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44 Cards in this Set
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Social cognition |
How people select interpret remember and use social information |
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Person perception |
Process by which we use social stimuli to form impressions of others |
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Self fullfilling prophecy |
Expectations of others cause individuals to act a way to make the expectation come true |
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Attribution theory define |
People motivated to discover the underlying causes of behavior as part of their efforts to make sense of the behavior |
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Three dimensions of attribution theory |
Internal external Stable unstable Control uncontrollably |
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False consensus |
Overestimate the degree other people thunk like you |
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Self serving bias |
Tendency to take credit for success and deny failures |
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Cognitive dissonance |
Psychological discomforts |
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Self perception theory |
Behavior influences attitudes Attitudes assume behaviors |
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Prosocial behavior |
Helping others out |
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Bystander effect |
Tendency for an individual to help out while others are around |
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Abnormal behavior |
Behavior that is deviant maladaptive or personally distressful over a long period of time |
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Deviant |
Behavior does not conform to accepted social norms |
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Biologic approach |
Focuses on the brain genetics and neurotranamitters as source of abnormalities |
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Psychological approach |
Emphasis on experiences, thoughts, emotions and characteristics |
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Sociocultural approach |
Social context Where they live and their culture |
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How are disorders classified |
Dsm5 |
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Dsm5 |
Classification of psych disorders Diagnostic and statistical Manuel of mental disorders |
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Gaba |
Deficiency leads to anxiety |
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Anxiety disorders |
Generalized anxiety Panic disorder Specific phobia Social anxiety |
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Social phobia |
Anxiety disorder where someone has an intense fear of being humiliated or embarrassed in social situations |
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Ocd |
Anxiety provoking thoughts that will not go away and urges repetitive or ritualistic behaviors |
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Bipolar disorder |
Extreme mood swings |
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Dissociative amnesia |
Amnesia characterized by extream memory loss that stems from extensive psychological stress Identity and autobiographical experiences forgotten |
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Dissociative identity disorder |
Multiple personality disorder Have at least two different personality |
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Psychosis |
Persons thoughts and perception are fundamentally removed from reality Schizophrenia |
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Hallucinations |
Sensory experiences that occur in the absance of stimuli Aditory Visual |
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Catatonia |
State of immobility and unresponsiveness lasting for long periods of time |
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Antisocial personality disorder |
Guiltlessness law breaking exploitation of others irresponsible deceit |
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Borderline personality disorder |
Pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships self image and emotions Impulsive insecure and emotional |
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Transference |
Client relating psych to others that they had some sort of relationship with |
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Client centered therapy |
Humanistic therapy Emphasis on selfhealing and encourages clients to understand themselves and to grow |
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Reflective speech |
Mirror s clients own feelings back to client |
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Behavior therapy |
Insight therapy Reduce or eliminate maladaptive behavior |
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Cognitive therapy |
Thoughts are the main source of problem Change feelings and behaviors by shaping thought |
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Someone suffering from mild depression |
Client centered therapy |
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Client centered therapy |
Therapist provides warm supportive atmosphere |
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Behavioral medicence |
Field that focuses on developing and integrating behavior and biomedical knowledge to promote health and reduce illness |
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Theory of reasoned action |
I want to do something the group will support me. |
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Theory of planned behavior |
Persons perception of control over the outcome |
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Stages of change define |
Individual gives up bad habit |
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Stages of change model steps |
Precontemplation Contemplation Preparation Action Maintenance |
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Emotional support |
Family and friends can reassure person that are valuable and loved |
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Stressors |
Circumstances or events that threaten a person |
