Unit #1

Question 1

Freud

Answer 1

psychoanalytic perspective

Question 2

psychoanalytic perspective

Answer 2

One’s psychological make up is determined by past experiences

Question 3

Pavlov and Watson

Answer 3

behaviorism

Question 4

behaviorism

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human nature can be explained by overt, observable behaviors

Question 5

Maslow and Rogers

Answer 5

humanistic psychology

Question 6

Beck and Ellis

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cognitive perspective

Question 7

cognitive perspective

Answer 7

our thoughts, beliefs and attitudes influence behaviors and feelings

Question 8

Psychological disorder

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psychological dysfunction associated with distress or impairment in functioning that is not a typical or culturally expected response

Question 9

phobia

Answer 9

any psychological disorder characterize by marked and persistent fear of an object or situation

Question 10

psychological dysfunction

Answer 10

something is not functioning the way that it should

Question 11

impairment

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difficulty performing appropriate and expected roles

Question 12

psychopathology

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scientific study of psychological disorders

Question 13

scientist-practitioners

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mental health professionals who are expected to apply scientific methods to their work

Question 14

presenting problems

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the original complaint reported by the client to the therapist and the treated problem may be modification derived from the presenting problem

Question 15

clinical description

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details of the combination of behaviors, thought, and feelings of an individual that make up a particular disorder

Question 16

prevalence

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

Question 17

lifetime prevalence

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number of people in the population who have ever had the disorder

Question 18

incidence

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

Question 19

course

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pattern of development and change of a disorder overtime

Question 20

acute onset

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began suddenly

Question 21

insidious onset

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development of a disorder over time

Question 22

prognosis

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predicted future development of a disorder over time

Question 23

etiology

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cause or source of a disorder

Question 24

psychosocial

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social and cultural factors and psychological influences

Question 25

moral therapy

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nineteenth century psychological approach to treatment that involved treating patients as normally as possible in normal environment

Question 26

mental hygiene movement

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mid 20th century effort to improve care of the mentally disordered by informing the public of their mistreatment

Question 27

psychoanalysis

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psychoanalytic assessment and therapy, which emphasizes exploration of and insight into, unconscious processes and conflicts, pioneered by Sigmund Freud

Question 28

behaviorism

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explanation of human behavior, including dysfunction, based on principles of learning and adaptation derived from experimental psychology

Question 29

unconscious

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the part of the psychic makeup that is outside the persons awareness

Question 30

catharsis

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

Question 31

psychoanalytic model

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complex and comprehensive theory originally advanced by Freud that seeks to account for the development and structure of personality, as well as the origin of abnormal behavior, based primarily on inferred inner entities and forces

Question 32

id

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in psychoanalysis the unconscious psychical entity present at birth representing basic drives