Final Flashcards
(30 cards)
During their lifetimes, approximately ___ of Americans will experience some type of mental disorder.
half
global assessment of functioning
numeric scale used by mental health clinicians and physicians to rate subjectively the social, occupational, and psychological functioning of an individual
diathesis-stress model
disease is a result of stress
brain structure implicated in OCD
basal ganglia
human beings and monkeys are instinctively primed to fear things like snakes and spiders…what theory supports this?
preparedness theories
symptoms associated with suicide
mental disorders
significant negative life events during childhood and adulthood
severe medical problems
How does the avoidant personality type differ from the schizoid personality type?
avoidant: yearns for social contact
schizoid: prefers to be alone
barriers to seeking treatment for a mental disorder
People may not realize that they have a mental disorder that could be effectively treated
Belief and circumstances that keep people from getting help: think they can handle it themselves, the problem isn’t that severe, treatment would be ineffective
Structural barriers: finding the right psychologist
What did Sigmund Freud call a reluctance to cooperate with treatment for fear of confronting unpleasant unconscious material?
resistance
collective unconscious (Carl Jung)
the part of the unconscious mind that is derived from ancestral memory and experience and is common to all humankind, as distinct from the individual unconscious
systematic desensitization
a treatment for phobias in which the patient is exposed to progressively more anxiety-provoking stimuli and taught relaxation techniques
ancient biological treatment for mental disorders, evidenced by holes in the skull
lobotomy
In their interactions with clients, person-centered therapists are encouraged to demonstrate three basic qualities in order for growth to occur. What are the three?
assumes that all individuals have a tendency toward growth and this growth can be facilitated by acceptance and genuine reactions from the therapist
congruence (openness and honesty), empathy (understanding the client), unconditional positive regard (nonjudgemental, accepting)
ancient biological treatment for mental disorders, evidenced by holes in the skull
trephining
atypical antipsychotics work on both the dopamine and the ____ systems
serotonin
antidepressants are commonly used to treat not only depression, but also…
bipolar disorder
What treatment is sometimes used for severe depression when medication is not working?
omega-3 fatty acids electroconvulsive therapy transcranial magnetic stimulation phototherapy psychosurgery (surgical deconstruction of specific brain areas)
why dissociative disorder replaced the term multiple personality disorder
???
the behaviorism of John Watson (ch. 1)
focus on what people do rather than what they experience
What is the best way to make it less likely that people will be influenced by demand characteristics? (ch. 2)
naturalistic observation
a brain structure that plays a role in the regulation of activation, arousal, and sleep (ch. 3)
reticular formation
the binding problem of perception (ch. 4)
features are linked together so we see unified objects in our visual world rather than free-floating or miscombined features
the issue of how the mind is related to the brain and the body (ch. 5)
mind-body program
the most effective form of elaborative rehearsal appears to be linking new information to… (ch. 6)
???
