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clinical psychologist

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-has a PhD
-testing personalities/behaviors and finding diagnosis

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Clifford Beers

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Moral treatment Movement

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father of U.S psychiatry

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Benjamin Rush (respect, dignity, and gainful employment)

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Philippe Pinel

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changed mental hospitals in the 18th and 19th century in a positive way

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18th and 19th centuries….

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shifted to more human treatment. positive changes were shown.

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16th century

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asylums and horrible conditions

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middle ages

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went back to supernaturalism and hysteria

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ways to decrease social stigma

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public disclosures from celebrities, encouraging friends, being respectful, and campaigns like You Are Not Alone

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lifetime prevalance

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existence of a disorder during someones entire life

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Thomas Szasz said

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society labels behavior that is different as abnormal. Unusual belif systems are not necessarily wrong, just different.

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viewpoints depend on

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lifestyles, cultural values, and worldviews

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What ______ are used in assessing symptoms?

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criteria

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When are _____ and ____ significant enought to have meaning?

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symptoms and behaviors

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psychodiagnosis (3)

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describe, assess, understand

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substance abuse counselor

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-requirements vary
-work in the evaluation of drug and alchohol addiciton

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psychiatrist social worker

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-masters
-assesment, therapy, and screening with clients

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mental health counselor/marriage counselor

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-masters degreee
-hours of supervised clinical experience

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counseling psychologist

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-similar to psychologist
-more of a focus on adjusting life problems than medical

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abnormal psychology

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studies the symptoms and causes of mental disorders

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multicultural psychology

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cultural sensitivity; patients can recover and live satisfying lives.

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psychological viewpoint

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mental disorders are caused by psychological and emotional factors

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Dorothea Dix

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campaigned for funds to establish humane mental hospital

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who changed the way mental health was dealth with in the 16th century

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Johann Weyer

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prehistoric idea of mental illness

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supernatual, evil spirits were expelled with exorcisms

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discrimination
action based on prejudice
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predjudice
belief in negative stereotypes
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prevalance
% of people who have a disorder during a certain time
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a mental disorder is characterized by (3)
a disturbance in thinking, emotion, or behavior, distress or difficulty wtih daily function, or a non-culturally expected response
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human behavior is ________
complex
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6 mental health professions
clinical psychologist, counseling psychologist, mental health counselor, psychiatrist, psychiatrist social worker, and substance abuse counselor
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4 objectives of abnormal psychology (ADEP)
analyze describe, explain, predict,
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biological viewpoint
mental disorders have a physical or physiological basis. G and K observed certain systems that occured regularly were called syndromes.
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hippocrates considered
brain pathology (environment and hereditary)
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self-stigma
undermining self-worth
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culture is
learned behavior
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Is it possible to have a mental disorder without _______ or ________?
distress or discomfort
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what test is used to classify mental illness
DSM-5
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determine the _______
etiology or possible causes
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what does a model do?
attempts to describe a phenomenon that can't be directly observed
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4 models of psychopathology
Biological Psychological Social Sociocultural
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what does a multi-path model say?
views disorders from a holistic frame. also says that multiple influence can contribute to a certain disorder.
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forebrain function
controls all higher function
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cerebral cortex function
manages attention, behavior and emotions.
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limbic system function
plays a role in emotions, decision-making, and memory.
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limbic system includes
the hippocampus and amygdala.
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people do not _______ an abnormality, but rather a _______, resulting in a disorder
1) inherit, 2) predisposition
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psychopharmacology
study of the effects of psychotropic drugs
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examples of psycho-drugs
anti-anxiety (valium), anti-psychotics (chlorpromazine), anti-depressants, (fluoxetine) mood stabilizers, (lithium) ECT
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4 major psychological perspectives (remember PBCH)
psychodynamic behavioral cognitive Humanistic - existential
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components of personality
Id Ego Superego
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Id
pleasure principal
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Ego
realistic and rational
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Superego
moral considerations (conscience)
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Alder and Erikson
ego has adaptability that can separate from the Id
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Bowlby and Mahler
People need to be loved and emotionally supported in childhood
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4 psychodynamic therapies
objective free association dream analysis interpersonal psychotherapy
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objective
uncover material blocked from consciousness
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free association
be honest and open with therapist, lead sessions
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interpersonal therapy
links childhood with relational patters
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what do behavioral models do
help us learn in the development of mental disorders
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classic conditioning (pavlov)
A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired (dog and bell with drool)
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operant conditioning (bf. skinner)
behavior is strengthened or weakened by consequences (positive and negative reinforcement and punishment)
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observational learning (albert bandura)
children are more likely to imitate behaviors observed
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exposure therapies/SDT systemic desensitization therapy
graduated exposer, and systemic desensitization
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Beck and Elis ABC theory
theory of emotional disturbance
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explaining ABC theory
A is an event, B is the reaction, C is the person's belief which causes a reaction (think job example)
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what do nonreactive attention to emotions do
lesson power to emotions to reduce stress
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What does Dialectical behavior theory do
reinforce positive actions and its supportive
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Humanistic models
humans need positive regard person centered therapy focuses on facilitating conditions that allow clients to full potential Maslow's hierarchy of needs (love, self-actualization, safety, esteem)
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healthy relationships are important for what
human development and function
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approach to social therapies
family therapy, group therapy, couples therapy
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sociocultural emphasizes what
several factors can explain mental disorder like; race, gender, sexuality, and economic status
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lower socioeconomic class deals with
limited resources poor health high incidence of anxiety and depression.
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what kinds of conditionings are there?
Remember acronym OCO. Operant, Classical, Observational,.
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scientific method
form of systematic data collection, controlled observation, and testing hypotheses
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hypothesis
tentative explanation for certain facts or observations- an educated guess
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theory
group of principals and hypotheses that together explain some aspect of a particular area
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replication
repeating results under the same or similar test conditions
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how is a study "reliable"
when the result from one study is found to be consistent with another, it is more likely to represent a relabel claim to new knowledge
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case studies are ______ of one individual
intensive studies
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what do case studies do
-they rely on clinical data, (observations, medical and psychological tests and historical information). -provide detailed information regarding the development of one individual
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downside of case studies
lack objectivity and control
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statistical analysis
determines the correlation between variables (looks at data from a group)
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correlational studies are important because they
allow for the analysis of variables that cannot be controlled: age, annual income, etc.
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positive correlation
is an increase in one variable accompanied by an increase in another (example: 5 yr olds association with soft-drinks leads to increase in aggression)
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negative correlation
increase in one variable accompanied by a decrease in another
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the best tool for testing ___________ relationships _______________ is a prediction concerning how an independent variable will affect a dependent variable
cause and effect / experimental hypothesis
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dependent
expected to change as a result of changes in the independent variable
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independent
manipulated to determine its effect on a dependent variable
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experimental group
group that exposed to the independent variable
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control group
group that's not exposed top the independent variable
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placebo effect
improvement produced by expectations of a positive treatment outcome
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placebo
inactive substance
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single-blind design
participants unaware of the purpose of the research
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double-blind design
participants and individual working directly with the participant unaware of the experimental conditions
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analog study
investigation that attempts to stimulate real-life situations under controlled conditions
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field study
observing and recording behaviors in their natural environment.
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What is it important Not to do in a field study
Important NOT to disturb the natural environment
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operant conditioning behaviors are
voluntary and controllable
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classical conditioning behaviors
are involuntary (salivating)
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classical conditioning is two things paired
Neutral stimulus paired with unconditioned stimulus
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SSRI
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (used for depression)
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chlorpromazine
anti-psychotic (bipolar disorder, acute psychosis, etc).

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