Unit #1 Flashcards
Freud
psychoanalytic perspective
psychoanalytic perspective
One’s psychological make up is determined by past experiences
Pavlov and Watson
behaviorism
behaviorism
human nature can be explained by overt, observable behaviors
Maslow and Rogers
humanistic psychology
Beck and Ellis
cognitive perspective
cognitive perspective
our thoughts, beliefs and attitudes influence behaviors and feelings
Psychological disorder
psychological dysfunction associated with distress or impairment in functioning that is not a typical or culturally expected response
phobia
any psychological disorder characterize by marked and persistent fear of an object or situation
psychological dysfunction
something is not functioning the way that it should
impairment
difficulty performing appropriate and expected roles
psychopathology
scientific study of psychological disorders
scientist-practitioners
mental health professionals who are expected to apply scientific methods to their work
presenting problems
the original complaint reported by the client to the therapist and the treated problem may be modification derived from the presenting problem
clinical description
details of the combination of behaviors, thought, and feelings of an individual that make up a particular disorder
prevalence
number of people displaying a disorder in the total population at any given time
lifetime prevalence
number of people in the population who have ever had the disorder
incidence
number of new cases of a disorder appearing during a specific time period
course
pattern of development and change of a disorder overtime
acute onset
began suddenly
insidious onset
development of a disorder over time
prognosis
predicted future development of a disorder over time
etiology
cause or source of a disorder
psychosocial
social and cultural factors and psychological influences
moral therapy
nineteenth century psychological approach to treatment that involved treating patients as normally as possible in normal environment
mental hygiene movement
mid 20th century effort to improve care of the mentally disordered by informing the public of their mistreatment
psychoanalysis
psychoanalytic assessment and therapy, which emphasizes exploration of and insight into, unconscious processes and conflicts, pioneered by Sigmund Freud
behaviorism
explanation of human behavior, including dysfunction, based on principles of learning and adaptation derived from experimental psychology
unconscious
the part of the psychic makeup that is outside the persons awareness
catharsis
rapid or sudden release of emotional tension thought to be an important factor in psychoanalytic therapy
psychoanalytic model
complex and comprehensive theory originally advanced by Freud that seeks to account for the development and structure of personality, as well as the origin of abnormal behavior, based primarily on inferred inner entities and forces
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in psychoanalysis the unconscious psychical entity present at birth representing basic drives
