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demonology

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doctrine that an evil being or spirit can dwell within a person and control his or her mind and body

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paradigm

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conceptual framework or approach in which a scientist works

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polygenic

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several genes operating a different times during the cuourse of developmet, turing themselves on and off as they interact with the environment

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shared environment

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things that members of family have in common (family income level

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nonshared environment

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things believed to be distinct among embers of a family such as relationships with freinds or specific events unique to a person

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polymorphism

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the difference in DNA sequence on a gene that has occured in a population

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single nucleotide polymorphisms

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the differences between people in a single nucleotide (a,t,g or c) in the dna sequence of a particular gene

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copy number variations

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present in a single gene or multiple genes. refers to an abnormal copy of one or more sections of dna within the genes

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gene-environment interaction

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a given persons sensitivity to an environmental event is influenced by genes

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epigenetics

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study of how environment can alter gene expression or function

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agonist

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drug that stimulates a particular neurotransmitters receptors

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antagonist

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drug that works on a neurotransmitters receptors to dampen the activity of that neurotransmitter

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corpus callosum

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connection between the two hemispheres is a band of nerve fibers

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gray matter

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cortex is comprised of the neurons that form the thin outer covering of the brain

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gyri

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ridges in the cortex

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sulci

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depressions between gyri

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frontal lobe

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front of the central sulcus, reasoning problem solving working memory and emotion regulation

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parietal lobe

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on top of the brain

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occipital lobe

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back of the brain, vision

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temporal lobe

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side of the brain, sound

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prefrontal cortex

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helps to reglate the amygdala, important in many different dissorders. very front of the cortex

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white matter

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large tracts of myelinated fibers that connect cell bodies in the cortex wiht htose in the spinal cord and in other centers lower in the brain

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basal ganglia

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helps regulate starting and stopping both motor and cognitive activity.

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ventricles

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deep within the brain, filled with cerebrospinal fluid

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cerebrospinal fluid
circulates through the brian through ventricles, connected with the spinal cord
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thalamus
station for all sensory pathways except the olfactory
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brain stem
functions as a neural relay station
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cerebellum
receives neural sensory nerves from the vestibular apparatus of the ear and from muscles, tendons and jints. The info received and integrated relates to balance, posture, equilibrium and the smooth coordination of the body when in motion
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limbic system
supports the visceral and physical expressins of emotion, quickened heartbeat trembling sweating alterations facial expressions
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hippocampus
associated with memory
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hypothalamus
regulates metabolism temperature perspiration blood pressure sleeping and appetite
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amygdala
important area for attention to emotionally salient stimuli
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pruning
a process where a number of synaptic connections begin to be eliminated
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HPA axis
central to the body's response to stress
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cortisol
stress hormone.
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natural immunity
bodys first and quickest line of defense against infectious microorganisms or other invaders
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cytokines
help initiaite bodily responses to infection as fatigue fever and activation of HPA axis
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specific immunity
involves cells that respond more slowly to infection
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behavioural activation therapy
involves helping a person engage in tasks that provide an opportunity for positive reinforcement
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in vivo
in real life situations
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object relations theory
which stressed the importance f long standing patterns in close relationships, particularly within the family that are shaped by ways in which people think and feel
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diathesis stress paradigm
links genetic neurobiological psychological and environmental factors
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diathesis
consitutional predisposition towards illness
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episodic disorder
symptoms have to be present for a period of time and then clear
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psychomotor retardation
thoughts and movement may be slow for some
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psychomotor agitation
but others cannot sit still, fidget, wring their hands
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cyclothymic disorder
second chronic mood disorder. frequent mild symtpos of depression, alternating with mild symptoms of mania
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heterogeneous
people with the same disorder may show different symptoms
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rapid cycling specifier
defined by at least four mood episodes per year
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trypotophan
amino acid used for proteins. forerunner of serotonin
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hippocampus
helps asses how salient and how emotionally important a stimulus is
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cushings syndrome
causes oversecretion of cortisol
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negative triad
negative views of the self, their world and their future
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cognitive biases
tendency to process info in certain negative ways
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rumination
tendency to repetitievly dwell on sad experiences and thoughts, or to chew on material again and again
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anxiety
apprehension over an anticipated problem
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fear
reaction to immediate danger
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depersonalization
feeling of being outside ones body
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derealization
a feeling of the world not being real
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agoraphobia
anxiety about situations in which it would be embarresing or difficult to escape if anxiety symtpoms occurred
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behavioural inhibition
tendency to become agitated and cry when faced with novel toys, people, or other stimuli
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prepared learning
evolution may have prepared our fear circuit to learn fear of certain stimuli very quickly and automatically
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locus coeruleus
major source of the neurotransmitter norepinephrine in the brain.
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interoceptive conditioning
classical conditioning of panic attacks in response to bodily sensations
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fear of fear hypothesis
agoraphobia is driven by negative thuhgts about hte consequences of experiencing anxiety in public
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panic controll therapy
based on the tendency of people with panic disorder to overreact to the bodily sensations. asked to activate hyperventilation in safe environment for example
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anxiolytics
drugs that reduce anxiety
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D-cycloserine
drug that enhances learning, way to bolster exposure treatment
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obsessions
intrusive and recurring thoughts, images or impulses that are persistent and uncontrollable
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compulsions
repetitive, clearly excessive behaviours or mental acts that the person feels driven to perform to reduce the anxiety caused by obsessive thoughts or to prevent some calamity from occuring
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yedasentience
subjective feeling of knowing that you have thought enough, cleaned enough r n other ways done what you should to prevent chaos and danger from low level threats in the environment
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depersonalization/derealization disorder
involves a disconcerting and disruptive sense of detachment from one's self or surroundings
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depersonalization
sense of being detached from one's self
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derealization
sense of detachment from one's surroudnings such that the surrounding seems unreal
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dissociative amnesia
unable to recall important personal information, usually info about some traumatic experience
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fugue
memory loss more extensive.
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iatrogenic
created within treatment
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somatic symtpom and related disorders
excessive concercns about physical symtpoms or health
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somtic symtpom disorder
excessive anxiety, energy or behaviour focused on somatic symptoms
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illness anxiety disorder
preoccupation with fears of having a serious disease despite having no significant somatic symptoms
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conversion disorder
the person suddenly develops neurological symtpoms such as blindness seizures or paralysis.
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reliability
consistency of measurement
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interrater reliability
degree to which two independent observers agree on what they have observed
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test-retest reliability
measures the extent to which people being observed twice or taking the same test twice receve similar scores
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alternate form reliability
the extent to which scores on the two forms of the test are consistent
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internal consistency reliability
assesses whether the items on a test are related to one another
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validity
whether a measure measures what is is supposed to measure
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content validity
whether a measure adequately samples the domain of interest
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criterion validity
evaluated by determining whether a measure is associated in an expected way with some other measure
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concurrent validity
if both variables are measured at the same point in time the resulting validity is concurrent validity
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predictive validity
criterion validity can be assessed by evaluating the ability of the measure to predict some other variable that is measured at some point in the future
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construct validity
when we want to interpret a test as a measure of some characteristic or construct that is not observed simply or overtly
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projective test
psych assassment tool in which a set of standard stimuli inkblots or drawings , ambiguous enough to allow variation in responses is presented to the person (projective hypothesis)
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thematic apperception test
projective test, person is shown a series of black and white picters one by one and asked to tell a story related to each
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rorschach inkblot test
person is shown 10 inkblots one at a time and asked to tell what the blots look like
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ecological momentary assessment
involves collection of data in real time as opposed ot the more usual methods of having people reflect back over some time period and report on recently experienced thoughts moods or stressors
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reactivity
phenomenon wherein behaviour changes because it is being observed
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metabolite
typically an acid, is produced when a neurotransmitter is deactivated
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neuropsychological tests
often used in conjunction with the brain imaging techniques, both to detect brain dysfunction and to help pinpoint specific areas of behaviour that are impacted by problems in the brain
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psychophysiology
concerned with the bodily changes that are associated with psychological events
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egodystonic
intrusions
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ego syntonic
automatic thoughts

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