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Vocab Flashcards

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Stress

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The process by which we perceive and respond to events

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Appraisal

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Threat, challenge

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Response

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Attention, result

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Distress

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Unpleasant, unpredictable, not easy to control, unhealthy in the long run

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Eustress

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Challenging, choice, adds value, beneficial in long run

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Daily Hassles

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Everyday responsibilities

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Traumatic Events

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Losing a job, a loved one, etc

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Adverse Childhood Experiences

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Events children should not go through, long lasting effects

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General Adaption Syndrome (GAS)

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Hans Selye’s concept of the body’s response to stress

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Alarm Reaction

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Stressor upsets homeostasis
Fight or flight

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Resistance

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Body fights back by adjusting to the stressor

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Exhaustion

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Body can no longer fight back, not able to resist stressor

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Diathesis Stress Model

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Theory that explains an interaction between a predisposition vulnerability and a stress caused by life.

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Type A

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Competitive, hard-driving, impatient, aggressive, angry

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Type B

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Easy-going, relaxed

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Health Psychology

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A sub field of psychology that focuses on how stress affects our well being and health

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Emotion-Focused Coping

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When we cannot change a stressful situation and we respond by attending to our own emotional needs

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Problem-Focused Coping

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Reducing stress by changing events that cause stress or by changing how we react to stress

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Positive Psychology

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The scientific study of human strengths and virtues focusing on human flourishing and optimal functioning

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Gratitude

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Appreciation of what one has, tangible and intangible, positive aspects of life. Increases well-being

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External Locus of Control

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The perception that chance or outside forces beyond our personal control determines our fate. Ex: Luck

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Internal Locus of Control

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The perception that you control your own fate, correlated with achievement and health

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Post-Traumatic Growth

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When a positive subjective experience, may result after the experience of trauma or stress

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Eclectic Approach

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Using more than one psychological perspective when diagnosing and treating clients

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Biopsychosocial Model

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Looks at the interaction of biological, psychological and social/cultural factors as being the cause of mental illness

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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)

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A widely used manual system for classifying psychological disorders. Lists symptoms, descriptions, and criteria

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Rosenhan Study

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Aimed to investigate the reliability of staff in psychiatric hospitals to identify the sane from the insane.

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Psychotherapy

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Treatment involving psychological techniques; talk therapy and counseling

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Psychotropic Medication Therapy

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Treatment of psychological and emotional disorders using prescribed medications and procedures

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Nonmaleficence

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Protection from harm and discomfort

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Fidelity

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Ensuring work is professional and upholds expectations

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Integrity

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Avoiding/deceiving patients while maintaining transparency and honesty

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Respect for peoples rights and dignity

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Maintaining confidentiality and striving to minimize bias

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Agonists

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Mimic/copy for a neurotransmitter. Produces more of a/enhanced effect of neurotransmitter

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Antagonist

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Blocks a neurotransmitter from being released
Produces less of/no effect of neurotransmitter

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Reuptake inhibitor

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Blocks a neurotransmitter from being absorbed
Produces more of a neurotransmitter at synapse

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Psychosurgery

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Surgery that removes brain tissue in an effort to change behavior
Lesioning: Procedure that creates an area of damage to disrupt the function of a nerve
Lobotomy: Calms uncontrollably emotional or violent patients

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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)

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Repeated pulses of magnetic energy to the brain; used to stimulate brain activity

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Electroconvulsive Therapy

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A biomedical therapy for severely depressed patients in which a brief electric current is sent through the brain to activate nervous system

AP Psych Unit 5 Exam (5 decks)

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