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Abnormal Psych Chapter 2

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show A set of assumptions and concepts that help scientists explain and interpret observations  
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Biological Theorists   show
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show Nerve Cells; large groups form brain regions  
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show Support cells  
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show Towards top of head; includes the cortex, corpus callosum, basal ganglia, hippocampus, and amygdala  
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show Outer layer of the brain  
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show Connects the brain's 2 cerebral hemispheres  
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show plays a crucial role in planning and producing movement  
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show helps control emotions and memory  
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Amygdala   show
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show disorder marked by violents emotional outbursts, memory loss, suicidal thinking, involuntary body movements, and absurd beliefs; traced to loss of cells in the basal ganglia  
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show List the parts involved in sending a chemical message  
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show Depression has been linked to low levels of _______ and __________  
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Growth, reproduction, sexual activity, heart rate, body temp, energy, and responses to stress   show
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Adrenal, cortisol, cortisol   show
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show 3 reasons some people have brain structures or biochem. activities that differ from the norm:  
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show segments that control the characteristics and traits a person inherits  
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Schizophrenia   show
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drug therapy, electroconvulsive therapy, and psychosurgery   show
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Psychotropic medications   show
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Antianxiety drugs (minor tranquilizers/anxiolytics); Antidepressant, Antibipolar (mood stabilizers); Antipsychotic Drugs   show
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show Help reduce the confusion, hallucinations, and delusions of psychotic disorders: disorders marked by a loss of contact with reality  
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Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT), seizure, 7, 9   show
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Seem to expect that all human behavior can be explained in bio terms and treated w/ bio methods which can limit our understanding of abnorm. functioning; treatments can produce significant undesirable effects   show
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show Theorists believe that a person's behavior is determined largely by underlying psychological (interacting) forces of which he or she is not consciously aware  
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show In the psychodynamic model, what gives rise to behavior, thoughts, and emotions?  
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Psychodynamic Theorists   show
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show Part of the unconscious that denotes instinctual needs, drives, and impulses; operates in accordance with the pleasure principle; Freud  
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Libido   show
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show separates off of the id; unconsciously seeks gratification in accordance with reality principle; guides us to know when we can or can't express those impulses  
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show the knowledge that we acquire through experience that it can be unacceptable to express our id impulses outright  
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show Ego developes basic strategies called, ____ ________ _______, to control unacceptable id impulses and avoid or reduce the anxiety they arouse  
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show grows from the ego; makes of the conscious  
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show According to the _______ model, a healthy personality is one in which an effective working relationship, an acceptable compromise, has formed among the 3 forces  
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oral, anal, phallic, latency, and genital   show
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Ego theory, self theory, and object relations theory   show
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show Psychodynamic theorists that emphasize the role of the ego and consider it a more independent and powerful force than Freud did.  
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Self Theorists   show
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show Psychodynamic theorists that propose that people are motivated mainly by a need to have relationships w/ others and that severe problems in the relationships b/w children and their caregivers may lead to abnorm development  
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show 4 Psychodynamic Therapy Techniques:  
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show Therapy technique in which the therapist tells the patient to describe any thought, feeling, or image that comes to mind, even if it seems unimportant; associations will eventually uncover unconscious evens  
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show Interpretations of 3 phenomena: _____, ______, and ______ that are particularly important in psychodynamic therapy  
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show an unconscious refusal to participate fully in therapy; when they suddenly cannot free associate or when they change a subject to avoid a discussion  
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show when patient's act and feel toward the therapist as they did or do toward important persons in their lives, especially parents, siblings, and spouses  
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show Why are dreams an important part of psychodynamic therapy?  
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show 2 Kinds of dream content (Psychodynamic Model)  
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Catharsis   show
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show In psychodynamic therapy: patient and therapist must examine the same issues over and over in the course of many sessions, each time with greater clarity  
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Short-term Psychodynamic therapies and relational psychoanalytic therapy   show
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show Psychodynamic therapy in which patient chooses a single problem (dynamic focus) to work on; therapist and patient focus on that problem throughout treatment and work only on psychodynamic issues that relate to it  
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show Psychodyn therapy: argues that therapists are key figures in the lives of patients whose reactions & beliefs should be included in therapy; therapists should not keep things to themselves & should try to establish equal relationships w/ patients  
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Concepts hard to research; no way to know if the processes are occurring   show
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show Pro's of the psychodynamic model:  
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Behavioral Model   show
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show In the Behavioral Model: behaviors can be _____ (such as going to work) or ________ (having a feeling or thought)  
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Principles of Learning   show
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show 3 forms of conditioning  
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show aims to identify behaviors that are causing a person's problems and then tries to replace them with more appropriate ones by applying the principles of classical conditioning, operant conditioning, or modeling  
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show behavioral therapy method in which clients learn to react calmly instead of with intense fear to the objects or situations they dread; First learn relaxation techniques, then construct fear hierarchy, then confront while relaxed  
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It can be tested/observed/measures; can be helpful to people with specific fears, compulsive behavior, social deficits, mental retardation, etc.   show
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Behavioral Model   show
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external, internal   show
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Principles of Learning   show
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show 3 forms of conditioning  
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show aims to identify behaviors that are causing a person's problems and then tries to replace them with more appropriate ones by applying the principles of classical conditioning, operant conditioning, or modeling  
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show behavioral therapy method in which clients learn to react calmly instead of with intense fear to the objects or situations they dread; First learn relaxation techniques, then construct fear hierarchy, then confront while relaxed  
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show Pro's of the behavioral model  
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show Con's of the behavioral model:  
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Cognitive abilities   show
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show Proposed that cognitive processes are at the center of behaviors, thoughts, and emotions and that we can best understand abnorm functioning by looking to cognition  
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show Abnorm functioning can result from assumptions and adopted attitudes that are disturbing/inaccurate and illogical thinking processes such as overgeneralization  
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show Therapists believe people w/ psychological disorders can overcome their problems by developing new, more functional ways of thinking  
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Cognitive Therapy   show
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show Pro's of the Cognitive Model  
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Precise role of cognitive processes has yet to be determined; they do not help everyone (cog. changes not always possible to achieve); it is narrow (only one part of human functioning)   show
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show therapy that helps clients to accept many of their problematic thoughts rather than judge them, act on them, or try to change them; by recogniz. the thoughts as just thoughts, clients will be able to let them pass w/o being troubled by them  
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Humanists   show
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Self-Actualize   show
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show Humanists suggest that ___ ______ leads naturally to a concern for the welfare of others and to behavior that is loving, courageous, spontaneous, and independent  
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Existentialists   show
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Humanists (the more positive) believe we are born w/ a natural tendency to be friendly, cooperative, and constructive; Existentialists believe we can choose at birth to face up to responsibilities or hide from them.   show
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Carl Rogers   show
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show Carl Rogers believes road to dysfunction begins in ____, we all have a basic need for ____ regard; those who develop unconditional positive regard are likely to develop ____ ___ ___; Children who do not feel they are worthy develop ____ of _____  
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Conditions of worth   show
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show therapy that tries to create a supportive climate in which clients feel able to look at themselves honestly and acceptingly  
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show In client-centered therapy, therapist must display 3 important qualities:  
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Has not done well in research   show
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one of the 1st major alternatives to psychodynamic therapy, helped open up clinical field to new approaches, helped pave the way for psychologists to practice psychotherapy instead of just psychiatrists   show
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show humanistic approach; developed by Frederick Perls; guide clients toward self-recognition and self-acceptance by frustrating and challenging clients  
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skillful frustration, role playing, and roles&exercises   show
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Skillful frustration   show
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show therapy technique in which the client acts out another role; experience may help clients accept feelings that previously made them uncomfortable  
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Existential therapy   show
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issues are difficult to research; have traditionally rejected the use of empirical research   show
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show The sociocultural model consists of 2 perspectives:  
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Family-social perspective   show
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Family systems theory   show
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show ______ structure:members are grossly overinvolved in each other's activities, thoughts, and feelings  
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Disengaged   show
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group therapy, family and couple therapy, and community treatment   show
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show type of therapy in which a therapist meets w/ a group of clients who have similar problems and develop important insights, build social skills, strengthen feelings of self-worth, and share useful info/advice  
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show The difference between a self-help group/mutual help group and group therapy  
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show therapist meets w/ all members of a family, points out problem behaviors and interactions, and helps the whole family to change its ways  
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show Family systems approach in which therapists try to change the family power structure, the roles each person plays, and the relationships b/w members  
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conjiont family therapy   show
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show therapy that helps partners accept behaviors that they cannot change and embrace the whole relationship nevertheless  
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Behavioral couple therapy   show
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Community mental health treatment   show
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show John F. Kennedy's approach for the treatment of mental disorders  
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show consists of efforts to improve community attitudes and policies; goal:to help prevent psychological disorders  
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show consists of identifying and treating psychological disorders in the early stages before they become serious; workers may work with teachers, ministers, or police to help them recognize warning signs of early abnorm. development  
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Tertiary Prevention   show
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Multicultural Perspective   show
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greater sensitivity to cultural issues and inclusion of cultural morals and models in treatment   show
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Culture-sensitive therapies   show
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treatment formats offered sometimes succeed where traditional approaches have failed   show
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show Con's of the sociocultural model  
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