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16 Cards in this Set
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Repression
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prevents unacceptable impulses from ever reaching consciousness |
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Ego
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the psychological force that employs reason and operates in accordance with the reality principle. |
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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A disorder marked by persistent and excessive feelings of anxiety and worry about numerous events and activities. |
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Fear
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The central nervous system’s physiological and emotional response to a serious threat to one’s well-being. |
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Compulsions
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A repetitive and rigid behavior or mental act that a person feels driven to perform in order to prevent or reduce anxiety |
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Phobia
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A persistent and unreasonable fear of a particular object, activity, or situation. |
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Agoraphobia
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An anxiety disorder in which a person is afraid to be in public places or situations from which escape might be difficult (or embarrassing) or help unavailable if panic like symptoms were to occur. |
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Obsessions
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A persistent thought, urge, or image that is experienced repeatedly, feels intrusive, and causes anxiety. |
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Acute Stress Disorder
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An anxiety disorder in which fear and related symptoms are experienced soon after a traumatic event and last less than a month. |
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Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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An anxiety disorder in which fear and related symptoms continue to be experienced long after a traumatic event. |
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Locus Ceruleus
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A small area of the brain that seems to be active in the regulation of emotions. Many of its neurons use norepinephrine. |
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Anxiety
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The central nervous system’s physiological and emotional response to a vague sense of threat or danger. |
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hypochondriasis
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A somatoform disorder in which people mistakenly fear that minor changes in their physical functioning indicate a serious disease. Now known as illness anxiety disorder. |
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subintentional death
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A death in which the victim plays an indirect, hidden, partial, or unconscious role. |
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egoistic suicide
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Suicide committed by people over whom society has little or no control, people who are not concerned with the norms or rules of society |
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psychosis |
A state in which a person loses contact with reality in key ways. |
