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Skinner
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Believed personality is a series of response tendencies
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Social-cognitive theory (Albert Bandura):
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learning and cognition both contribute to individual differences in personality
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Reciprocal determinism:
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Cognitive processes, behavior, and context interact and are influenced by one another
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Self Efficacy
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Our level of confidence in our own abilities
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what is Locus of control (Julian Rotter) and the 2 types
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Beliefs about the power we have over our lives
Internal locus of control: Outcomes result directly from our own efforts
External locus of control: Outcomes result from factors outside our control
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Walter Mischel
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Colleague of Albert Bandura, who believed personality traits are not consistent across situations
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Self-regulation:
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Process of identifying a goal and using internal and external feedback to maximize goal attainment
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Abraham Maslow:
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Developed ideas by studying creative, healthy people, not troubled clinical ones (i.e. Abraham Lincoln, Eleanor Rossevelt, Albert Einstein…)
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Humanistic Perspective Characteristics
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Recognize the needs and desires of others, willingness to respond to uniqueness of people, deep connections with few people, spontaneity and creativity, non-conformist
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Carl Rogers
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Believed people are basically good and naturally strive for self-actualization
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Client/Person Centered Therapy:
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Developed by Carl Rogers in which patients take the lead role in therapy. Therapists must exhibit 3 features to maximize effectiveness. (unconditional positive regard, Genuineness and empathy)
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Self-concept:
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Our thoughts and feelings about ourselves (Carl Rogers idea)
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Minnesota Twin Studies
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Identified and studied 3550 pairs of twin reared together and apart
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Twin Pairs:
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Personality and intelligence tests
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Personality Traits
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Tendencies to behave in certain ways that remain relatively constant across situations
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Gordon Allport
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Divided traits into three categories:
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what are allports 3 categories of traits
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Cardinal Traits: Dominate your personality and life (e.g. Ebenezer Scrooge’s greed)
Central Traits: Make up our personalities (e.g. kind, goofy, loyal)
Secondary Traits: Present under specific circumstances only, not as consistent (e.g. someone who gets nervous when forced to make small talk
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Raymond Cattell
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Proposed that there are 171 traits and all personalities are made up of the same 16 dimensions
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Hans Eysenck
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Used factor analysis to determine which specific traits seemed to cluster together, he called these clusters a “superfactor”
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what are the three superfactors ?
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Extroversion / introversion: Impulsive, sociable, assertive on the one extreme and shy, socially withdrawn, passive on the other
Neuroticism / stability: Extent to which person experiences negative emotions-temperamental, defensive, anxious on the other hand or calm, even-tempered on the other
Psychoticism / superego control: Nonconformist, impulsive, antisocial on one end, or altruistic, empathetic, cooperative on the othe
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what are the five factors in the five factor model?
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Agreeableness / disagreeableness
Extraversion / introversion
Neuroticism / stability
Conscientiousness / irresponsibility
Openness to experience / imaginativeness
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HEXACO Model:
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Big 5 with honesty-humility added
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Culture
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Beliefs, costumes, art, and traditions of a particular society
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Individualist
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Independence, competition, personal achievement
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Collectivist
Social harmony, respectfulness, group needs
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what are the three ways to study personality in a cultural context:
Cultural-comparative approach: Test Western ideas in other cultures
Indigenous approach: Create new culturally-relevant instruments
Combined approach
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Self-Report Inventories
Paper-and-pencil questionnaires designed to assess various aspects of personality
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Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory 2 (MMPI-2)
A 567 question questionnaire that is useful in distinguishing clinical populations
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Projective Tests
Tests involving interpretations of an ambiguous stimulus in order to access unconscious mind
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Rorschach (inkblot) test:
ambiguous shape intended to force participants to project structure and meaning onto the image
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Thematic Apperception Test
Asked to make up a story about an ambiguous scene (picture)
Asked to make up a story about an ambiguous scene (picture)
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Rotter Incomplete Sentence Blank (RISB):
Finishing incomplete sentences as quickly as possible
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TEMAS Multicultural Thematic Apperception Test
Designed to be culturally relevant to minorities
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Social Psychology:
How people affect one another
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Situationism (State Theory)
Our actions and behavior are determined by our immediate environment and surroundings
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Dispositionism (Trait Theory):
Our auctions and behavior are determined by internal factors
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Internal Factor
Attribute of a person such as personality traits and temperament
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Fundamental Attribution Error:
when explaining a person’s behavior, we tend to Overemphasize internal factors and underemphasize external factors
FAE = Dispositional > Situational
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Individualistic Culture:
Individual achievement and autonomy, focus on the individual and western countries. High likelihood of FAE
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Collectivistic Culture:
Communal relationships with others, focus on the group (the collective) and eastern countries. Low likelihood of FAE
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Actor-observer Bias
The tendency to attribute the behavior of others to internal causes, while attributing our own behavior to external causes
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Attribution Theory:
How ordinary people explain the causes of behavior and events. Focuses on 3 factors :
Locus Of Control (internal vs external)
Stability (stable vs unstable)
Controllability (controllable vs uncontrollable)
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Self-serving Bias
describes when we attribute positive events and successes to our own character or actions
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Just-World Hypothesis:
The belief that people get the outcomes they deserve
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Social Roles
: A pattern of behavior that is expected of a person in a given setting or group, defined by culturally shared knowledge
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Social Norms
A group’s expectation of what is appropriate and acceptable behavior for its members, how group members are supposed to think and behave
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Scripts
A person’s knowledge about the sequence of events expected in a specific setting
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Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment:
Study about the “psychological effects of prison life”
Attitudes: Our evaluation of a person, an idea, or an object. Focuses on 3 main components.
Affect: How we feel
Behavior: How we behave
Cognition: How we think
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Cognitive Dissonance
Psychological discomfort arising from holding two or more inconsistent attitudes, behaviors, or cognitions
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Justification of Effort
We value goals and achievements the we put a lot of effort into
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Persuasion
The process of changing our attitude toward something based on some kind of communication
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Yale Attitude Change Approach
Describes the conditions under which people tend to change their attitudes
Source: who
Content: what
Characteristics: to whom
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Elaboration Likelihood Model
thinking processes that might occur when we attempt to change a person's attitude through communication
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Central Route-Direct
logic-driven, uses data and facts, lasting attitude change
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Peripheral Route-Indirect
Uses peripheral cues, relies on positive associations, less permanent attitude change
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Principle Of Consistency
Complying with an original, smaller request makes you more likely to comply with later, larger request
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The Asch Effect
The influence of the group majority on an individual’s judgment
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Conformity
Going along with a request or demand, even if you do not agree with the request
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Normative Social Influence
Conform to fit in, to feel good, and to be accepted by the group
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Informational Social Influence:
Conform because they think the group is competent in the task and has the correct information
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The Milgram Experiment
The shock experiment which asked students to shock each other when answering questions incorrect
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Deindividuation
When a person feels a sense of anonymity which creates a reduction in accountability and sense of self when among others
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Social Loafing
A reduction of individual effort to achieve a goal when working in a group
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Social Facilitation
When an individual performs better in front of an audience compared to in private
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Prejudice
A negative attitude and feeling toward an individual based solely on one’s membership in a particular social group
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Stereotypes
A specific belief or assumption about individuals based solely on their membership in a group
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Confirmation Bias
Seeking out information that supports our stereotypes and ignore information that is inconsistent with our stereotypes
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Hostile Aggression
Motivated by feelings of anger with intent to cause pain
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Instrumental Aggression
Motivated by achieving a goal
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Diffusion Of Responsibility
The tendency for no one in a group to help because the responsibility to help is spread throughout the group
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Prosocial Behaviour
Voluntary behavior with the intent to help others
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Altruism
People’s desire to help others even if the cost outweigh the benefits of helping
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Proximity
We are most likely to be friends with people we have regular contact with
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Similarity
We are more likely to be friends with people who are similar to us
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Homophily
Tendency for people to form relationships with others who are similar
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Reciprocity
The give and take in relationships
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Self-Disclosure
The sharing of personal information about ourselves
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Attraction
Physical traits and social traits
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Matching Hypothesis
People tend to pick someone they view as their equal in physical attractiveness and social desirability
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Sternberg’s Triangular Theory of Love
Believes that there are 3 components of love
Intimacy: Sharing details and intimate thoughts and emotions
Passion: Physical attraction
Commitment: Standing by the person “In sickness and in health”
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Social Exchange Theory
We are motivated to maximize the benefits of social exchanges, or relationships, and minimize the costs
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Stress
A process whereby an individual perceives and responds to events they appraise as overwhelming or threatening to well-being
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Stressor
Event/Situation that triggers a stress response
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Primary Appraisal
Judgment of potential threat or challenge associated with a stressor
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Secondary Appraisal
Judgment of our ability to cope with the event
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Eustress
Stress from positive stressors
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Distress
Stress resulting from unpleasant stressors
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Health Psychology
Scientific study of how stress and other psychological factors impact health, illness, and response to illness
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The fight-or-flight Response
A response to stress
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Hans Selye
A austrian born endocrinologist who noticed that the same stress response occurred regardless of the specific stressor
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Acute Stressor
Brief focal events
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Chronic Stressor
Events that persist over an extended period of time
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Traumatic Events
Unexpected, severe events that expose an individual to threat of or actual death/injury
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Life Changes
Events or situations that require us to make changes in our lives
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Daily Hassles
Everyday annoyances/common experiences that may frequently produce stress
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Occupation-related stressors
Situations where one is frequently exposed to challenging and unpleasant events
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Job Stain
Excessive job demands/workload combined with low decision-making power
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Job Burnout
Sense of emotional exhaustion and cynicism related to one’s job
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Immune System:
The body’s system of organs and cells that defend the body from foreign invaders (viruses, bacteria) and abnormal cell growth (cancer cells)
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Immunosuppression
Decreased effectiveness of immune system (e.g. AIDS)
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Psychoneuroimmunology
Growing field that studies links between stress, the immune system, and health
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Cardiovascular Disorders
Disorders involving the cardiovascular system
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Heart Disease
Involves blocking of coronary arteries leading to myocardial infarction
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Friedman and Rosenman:
Studied 3000 healthy male volunteers and classified 2 categories:
Type A: Always tense, stressed, little patience, time pressured, aggressive, easily provoked, uptight
Type B: Patient, no sense of urgency, passive, laid back
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Asthma
Chronic disease in which respiratory airways are obstructed by inflammation, leading to trouble breathing
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Coping
Mental and behavioral efforts we use to manage, reduce, or tolerate stress
Adaptive: Example: join study group, reduce hours working
Maladaptive: Example: Oh well, hit george street
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Problem-focused coping
Focused on dealing directly with the stressor
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Emotion-focused Coping
Focused on managing one’s feelings about the stressor
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Perceived Control
Beliefs about our personal capacity to exert influence over the shape outcomes
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Seligman
Dogs previously forced to experience shocks do not even try to escape them when given the chance
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Learned Helplessness
A belief that one is powerless to change their situation
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Three Kinds Of Attributions
Internal vs external, Stable vs unstable, Global vs specific
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Social Support
The soothing impact of friends, family, and acquaintances
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Biofeedback
Using electronic equipment to measure involuntary activity and provide feedback
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Psychological Disorder
Condition characterized by abnormal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors
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Psychopathology
The study of psychological disorders
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Thomas Szasa
Mental illness is a construct invented to stigmatize people who behave in socially unacceptable ways
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Disturbance
In inner states and behaviors
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Dysfunction
Must stem form internal dysfunction of mechanisms in the body
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Distress
Behaviors (thoughts or emotions) cause significant distress or unhappiness that interfere with daily functioning
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Deviance
Behaviors (thoughts or emotions) differ from societal expectations (standards or norms)
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International Classification Of Diseases (ICD-10)
System used by most countries to classify psychological disorders
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Compassionate View Of Psychological Disorders
A view that has 2 key points
Psychological disorders represent extremes of thoughts, feelings, and behavior
Individuals with psychological disorders are more than their illness
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Supernatural Perspective
Historically, Mental illness attributed to magic or spirits
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Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Typically diagnosed in early childhood
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Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder
Characterizes by constant pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity/impulsivity that interferes with normal functioning
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Autism Spectrum Disorder:
Characterized by significant disturbances in three areas:
Social Interaction
Communication
Repetitive patterns of behavior/interests
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Schizophrenia
A serious psychological disorder characterized by disorganized thinking and speech, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions and actions
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Positive Symptoms
Excess of behaviors
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Negative Symptoms
Deficits in behaviors
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Mood Disorders
Characterized by severe disturbances in mood and emotions
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Major Depressive Disorder
A disorder characterized by depressed mood and loss of interest/pleasure in usual activities
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Bipolar Disorder
Periods of mania (dramatic and inappropriate elevation in mood) that alternate with periods of depression
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Diathesis-Stress Model
Stressful life events contribute to MDD
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Anxiety Disorders
Disabling levels of fear or anxiety that are frequent, severe, persistent, or easily triggered
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Phobias
An extreme fear of something
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Classical Conditioning
When neutral stimulus is paired with negative stimulus
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Social Anxiety Disorder
Severe, persistent fear of embarrassment in social situations
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Panic Attacks
Periodic sudden bouts of panic or terror in the absence of any real threat
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Excessive worry accompanied by at least three of the following:
Restlessness, irritability, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, muscle tension, and sleep problems
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
characterized by obsessions and compulsions
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Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Obsession with a perceived flaw in physical appearance
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Hoarding Disorder
Inability to part with possessions, leading to excessive clutter and accumulation of stuff
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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
A set of fear/arousal symptoms tied to a specific traumatic event
Intrusion
Avoidance
Alterations in cognitions/moods
Alterations in arousal/reactivity
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Dissociative Amnesia
Unable to remember important information, brought on by traumatic event
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Depersonalization
Feeling of detachment from one’s body
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Derealization
Detachment from the world
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Dissociative Disorders (DID)
Two or more distinct personalities
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Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
Great instability, major shifts in mood, unstable self-image, and impulsivity
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Antisocial Personality Disorder
Persistent and callous disregard for the feelings and rights of others
