Last minute paper 1 Flashcards
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What abbreviation refers to Resenham and Selligman’s features of failure to function adequately
PMUIOVU
Personal distress
Maladaptive behaviour
Unpredictability
Irrationality
Observer discomfort
Violation of moral standards
Unconventionality
What abbreviation refers to Jahoda’s 6 factors affecting ideal meantal health
PAARSE
Positive attitude towards self
Accurate perception of oneself
Autonomy
Resisting stress
Self actualization
Environmental mastery
What are 3 emotional characteristics for phobias
Excessive unreasonable fear, anxiety when anticipating, fear when presented
What are 3 behavioural characteristics for phobias
Avoidance, panic attacks, crying
What are 3 cognitive characteristics for phobias
Awareness of exaggeration, irrational beliefs, paying selective attention
What are 3 emotional characteristics of depression
Sadness, low self esteem, anger
What are 3 behavioural characteristics of depression
Social withdrawal, insomnia, agression
What are 3 cognitive characteristics of depression
Poor concentration, cognitive biases, suicidal thoughts
What are 3 emotional characteristics of OCD
Anxiety, low mood, guilt
What are 2 behavioural characteristics of OCD
Repetitive compulsive behaviours, avoidance,
What are 3 cognitive characteristics of OCD
Obsessive thoughts, coping strategies, understanding of irrational thoughts
What are the 2 behavioural explanations
Classical conditioning, operant conditioning
What are the 2 behaviourist treatments for phobias
Systematic desensitisation, flooding
What are the 2 cognitive theories of explanation for depression
Beck’s negative triad, Ellis’s ABC model
What is Beck’s negative triad
Negative views about self, world and future. Stems from schemas, maintained through bias
What is Ellis’s ABC model
Activation, beliefs (about A), consequences (to B)
What are the 2 biological explanations for OCD
Genetic, neural
What is the genetic explanation for OCD
SERT (reduced serotonin), COMT gene (too much dopamine), Nestadt - 1st degree relatives 12% concordance, population 3%
What is the diathesis stress model
Predisposition + environmental trigger = behaviour
What is the neural explanation of OCD
Abnormal orbito-frontal cortex and caudate nucleus, so OFC causes worry in brain
What is a biological treatment for OCD
Drug therapy
What is drug therapy for OCD
SSRIs block reuptake of NTs in synapse, increasing serotonin in brain
