PSYCH 2030 WEEK 1

Question 1

Psychopathology

Answer 1

Scientific study of psychological disorders

Question 2

Scientist-practitioner

Answer 2

Mental health professionals who are expected to apply scientific methods to their work. They must (1) keep current in the latest research on diagnosis and treatment, they must (2) evaluate their own methods for effectiveness, and (3) they may generate their own research to discover new knowledge of disorders and therur treatment

Question 3

Presenting problem

Answer 3

Original complaint made by the client to the therapist.

Question 4

Prevalence

Answer 4

Number of people displaying a disorder in the total population at any given time

Question 5

Incidence

Answer 5

Number of new cases of a disorder appearing during a specific time period

Question 6

Course

Answer 6

Pattern of development and change of a disorder over time

Question 7

Prognosis

Answer 7

Predicted future development of a disorder over time

What doctors think will happen with your health.

Question 8

Etiology

Answer 8

Cause or source of a disorder

Question 9

Moral therapy

Answer 9

a way of helping people with mental health issues by being kind and respectful, and by encouraging good values and behaviors.

Question 10

Mental hygiene movement

Answer 10

Effort to improve care of the mentally disordered by informing the public about their mistreatment

Question 11

Psychoanalysis

Answer 11

Psychoanalysis is a type of therapy that explores how unconscious thoughts and emotions influence behavior. It involves talking with a trained therapist to help uncover and understand underlying issues, often stemming from childhood experiences. The goal is to gain insight into one’s thoughts and feelings, leading to personal growth and emotional healing.

Question 12

Behavioursm

Answer 12

Explanation of human behaviour, including dysfunction, based on principles of learning and adaption derived from experimental psychology

Question 13

Unconscious

Answer 13

Part of the psychic makeup that is outside the persons awareness

Question 14

Catharsis

Answer 14

Rapid or sudden release of emotional tension thought to be an important factor in psychoanalytic therapy

Question 15

Psychoanalytic Model

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The psychoanalytic model proposes that the human mind is composed of three parts: the id (basic desires), the ego (reality-based mediator), and the superego (internalized morals). These components interact to shape personality and behavior.

Question 16

Id

Answer 16

The part of your mind that wants what it wants, when it wants it.

Question 17

Ego

Answer 17

The part of your mind that tries to balance what you want with what’s realistic.

Question 18

Superego

Answer 18

The part of your mind that tells you what’s right and wrong based on rules and morals.

Question 19

Intrapsychic conflict

Answer 19

In psychoanalysis, the struggles among the id, ego, and super ego

Question 20

Psychosexual stages of development

Answer 20

The psychosexual stages of development are stages in childhood where kids experience different feelings related to pleasure. These stages include things like sucking, going to the bathroom, and figuring out who they are.

Question 21

Neurosis/Neuroses

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Old term for a psychological disorder thought to result from unconsious conflicts and the anxiety they cause

Question 22

Ego psychology

Answer 22

Ego psychology is a branch of psychology that focuses on understanding how the ego (the rational part of the mind) helps people manage their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to function effectively in the world.

Question 23

Free association

Answer 23

Psychoanalytic therapy technique intended to explore threatening material repressed into the unconscious. The patient is instructed to say whatever comes to mind without censoring

Question 24

Dream analysis

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Psychoanalytic therapy method in which dream contents are examined as symbolic of id impulses and intrapsychic conflicts

Question 25

Psychoanalyst

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Therapist who practices psychoanalysis after earning either an M.D. or Ph.D. degree and then receiving additional specialized postdoctoral training

Question 26

Transference

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Psychoanalytic concept suggesting that clients may seek to relate to the therapist as they do to important authority figures, particularly their parents

Question 27

Psychodynamic psychotherapy

Answer 27

how past experiences, especially from childhood and relationships, influence present behaviors, thoughts, and emotions.

Question 28

Self actualizing

Answer 28

Process emphasized in humanistic psychology in which people strive to achieve their highest potential against difficult life experiences

Question 29

Person centered therapy

Answer 29

Therapy method in which the client rather than the counsellor, primarily directors the course of discussion, seeking self-discovery and self responsibility

Question 30

Unconditional positive regard

Answer 30

counsellor accepts and supports you without judging you, no matter what you say or do

Question 31

Behavioural model

Answer 31

the theory that individuals' actions and behaviors are learned

Question 32

Classical conditioning

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Fundamental learning process first described by Ivan Pavlov. an event that automatically elicits a response is paired with another stimulus event that does not (on neutral stimulus). after repeating pairings, the neutral stimulus becomes a condition stimulus that by itself can elicit the desired response

Question 33

Introspection

Answer 33

Reporting inner thoughts and feelings after experiencing certain stimuli

Question 34

Systematic desensitization

Answer 34

Behavioural therapy technique to diminish excessive fears, involving gradual exposure to the feared stimulus paired with a positive coping experience.

Question 35

Behaviour therapy

Answer 35

Behavior therapy is a type of therapy that focuses on changing specific behaviors using principles from science. It looks at behaviors, not hidden conflicts, as the main things to work on.

Question 36

Reinforcement

Answer 36

In operant conditioning, consequences for Behavior that strengthen it or increase its frequency. positive reinforcement involves the contingent delivery of a desired consequence; negative reinforcement is the contingent escape from an aversive consequence. unwanted behaviors may result from their reinforcement, or the failure to reinforce desired behaviors