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22 Cards in this Set
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biopsychosocial
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Approach that emphasizes that problems develop through an interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors
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developmental psychopathology approach
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Approach that focuses on describing and exploring the developmental pathways of problems
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developmental cascades
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A developmental psychopathology approach that emphasizes connections across domains over time to influence developmental pathways and outcomes
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internalizing problems
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Develop when individuals turn problems inward. Examples include anxiety and depression.
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externalizing problems
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Develop when individuals turn problems outward. An example is juvenile delinquency
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stress
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The response of individuals to stressors, which are circumstances and events that threaten and tax their coping abilities
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acculturative stress
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The negative consequences that result from contact between two distinctive cultural groups
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coping
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Managing taxing circumstances, expending effort to solve life's problems and seeking to master or reduce stress
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problem-focused coping
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Lazarus' term for the strategy of squarely facing one's troubles and trying to solve them
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emotion-focused coping
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Lazarus' term for responding to stress in an emotional manner, especially by using defense mechanisms
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hallucinogens
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Drugs that alter an individual's perceptual experiences and produce hallucinations; also called psychedelic (mind-altering) drugs
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stimulants
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Drugs that increase the activity of the central nervous system
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depressants
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Drugs that slow down the central nervous system, bodily functions and behavior
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anabolic steroids
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Drugs derived from the male sex hormones, testosterone. They promote muscle growth and increase lean body mass
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juvenile delinquency
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A broad range of behaviors, including socially unacceptable behavior, status offenses and criminal acts
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index offenses
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Criminal acts, such as robbery, rape, and homicide, whether they are committed by juveniles or adults
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status offenses
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Juvenile offenses, performed by youth under a specified age, that are not as serious as index offenses. These offenses may include such acts as underage drinking, truancy, and sexual promiscuity
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conduct disorder
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The psychiatric diagnostic category for the occurrence of multiple delinquent activities over a 6 month period. These behaviors include truancy, running away, fire setting, cruelty to animals, breaking and entering, and excessive fighting
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major depressive disorder
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The diagnosis when an individual experiences a major depressive episode and depressed characteristics, such as lethargy and depression, for two weeks or longer and daily functioning becomes impaired
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anorexia nervosa
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An eating disorder that involves the relentless pursuit of thinness through starvation
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bulimia nervosa
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An eating disorder in which the individual consistently follows a binge and purge-eating pattern
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binge eating disorder (BED)
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involves frequent binge eating but without compensatory behavior like that purging that characterizes bulimics
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