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The definition of an attitude |
The emotional and cognitive evaluations that we attach to people places objects and ideas*effective component *behavioral component * cognitive component |
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The definition of cognitive dissonance |
Change behavior, change attitude, minimize importance of attitude |
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The definition of an attribution |
When we make a determination about the perceived cause of our actions or those of another person. • Personal • Dispositional |
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Anxiety disorders: GAD |
a mental disorder characterized by tension, excess worry, and a state of physiological arousal that has no specific trigger. |
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Anxiety disorders: Phobias |
A completely irrational fear towards an object or situation, where the individual only finds peace by avoiding the object. Panic:Feelings of tremendous fear, when there is no reasonable causation, and characterized by panic attacks that can last for several minutes or longer. |
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Anxiety disorders: OCD |
a mental disorder characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or actions (compulsions). |
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Anxiety disorders: PTSD |
a mental disorder characterized by intrusive memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, hypervigilance, and/or insomnia that lingers for a month or more after experiencing a traumatic event. |
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Mood disorders: MDD |
A mental disorder that is characterized by feelings of extreme unhappiness and hopelessness, which interferes with one’s work, sleep, eating, and life. |
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Mood disorders: Bipolar |
A mental disorder characterized by alternating periods of extreme highs (mania) and extreme lows (depression). |
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Mood disorders: Schizophrenia |
A chronic and often disabling mental disorder characterized by disorganized and/or delusional thinking, distorted sensory and perceptual experiences, and blunted or inappropriate emotions and behaviors. |
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Mood disorders: DID |
A dissociative disorder in which two or more distinct identities are thought to alternately control a person’s behavior, often as a result of severe trauma |
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Substance-related/Addictive disorders |
involves the use of some substance to such an extreme extent that it disrupts the person’s ability to keep up with his or her responsibilities and relationships. Alcohol/Drug Gambling Pornography |
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Medical: Medications |
Psychotropic |
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Medical: electroconvulsive therapy |
therapeutic technique in which electric currents are sent through the brain to induce a brief seizure, which cases the brain to reverse symptoms of certain mental illnesses |
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Medical: Psychosurgery |
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS): involves sending repeated pulses through a magnetic coil held close to the patient’s skull. |
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Medical: Psychosurgery |
Deep-brain stimulation: involves implanting electrodes in the brain and the use of a pacemaker stimulator to activate inhibitory neurons in an area that bridges the frontal lobe and the limbic system (Mayberg, 2009). |
