Exam 4 Flashcards
(27 cards)
Cognitive Dissonance
discomfort a person feels when their behavior does not align with their values or beliefs
Schema
a cognitive framework or concept that helps organize and interpret information
“Group Norms”
shared expectations about how members should act and interact
“Attitudes”
individual feelings or evaluations about something
“Roles”
specific sets of behaviors expected from a particular position within a group, often with defined responsibilities
Different Types of Attributions
Internal & External
Who was Milgram and what experiment was he famous for?
An American social psychologist who conducted obedience experiments, most notably The Milgram Experiment
Components of abnormal behavior
violation of social norms, statistical rarity, personal distress, and maladaptive behavior
Somatoform Disorders
a group of psychiatric disorders that cause physical symptoms that have no clear cause (Pain, Nausea, Shortness of Breath, Rapid Heart Rate, Dizziness, and Fatigue)
Schizophrenia
a chronic mental disorder that effects how a person thinks, perceives reality, and interacts with others. Symptoms : hallucinations and delusions, depression and anxiety, introverted behaviors like wanting to avoid people or withdrawal from social life, difficulty concentrating or remembering things, slow movement, and loss of motivation
Pros and Cons of DSM
Pros : Standardized Terminology, Reliable Diagnoses, Objective Assessment, and Risk Identification
Cons : Overdiagnosis, Pathologizing Normal Behaviors, Ignores Underlying Causes, Western Perspective, and Poor Fit For Individual Disorders
Dissociative Disorders
mental health conditions that involve experiencing a loss of connection between thoughts, memories, surroundings, feelings, behavior, and identity. (Dissociative Amnesia, Depersonalisation Disorder, and Dissociative Identity Disorder)
Psychotherapy
A variety of treatments that aim to help a person identify and change troubling emotions, thoughts, and behaviors
Group Therapy
Involves one or more psychologists who lead a group of roughly 5-15 patients
Electroconclusive Shock Therapy
A psychiatric treatment that uses an electrical current to induce a controlled seizure in the brain to treat mental illnesses; first introduced and used in the 1940s
Psychoanalysis
a type of therapy that helps people understand how their past influences their present and how to deal with those influences in a constructive way
Behavioral Treatment Modalities
tools that therapists use to help clients reach their goals
Cognitive Therapy
a type of therapy that can help people manage mental and emotional health issues by changing their thoughts and behaviors
Drug Therapy
a medical treatment that uses drugs to treat or prevent disease, relieve symptoms, or improve an underlying condition
Online Therapy
a mental health service that involves a client and a licensed therapist connecting remotely through a device with an internet connection
Electric Approach
a therapeutic style where a therapist draws from multiple theoretical orientations and techniques, tailoring their treatment to the specific needs of each client by selecting the most effective methods from different schools of thought, rather than adhering to a single approach
Transference
when someone projects their feelings about someone else onto another person, such as a therapist
What makes therapy effective for someone?
when a strong therapeutic alliance is formed between the client and therapist
Anxiety Medications are used to treat :
Generalized anxiety disorder
Panic disorder
Specific phobia
Agoraphobia
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Social anxiety disorder
