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40 Cards in this Set
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Normailty is a key component of psychological health,
True/ false |
False
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Trying to think rationally about what bothers you wont get you very far, because psychology problems usually are due to emotions, not thinking.
Tue/false |
false
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About how many Americans have a diagnosable psychological disorder during the course of a yr?
A.5% B.10% C. 20% |
C. 20%
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People with enough willpower can force themselves to snap out of their depression.
True/ false |
False
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A person who attempts suicide but survives did not really intend to die.
True/ false |
False
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Contributes to every dimension of wellness.
Defined negatively as the absence of illness or positively as the presence of wellness |
Psychological health
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From most bottom of pyramid to top:
1.Physiological needs 2. Safety and security 3. Love and belonging 4. Self- esteem 5. Self- actualization |
Maslow's hierarchy of needs
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People that have an ambitious outlook, realism, acceptance, autonomy, authenticity, intimacy, and creativity
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Self- actualization
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Internal confusion about who one is. Finding your adult identity
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Identity crisis
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Criteria for judging what is good and bad, which underlie one's moral decisions and behavior
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Values
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Believing you are good, competent, adn worthy of love, developing a positive self concept, meeting challenges to self-esteem, being optimistic, maintaining honest communication, dealing with loneliness, and dealing with anger are all ways you can achieve what?
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Ways is which you can achieve a healthy self- esteem
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A feeling of fear that is not directed toward any definite threat
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Anxiety
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A persistent and excessive fear of a specific object, activity, or situation.
most common and most understandable. |
Simple phobia (or specific phobia)
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An excessive fear of being observed in public; speaking in public is the most common example.
About 15 million Americans affected |
Social phobia
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A syndrome of severe anxiety attacks accompanied by physical symptoms like rapid heartbeat, shortness of breathe, and dizziness.
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Panic disorder
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An anxiety disorder characterized by the fear of being alone away from help and avoidance of many different places and situations.
Fear of panic attacks |
Agoraphobia
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An anxiety disorder characterized by excessive, uncontrollable worry about all kinds of things and anxiety in many situations in the future.
Persistent nervousness |
Generalized- Anxiety disorder (GAD)
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A recurrent, irrational, unwanted thought or impulse
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Obsession
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An irrational, repetitive, forced action, usually associated with an obsession
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Compulsion
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An anxiety disorder characterized by uncontrollable, recurring thoughts and performing of senseless rituals.
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Obsessive- compulsive disorder (OCD)
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An anxiety disorder characterized by reliving traumatic events through dreams, flashbacks, and hallucinations
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Post- traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
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What are these examples of?
Simple phobia, social phobia, panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder,OCD, and post- traumatic stress disorder |
Anxiety disorders
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How can you treat anxiety disorders?
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Medications or psychological interventions (cognitive behavioral therapies)
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An emotional disturbance that is intense and persistent enough to affect normal function
most common types are depression and bipolar disorder |
Mood disorders
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Most common mood disorder. Characterized by the loss of interest, sadness, hopelessness, loss of appetite, disturbed sleep, and other physical symptoms
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Depression
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Major depression.
applied to people who experience symptoms of mild or moderate depressions for 2 yrs or more |
Dysthymic disorder
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Who has the higher suicide rate?
Men or women? and Whites/ Native Am or Blacks? |
Men
and White/ Native Americans |
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The use of electric shock to induce brief, generalized seizures; used in the treatment of severe depression when other treatments have failed
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Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
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A mood disorder characterized by seasonal depression, usually occurring in winter when there is less daylight
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Seasonal affective disorder (SAD)
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A mood disorder characterized by excessive elation, irritability, talkativeness, inflated self- esteem, and expansiveness
feeling 'high' |
mania
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A mental illness that alternates periods of depression and mania
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bipolar disorder
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A psychological disorder that involves a disturbance in thinking and in perceiving reality.
disorganized thoughts, inappropriate emotions, delusions, hallucinations |
Schizophrenia
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Consists of cutting, burning, and hitting.
provides relief from psychological distress |
Self- injury
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What are the 4 types of bullying?
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1.Physical
2. Verbal 3. Relational 4. Cyber |
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In terms of bullying, boys are more likely to do what type of bullying, where girls are likely to do what?
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Boys- physical or verbal
Girls- spreading rumors and social exclusion |
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What are the 4 different perspectives of the model of human nature and therapeutic change?
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1. Biological
2.Behavioral 3. Cognitive 4. Psychodynamic |
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A perspective of the model of human nature and therapeutic change.
the mind's activity depends on the activity of neurons and complex chemical reactions |
Biological
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A perspective of the model of human nature and therapeutic change.
Stimulus, response, and reinforcement |
Behavioral
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A perspective of the model of human nature and therapeutic change.
ideas, attitudes, behaviors, and feelings. Change the way an individual thinks about feared situation |
Cognitive
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What are some ways you can get help with mental health problems?
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Self help-books, writing a journal
Peer counseling and support groups Professional help- choosing mental health pro |
