Flashcards in Abnormal Psychology Deck (67):
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abnormal psychology
the study of people who suffer from psychological disorders
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abnormality
1. maladaptive and/or disturbing to the individual
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insane
a legal term used to describe people who, because of a psychological disorder, cannot be held fully responsible for their crimes
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
a book used by psychologists to determine if someone has a psychological disorder
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intern's syndrome
the tendency to see in oneself the characteristics of disorders about which one is learning
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phobia
anxiety disorder
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generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)
anxiety disorder
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panic disorder
anxiety disorder
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obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
anxiety disorder
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post-traumatic stress disorder
anxiety disorder
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somatoform disorders
when a person manifests a psychological problem through a physiological problem
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hypochondriasis
somatoform disorder
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conversion disorder
somatoform disorder
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dissociative disorders
disruptions in conscious processes
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psychogenic amnesia
dissociative disorder
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organic amnesia
when a person cannot remember things and there is a biological reason
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fugue
dissociative disorder
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dissociative identity disorder
dissociative disorder
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major (unipolar) depression
mood or affective disorder
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seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
dissociative disorder
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bipolar disorder (manic depression)
dissociative disorder
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Aaron Beck
cognitive theorist who believes that the cognitive triad causes depression
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cognitive triad
theorized by Aaron Beck
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schizophrenia
disordered, distorted thinking often demonstrated through delusions and/or hallucinations
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delusions
beliefs that have no basis in reality
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hallucination
perception without sensory stimulation
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disorganized schizophrenics
use language oddly with neologisms and/or clang associations
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neologisms
a characteristic of disorganized schizophrenics
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clang associations
a characteristic of disorganized schizophrenics
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inappropriate affect
a characteristic of disorganized schizophrenics
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flat affect
a characteristic of disorganized schizophrenics
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paranoid schizophrenia
schizophrenia characterized by delusions of persecution
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catatonic schizophrenia
engage in odd movements such as remaining motionless in strange postures for hours at a time, move jerkily and quickly for no apparent reason or alternate between the two
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waxy flexibility
characteristic of catatonic schizophrenics
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undifferentiated schizophrenia
exhibit disordered thinking, but none of the other symptoms
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positive symptoms
excesses in behavior, thought, or mood
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negative symptoms
deficits in behavior, thought, or mood
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dopamine hypothesis
high levels of dopamine are associated with schizophrenia
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tardive dyskinesia
muscle tremors and stiffness caused by extensive use of anti psychotic drugs
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double binds
cognitive-behavioral cause for schizophrenia
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paraphilia
the sexual attraction to an object, person, or activity not usually seen as sexual
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fetishism
paraphilia
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pedophilia
paraphilia
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zoophilia
paraphilia
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voyeur
paraphilia
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masochist
paraphilia
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sadist
paraphilia
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antisocial personality disorder
little regard for other people's feelings
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dependent personality disorder
rely too much on the attention and help of others
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paranoid personality disorder
feel persecuted
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narcissistic personality disorder
seeing oneself as the center of the universe
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histronic personality disorder
overly dramatic behavior
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obsessive-compulsive personality disorder
overly concerned with certain thoughts and performing certain behaviors, but not to the point of obsessive compulsive disorder
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anorexia nervosa
eating disorder
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bulimia
eating disorder
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substance use disorder
regular and negative use of alcohol or other drugs that alter behavior
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substance dependence
addiction
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autism
developmental disorder
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attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
developmental disorder
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Rosenhan Study
study in which healthy individuals were admitted into mental hospitals after saying they were hearing voices. Once in, they acted normally and still were not labeled as impostors.
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preconventional
reasoning limited to how things affect themselves
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conventional
choice based on how others will view them
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postconventional
examines rights and values involved in choice
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Criticisms of Lawrence Kohlberg
Carol Gilligan noted that his research was based on boys, her research showed that boys and girls had different moral attitudes, but was later disproved
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biopsychological (neuropsychological) theory of gender development
studies demonstrate that biological differences do exist between the sexes
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psychodynamic theory of gender development
gender development is a competition for your opposite sex parent, when you realize you can't win, you imitate your same-sex parent
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