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Freud’s approach to therapy which may includes unconscious motives

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psychoanalysis

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To officially be called a __________ it needs to interfere with your daily life.

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disorder

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This disease is marked by extreme fear and caution

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anxiety

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Intense and irrational fear

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phobia

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Having the same thoughts over and over and repeating the same coping actions over and over

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ocd

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Traumatic events that are experienced in the form of dreams or flashbacks

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ptsd

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A condition where there is no apparent physical cause

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somatoform

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When an emotional difficulty is changed into a loss of a voluntary function

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conversion disorder

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Uncommon Alterations in memory, identity or consciousness is known as

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Dissociative Disorders

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Dissociative Amnesia combined with a flight to a new location

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Dissociative Fugue

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Characterized by confused and disconnected thoughts, emotions and perceptions

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Schizophrenia

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A perception with no direct external cause

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Hallucinations

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Alternating between mania and depression

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Bipolar disorder

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A stress-producing event or situation

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stressor

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The body’s response to stress

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stress reaction

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Stress that comes from anxiety or pressure

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distress

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Stress that results from motivation or challenges

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eustress

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The body’s immediate response to stressors ________ or __________ response

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Flight or Fight Response

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what occurs when a stimulus activates a receptor

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sensation

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learning to control bodily states with the help of machines
monitoring the states to be controlled

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Biofeedback

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drugs that produce hallucinations

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Hallucinogens

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frequent interruptions of breathing during sleep

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Sleep apnea

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lightest level of sleep; slower pulse; brain waves slower

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stage 1 - 2 of REM sleep

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deeper sleep; even slower brain waves; very difficult to awaken from; important to physical/psychological well-being

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stages 3 - 4 of REM sleep

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“Rapid Eye Movement” (after going from Stage I-IV then back to I)
REM sleep
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the rhythm of activity and inactivity that lasts about a day The rhythm can be affected by things like travel and sleep disruption
Circadian rhythm
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a state of consciousness resulting from a narrowed focus of attention and characterized by heightened suggestibility
Hypnosis
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a suggestion made during hypnosis that influences a person’s behavior afterward
Posthypnotic suggestion
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the focusing of attention to clear one’s mind and produce relaxation
Meditation
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(a.k.a. narcotics, such as opium, morphine and heroin) can reduce pain, cause euphoria, and induce constipation. Overdose leads to respiratory failure
Opiates
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the brain and spinal cord
Central nervous system
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nerves branching beyond the spinal cord into the body (arms, legs, etc.)
Peripheral nervous system
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Nerves are made of strings of long thin cells called
neurons
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at rear base of skull; most basic processes of life
Hindbrain
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covers the brain’s central core
Forebrain
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Lobes of brain
Occipital, Parietal, Temporal, Frontal
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Occipital lobe
vision
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Parietal lobe
the senses
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Temporal lobe
hearing, memory, emotion and speaking
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Frontal lobe
organization, planning and creative thinking
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verbal, Mathematical, Analytic
left hemisphere
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Nonverbal, Spatial, Holistic
right hemisphere
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the body’s chemical communication system; it works through hormones in the bloodstream
Endocrine system
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biological event in which a woman’s production of sex hormones is sharply reduced
Menopause
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the desire, in middle age, to use one’s wisdom to guide future generations
Generativity
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idea that physical and mental decline is unavoidable with old age
Decremental model of aging
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the study of dying and death
Thanatology
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a facility designed to care for the special needs of the dying
hospice
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five stages of death
Denial Anger Bargaining Depression Acceptance
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the study of how humans mature and why they develop as they do
Developmental psychology
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mental representation of the world
Schema
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fitting objects and experiences into one’s schema
Assimilation
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adjusting a schema to include new objects & experiences
Accommodation
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internally programmed growth of a child
Maturation
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the realization that an object exists even if it can’t be seen
Object Permanence
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a steroid hormone that stimulates development of male secondary sexual characteristics, produced mainly in the testes,
testosterone
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sense of smell
Olfactory
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the exclusion of distressing memories, thoughts, or feelings from the conscious mind
Repression
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transmits electrical impulses from your eyes to your brain
Optic nerve
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a nerve connecting the inner ear with the brain and carrying nerve impulses concerned with hearing and balance.
Auditory nerve
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the process in which traits are passed down genetically from one generation to the next
Heredity
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an extreme anxiety that takes the form of sudden panic attack
Panic disorder
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frequent interruptions of breathing during sleep
Sleep apnea
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sleep disruptions that occur during Stage IV, involving screaming, panic, or confusion
Night terrors
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a condition characterized by suddenly falling asleep or feeling sleepy during the day
Narcolepsy
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a technique used by psychoanalysts to interpret content of patient’s dreams
Dream analysis
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person displays two or more personality states, each with its own patterns of thinking and behaving.
Dissociative identity
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a state of consciousness resulting from a narrowed focus of attention and characterized by heightened suggestibility
Hypnosis
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the process of displacing one's feelings onto a different person, animal, or object
Projection
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a defense mechanism that involves an individual transferring negative feelings from one person or thing to another
Displacement
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physical adaptation to a drug so that a person needs more to produce the original effect
Tolerance
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an age at which language and grammar must be attained or the ability is lost forever
critical period
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parents are the boss; feel they do not need to explain their actions to their children; strong disciplinary methods
Authoritarian
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parents are the ultimate boss, but they usually listen to their children and offer explanations for their decisions; mixed disciplinary methods
Democratic
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children have the final say; attempt to guide children but usually give in to their demands; few rules set and sporadically enforced
Permissive (Laissez-faire)
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egocentric parents who are usually uncommitted to their roles and distant from their children
uninvolved
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most widely used and abused mind-altering substance. depressant
alcohol
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a concept regarding the process by which an individual reaches his or her full potential.
Self-actualization
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a theoretical perspective in psychology that emphasizes the role of learning and observable behaviors in understanding human and animal actions.
Behaviorism
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nerves branching beyond the spinal cord into the body
Peripheral Nervous System
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chemical messengers released from endocrine glands that influence the nervous system to regulate the physiology and behavior of individuals
Hormones

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