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Source Amnesia |
inability to remember from where existing knowledge was acquired. |
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Proactive Interference |
Is an explanation for forgetting in long term memory. The basic theory states that interference occurs when information that is similar in format gets in the way of the information that someone is trying to recall. |
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Retroactive Interference |
Occurs when you forget a previously learnt task due to the learning of a new task. |
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Motivated Forgetting |
Forgetting occurs because we are motivated to do so. Some experiences or memories are so painful or upsetting that thinking about them would produce overwhelming anxiety. |
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Anorexia Nervosa |
A lack or loss of appetite for food (medical condition) |
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Bulimia Nervosa |
Desire to loose weight by overeating and afterwards, purge, vomit, or fast. |
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Sexual Orientation |
Sexual identity (heterosexual, homosexual, or bisexual) |
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Denial |
Denying existence of the problem or reality. |
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Regression |
Taking the position of a child in some problematic situation, rather than acting in a more adult way. |
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Projection |
Forms of a defense in which unwanted feelings are displaced onto another person, where they then appear as a threat from the external world. |
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Displacement |
Involves taking out our frustrations, feelings, and impulses on people. |
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Repression |
The action of subbing someone or something by force. |
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ID |
Made up of unconscious psychic energy that works to satisfy basic urges, needs and desires; Operates pleasure principles. |
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Ego |
Self-esteem or importance |
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Superego |
Self-critical conscience, reflecting social standards learned from parents and teachers. |
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Free Association |
Psychoanalysis therapy in which a client is asked to freely share thoughts, random words, and anything else that comes to mind. |
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Oedipus Complex |
A child's desire to have sexual relations with the opposite sex with the parent. |
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Projective Tests |
Evaluating personality by looking at a picture that's notably inkblots. |
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Extroversion |
Outgoing and social |
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Neuroticism |
Anxiety, fear, moodiness, worry, envy, frustrations, jealousy, and loneliness. |
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Openness |
Intellectually curious, open to emotion, sensitive to beauty and willing to try new things. |
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Conscientiousness |
Trait of being careful, or vigilant; desire to do well. |
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Agreeableness |
Kind, sympathetic, cooperative, warm and considerate |
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Spotlight Effect |
People considerably overestimate how much attention other people are paying attention to them. |
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Self-serving Bias |
Cognitive bias often used to protect self-esteem. |
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Stress |
Triggering "fight-or-flight" response causing hormones such as adrenaline and cortisol to surge through the body. |
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Type A Personality |
Impatient/ aggressive |
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Type B Personality |
Relaxed personalities |
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Emotion- focused coping |
Problem focused strategies aim to remove or reduce the cause of the stressor, including problem-solving. |
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Problem- focused coping |
Tackles the problem of a stressful situation causing stress |
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Aerobic Exercise |
"Cardio" pumping oxygenated blood by the heart to deliver oxygen to work muscles. |
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Bipolar Disorder |
Causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and the ability to carry. |
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DSM-IV-TR |
Diagnostic and Statistical Manuel of Mental Disorders- Text Revision |
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Major Depressive Disorder |
Difficulties carrying out his r her usual work, school, domestic or social activities due to symptoms of depression. |
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Biopsychosocial Approach |
Biologically, psychological, and social factors and their complex interactions in understanding health illness, and health care delivery. |
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Token Economy |
A system for providing positive reinforcement to a child or children by giving them tokens that can be exchanged for other reinforcers. |
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Systematic Desensitization |
A type of behavior therapy used to help overcome phobias and other anxiety disorders. |
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Psychopharmacology |
Effects of drugs on the mind and behavior. |
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Tardive Dyskinesia |
Cause by long-term use of neuroleptic drugs, which are used to treat psychiatric conditions. |
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Hallucinations |
Apparent perception of something not present. |
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Delusion |
Generally accepted as reality or rational argument, typically a symptom of mental disorder. |
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Withdrawl |
Depending on a drug that's been discontinued. |
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Schizophrenia |
Out of touch with reality. Disorganized speech, behavior, or decreased participation in daily activities. |
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Phobia |
Fear or aversion to something |
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Panic Attack |
Intense fear or discomfort; palpitations, pounding heart, accelerated heart rate. |
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Antisocial personality |
Shows no regard for right and wrong and ignores the rights and feelings of others. |
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Disorder |
Disrupt functioning or neat arrangement |
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Dissociative Identity disorder |
Results in two or more split identities. |
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OCD |
That lead to repetitive behaviors (compulsions) |
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Panic Disorder |
Debilitating anxiety and fear arise frequently and without reasonable cause. |
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Agoraphobia |
Situations where the person perceives the environment to be unsafe with no easy way to get away. |
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GAD (General Anxiety Disorder) |
Anxiety and flashbacks triggered by a traumatic event |
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Social Phobia |
Self-consciousness arising from fear of being closely watched, judge, and criticized by others. |
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Strategies to Improve Memory |
- Focus on main materials - Avoid cramming - organize information |
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Maslow's Hierarchy Needs |
- Physiological needs: food, water, warmth, rest - Safety needs: security, safety - Belongingness and love needs: intimate relationships, friends - Esteem needs: prestige and feeling of accomplishment - Self actualization: achieving one's full potential, including creative activities. |
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Factors Influencing Taste Preference |
- Prenatal shaping, innate taste - Conditioning of preferences - Flavoring the well-known - Repeated exposure |
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Alcohol Effects on Teens' Contraceptives |
- Brain is still developing - Can lead into lifelong damage to brain function - Contraceptives: will increase ovulation - Can reduce liver's ability to metabolize alcohol |
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Population Most Vulnerable to STDs |
Women because their skin is covered by a thin, more delicate mucous membrane that easily allows viruses and bacteria to pass. |
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Big Five Theory and Hoe They Change Over Time |
Conscientiousness, agreeableness, neurotisim, openness and extroversion can change over time by genetics, consequence, and personality slows down. |
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What Correlates with Happiness? |
Health, social activity, and religiosity |
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Not Correlated With Happiness |
Age, gender, parenthood, intelligence, physical attractiveness, and money |
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Effects Associated With Stress |
High blood pressure, diabetes, asthma, depression, anxiety. |
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Adaptive Coping Strategies |
Getting someone to help you if a situation starts to get stressful. |
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Maladaptive Coping Strategies |
Ways of dealing with stress that usually makes things worse |
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Common Causes of Stress |
Loss of a job, death, divorce |
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Health Consequences in Obesity |
High blood pressure, high cholesterol, high levels of triglycerides |
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Causes pf Obesity |
Genetics, physical inactivity, frequent eatting |
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Causes of Anorexia |
Low-self confidence, social pressure |
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Cause of Bulimia |
Dieting, fear of getting fat, eating large amounts |
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Alternative Uses of Antidepressants |
Massages, exercise, pet therapy |
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Effective Treatment of ECT Therapy |
Major depression |
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Most Risk of Experiencing Major Depressive Disorder |
No energy, thoughts of death, insomnia, weight, appetite |
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What are SSRIs Commonly Prescribed to treat? |
Moderate or severe depression |
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Results That Behaviors are Labeled as Disorders |
ADHD, Emotional, ODD, Anxiety, OCD |
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What are the Benefits and Negative Consequences of Diagnostic Labels? |
Positive: Ignore the slip-ups and give positive rewards. Negative: Calling someone names and can lead into depression. |
