.
autism
a severe developmental disability that impairs a childs ability to communicate and relate to others
Electrocompulsive Therapy (ECT)
a procedure used in the treatment of severe depression in which an electric current of 70-150 volts is breifly administered to a paitents head.
psychosurgery
brain surgery once used to reduce the symptoms of mental disorder but rarely used today
psychotherapy
treatment in which a trained prefessional uses psychological techniques to help a person overcome psychological difficulites, disorders, problems, or bring about personal growth.
cognative behavioral approach
a treatment approach that incorporates basic principles of learning to change the way people think.
