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abnormal psych chapter 1 vocab

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show psychological disorder  
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show phobia  
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show abnormal behavior  
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scientific study of psychological disorders   show
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mental health professionals who take a scientific approach to their clinical work   show
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show presenting problem  
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represents the unique combination of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that make up a disorder   show
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show prevalence  
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number of new cases of a disorder in a given period   show
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disease pattern (ex chronic, episodic, time-limited)   show
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anticipated course of the disorder   show
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show etiology  
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show exorcism  
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show psychosocial treatment  
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treating institutionalized patients as normally as possible in a setting that encouraged and reinforced normal social interaction   show
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show mental hygiene movement  
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show psychoanalysis  
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show behaviorism  
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part of psychic makeup that is outside of the awareness of the person   show
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show catharsis  
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comprehensive theory constructed on the development and structure of our personalities - idea that development goes wrong = psychological disorder   show
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unconscious physical entity present at birth representing basic drives   show
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responsible for finding realistic and practical ways to satisfy the id's drives   show
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represents the internalized moral standards of parents and societ   show
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show intrapsychic conflicts  
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unconscious protective processes that keep primitive emotions associated with conflicts in check so that the ego can continue functioning   show
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stages in infancy and early childhood that have a profound and lasting impact   show
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show castration anxiety  
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disorders that result from underlying unconscious conflicts   show
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show ego psychology  
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formation of self-concept and the crucial attributes of the self that allow an individual to progress toward health, or to develop neurosis   show
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study of how children incorporate the images, memories, and values of a person who was important to them and to whom they are emotionally attached   show
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show collective unconscious  
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patients are instructed to say whatever comes to mind without socially required censoring   show
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therapist interprets the context of dreams and relates the dreams to symbolic aspects of unconscious conflicts   show
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show psychoanalyst  
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when patients come to relate to the therapist much as they do to important figures in their childhood (such as parents)   show
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show psychodynamic psychotherapy  
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the idea that all of us can reach our highest potential if we had the freedom to grow   show
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individual develops the course of therapy   show
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complete and unqualified acceptance of client's feelings and actions   show
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brought the systematic development of a more scientific approach to psychopathology; based on the idea that behaviors shape our thinking   show
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show classical conditioning  
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when the presentation of the conditioned stimulus no longer elicits the conditioned response   show
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show introspection  
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show systematic desensitization  
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show behavior therapy  
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show reinforcement  
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show shaping  
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