Psychology 200 Test 2

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treatment that begins with clear, well-defined behavioral goals, such as eliminating test anxiety, and then attempts to achieve those foals through learning

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behavior therapy

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concept that abnormal behavior has three major aspects-biological, psychological, and sociological

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biopsychosocial model

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treatment that begins with an agreement about what the therapist and the client can expect from each other and how long the treatment will last; also known as time-limited therapy

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brief therapy

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release of pent-up emotions associated with unconscious thoughts and memories

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catharsis

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treatment that seeks to improve people's psychological well-being by changing their cognitions

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cognitive therapy

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treatment that uses a combination of methods and approaches

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eclectic therapy

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psychologist who focuses on the needs of large groups rather than those of individuals

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community psychologist

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removal of patients from mental hospitals

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deinstitutionalization

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book that lists the acceptable labels for all psychological disorders, with a description of each and guidelines on how to distinguish it from similar disorders

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DSM IV

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rare condition in which the personality separates into several identities; also known as multiple personality disorders

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dissociative identity disorder

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therapies demonstrated to be helpful

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evidence based treatments

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procedure where a client lies on a couch, starts thinking about a particular symptom or problem, and then reports everything that comes to mind

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free association

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treatment administered to a group of people all at once

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group therapy

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mismatch between the perceptions of one's real self and ideal self

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incongruence

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therapist's explanation of the underlying meaning of what a client says

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interpretation

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identifying a disorder in its early stages and relieving it

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intervention

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treating a disorder to keep it from becoming more serious

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maintenance

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method of taking the results of many experiments, weighting each one in proportion to the number of participants, and determining the overall average effect

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meta-analysis

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rule that a defednant is not criminally responsible if, at the time of committing an unlawful act, the person was laboring under such a defect of reason, from disease of the mind, as not to know the nature and quality of the act he was doing; or if he did know it, that he did not know he was doing wrong

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M'Naghten rule

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procedure in which a therapist listens to the client with unconditional positive regard and offers little interpretation or advice; also known as nondirective or client-centered therapy

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person-centered therapy

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maladaptive, inflexible way of dealing with the environment and other people

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personality disorder

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avoiding a disorder from the start

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prevention

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approach to personality and psychotherapy developed by Sigmund Freud, based on identifying unconscious thoughts and emotions and bringing them to consciousness

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psychoanalysis

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system that relates personality to the interplay of conflicting forces within the individual, including some that the individual may not consciously recognize

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psychodynamic therapies

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treatment of psychological disorders by methods that include a personal relationship between a trained therapist and a client

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psychotherapy

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treatment based on the assumption that thoughts (rationality) lead to emotions and that problems arise not from the unpleasant emotions themselves but from the irrational thoughts that lead to them

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rational-emotive behavior therapy

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assembly of people with similar problems, who operate much like group therapy but without a therapist

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self-help group

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improvement of a psychological condition without therapy

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spontaneous remission

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rule that a therapist who knew, or who should have known, that a client was dangerous is obligated to break the pledge of confidentiality and warn the endangered person

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Tarasoff

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extension of a client's feelings toward a parent or other important figure onto the therapist

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transference