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systems model of intelligence:

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systems model of intelligence: explains intelligence as including a range of types of abilities that function as a system

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theory of multiple intelligences:

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theory of multiple intelligences: proposes that people posses many independent types of intelligence

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neuroticism:

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neuroticism: a person is anxious stressed, depressed and self-conscious

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agreeableness:

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agreeableness: a person is compassionate and trusting

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conscientiousness

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conscientiousness: a person is self discipline and reliable

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antisocial response:

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antisocial response: behaviour or action that may harm or not consider the rights of others, or may arise as a result of a specific trigger or event in the persons environment

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social withdrawal:

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social withdrawal: a persons retreat from society and interpersonal relationships

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behavioural approach of anxiety:

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behavioural approach of anxiety: uses the principles of classical and operant conditioning to examine how factors or stimuli in the environment can influence behaviours

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cognitive model:

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cognitive model: examines how thought processes influence feelings and behaviours, and the role distorted thinking plays in the development and maintenance of psychological conditions

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cognitive bias:

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cognitive bias: error in thinking that affects decisions and judgment

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risk factors:

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risk factors: factors that contribute to the likelihood of a person developing (or relapsing) into a mental disorder

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protective factors:

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protective factors: factors that guard against the onset or relapse of a mental disorder

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what is it called when a individual diagnosed with many disorders

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comorbidity

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Explain the term reaction range

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Range of reaction asserts that our genes set the boundaries within which we can operate, and our environment interacts with the genes to determine where in that range we will fall.

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What is the information processing model?

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The theory describes how our brains filter information, from what we’re paying attention to in the present moment, to what gets stored in our short-term or working memory and ultimately into our long-term memory.

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What is meant by psychometric test?

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A psychometric test is used to assess a candidate’s cognitive ability and their personality.

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metacognition

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understanding and use of the way a person thinks when problem solving, reasoning, planning, and design making.

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psychometric model of intellegence

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explains intellegence through the use of factor analysis of the result of many people completing many different intellegence tests

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cognitive model? relates to anxiety

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examines how thought processes influence feelings and behaviours and the role distorted thinking plays in development and maintenance of psychological conditioning.

ndividuals with GAD avoid mental imagery and the emotions associated with the imagery; and that worry is a behavior that facilitates this avoidance.