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DSM

Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders- it is the manual of mental disorders. used to classify disorders

somataform disorders

takes bodily work w/out physical cause "in your mind"

conversion-anxiety

causing physical pain *somatoform

hypochondriac

physical symptoms percieved as deadly disease *somatoform

dissociative disorders

consciousness splits from memory caused by trauma

dissociative amnesia

loss of memory for significant personal facts usually related to a traumatic event *dissociative

DID

2 or more identities *dissociative

mood disorders

bipolar, depression

depression

5 signs of depression that last for 2 WEEKS

3 D's

deviant, distressful, dysfunctional

deviant

atypical

distressful

disturbing

dysfunctional

unjustifiable, maladaptive

diathesis stress model

people biologically or genetically predisposed to a disorder can develop it when stressed

medical model

approach used to find medical treatments for symptoms

biological approach

evolution, genes, brains, structures

psychological approach

stress, trauma, learned helplessness

socio-cultural approach

roles, expectations

rosenhan study

people went to the hospital claiming to have heard voices. other than that they were truthful. all of them were misdiagnosed with disorders when in reality they were for the most part healthy.

confidentiality

set of rules or a promise that limits access or places restrictions on certain types of information

insanity defense

in criminal trials, the defendant is not responsible for his/her actions during a mental health episode

what is the intersection between psychology and the legal system called?

forensic psychology

psychoanalytic therapy

looks at the thoughts and behaviors of the unconscious mind

treatment approaches to psychoanalytic therapy

free association, dream analysis

free association

encourage patients to verbalize any thoughts/feelings that come into their conscious


resistence

happens with free association, occurs when patients unconsciously try to censor their feelings/thoughts

transference

happens with free association, occurs when patients treat the therapist like someone from their past

dream analysis

asks patients to describe their dreams in detail, then interprets their dreams

humanistic therapy

person-centered

approaches of humanistic therapy

client centered, gestalt

client centered

created by ROGERS, insight on themselves.

gestalt

created by Fritz Beris, identify inconsistent theories, people create their own understandings of the world

cognitive therapy

helps depression patients and lets people speak their minds freely

group therapy

group of clients experiencing similiar problems meet with one therapist who then helps them work through their problems together. advantages are that they then know they are not alone.

family therapy

considers the family as a whole and disccuses problems all together

aaron beck

developed cognitive therapy

albert ellis

developed REBT therapy

sigmund freud

developed psychoanalysis "unconscious"

mary cover jones

developed behavior therapyc

carl rogers

developed humanistic approach

b.f skinner

developed behaviorism

joseph wolpe

had post traumatic stress disorder so he did research on his own disease

attribution theory

fritz heider, we explain someones behavior by creating either the situation or the persons disposition. this is used to explain other motives such as the fundamental attribution errors or the self-serving bias

fundamental attribution error

tendency when analyzing anothers behaviors, to underestimate the impact of the situation and over estimate their personal disposition

self-serving bias

readiness to percieve oneself favorably

dispositions about others should be made...

CAREFULLY

deindividuation

the loss of self-awareness and self-restraint occuring in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity.

group polarization

the enhancement of a groups prevailing inclinations through discussion with/group. interacting with others has good and had affects.

social loafing

tendency for people in a group to put fourth less effort when in the group

social facilitation

tendency for people to do better on simple tasks when in the presence of other people

group think

mode of thinking that occurs when the desire for harmony in a decision-making group overrides a realistic appraisal of alternatives

conformity

adjusting ones behavior of thinking to coincide with a group standard. BEHAVIOR IS CONTAGIOUS

chameleon effect

natural tendency to mimic others

obedience

following a given command

central route

focuses on arguments and respond w/favorable thoughts

periphreal route

influenced by incidental cues, such as memories/someones attractiveness

mere exposure effect

the more you are exposed to something, the more you grow to like it often without even paying attention

bystander effect

tendency for a bystander to be less likely to help when others are present

actor-observer bias

tendency to attritbute others behavior to internal causes while attributing ones own behavior to external causes

social exchange theory

will help people if the rewards outway the cost

ingroup

"us" people with whom we share a common identity

outgroup

"them" those percieved as different or apart from our ingroup

ingroup bias

natural tendency to favor your ingroup

ethnocentrisim

belief your own group is superior ex: whites in america

prejudice

an unjustifiable attitude toward a group and it's members. generally involves stereotypes, negative feelings, and predispositions

scapegoat theory

blaming more acceptable object/person

self-concept

sum of total beliefs

self esteem

positive negative evaluations

social comparison

compare selves to others to figure ourselves out

altruism

highest level of helping, no personal gain

3 factors of attractions

physical, proximity, and similiarity

cognitive dissonance

feelings or discomfort caused by a discrepency between an attitude and a behavior or between to competing attitudes

solomon asch

created pieces of work in formation, and conformity

leon festinger

created cognitive dissonance and the social competiton theory

stanley milgram

shcok experiment shows when people are asked they comply

philip zimbardo

did the prison study *deindividuation*

self perception theory

says we look to our own behavior to determine what our attitudes are

door-in-the-face

request and they say no, then request smaller option so they'll say yes

foot-in-the-door

small request, get them to agree, then add other small requests on also

norm of reciprocity

a give and take where after doing a favor for someone, you expect that favor to be returned to keep things balanced

that's-not-all

infomercials, keep offering extra add ons

social norm

what is typical or common in order to conform, one most recognize the norm

normative social influence

to fit in (social norms-price to not fit in is too high)

informational social influence

groups provide valuable info, we assume others are right and we want to be correct as well

complience

going along with a request

proximity

closer, less likely, father, most likely

culture

behaviors, ideas, attitudes, values, and traditions shared by a group of people and transmitted from one generation to the next

relative deprivation

compared to others you feel you're worse offj

just world phenomenom

you think the worlds a fair place and people get what they deserve in life

superordinate goals

large goals that encourage you to work together for a common purpose, this is what actually decreases prejudice

aggression types

biological, genetic, neural, brain chemistry

kitty genovese study

stabbed multiple times, people saw, no one helped.

3 steps in order to help

1- notice 2- interpret as emergency 3- assume responsibility

norm of reciprocity

try to keep it equal

social responsibility norm

there are certain groups that we have a responsibility to help, ex: children, elderly

attachment styles

secure, avoidant, anxious

types of love

compassionate, and passionate