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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