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psychotherapy
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the generic name given to formal psych treatement
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biological therapy
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treatment based on the medical approach to illness and disease.
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free association
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patient says whatever comes to mind
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dream anaylsis
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therapist determine the hidden meaning behind a dream
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insight
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personal understanding of their own psyhcoloical process-freed from unconscious influences-symptoms disappear
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client-centered therapy
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empathetic approach to therapy that encourages personal growth through greater self-understanding.
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behavioral modification
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treatment in which operant conditioning is used to reinforce desired behaviors and ignore or punish unwanted Behaviors.
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exposure
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repeated exposure to an anxiety-producing stimulus or situation
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systematic desensitization
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exposure technique that pairs the anziety-producing stimulus with relaxation techniques.
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cognitive therapy
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treatment based on the idea that distorted thoughts produce maladaptive behaviors and emotions.
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cognitive reconstruction
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therapy that strives to help patients recognize maladaptive thought patterns and replace them with ways of viewing that world that are more in tune with reality.
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cognitive-behavioral therapy
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therapy that incorporates techniques from behavioral therapy and cognitive to correct faulty thinking and change maladaptive behaviors.
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expressed emotion
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a patterb of interactions that include emotional over-involvement, critical comments, and hostility directed towards a patient by family members.
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psychotropic medications
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drugs that affect mental processes
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anti-anxiety drugs
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a class of psychotropic drugs used for treatment for anxiety
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antidepressants
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a class of psychotropic drugs used for treatment for depression
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MAO inhibitors
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a catergory of antidepressants that inhibit the action on monoamine oxidase.
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monoamine oxidase
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an enzyme that converts seratonin into another chemical form.
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tricyclic antidepressants
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a category of antidepressants that inhibit the reuptake of a number of different neurotransmitters.
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selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
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a category of antidepressants that prolong the effects of serotonin in the synapse.
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anti psychotics
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a drug used to treat schizophrenia and other disorders that involve psychosis
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clinical psychologists
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doctoral degree
provides direct mental health servies can't prescribe meds |
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psychiatrists
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medical degree
work in hospitals or private practice can legally prescribe meds |
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psychiatric social workers
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help to provide resources for patients and
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psychiatric nurses
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special training in the care of mentally ill patients
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counseling psychologists
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deal with problems of adjustment and life stress
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electroconvulsive therapy ECT
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procedure used to treat depression that involves administering a string electrical current to the patient's brain.
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transcranial magnetic stimulation TMS
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procedure that transmits pulses of high-intensity magnetism to the brain
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lithium
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psychotropic med that is used to treat bipolar
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tardive dyskinesia
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a side effect of some antipsychotic meds that produces involuntary movements of the lips, tongue, face, and legs.
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clozapine
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an antipsychotic that acts on multiple NT receptors and is beneficial in treating both the negative and positive symptoms of schizophrenia
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dialectical behavior therapy DBT
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treatment for borderline personality disorder that combines elements of behavioral, cognitive, and psyhcodynamic approaches
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methylphenidate
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a CNS stimulant medication used to treat ADHD
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fundamental attribution error
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the tendency to over emphasize personal factors and underestimate situational factors in explaining behavior/
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social psych
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how other influence the way a persons thinks, feels and acts
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self-concept
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the store of full knowledge that people have of themselves
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self-awareness
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a state in which the sense of self is the center of attention
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self-schema
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cognitive aspect of teh self concept-integrated set of memories, beliefs, and generalizations
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interdependent self-construals
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self concepts determined laregly by social roles and personal relationships
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independent self- construals
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a view of self separate from others, emphazising self-reliance and the pursuit of personal success.
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self-esteem
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evaluative aspect of the self concept
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sociometer
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an internal monitor of social accpetance or rejection
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social comparisons
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the evaluation of our own actions, abilities,and beliefs by contrasting them with other people's
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self-serving bias
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the tendency for people to take personal credit for success but blame failure on external factors.
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attitude
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the evaluation of objects, events, or ideas.
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implicit attitudes
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attitudes that influence our feelings and behaviors at an unconscious level.
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cognitive dissonance
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perceptual inconguity that occurs when there is a contradiction btwn two attitudes or btwn an attitude and behavior
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persuasion
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active and conscious effort to change attitudes through the transmission of a message
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elaboration likelihood model
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a theory of how persuassive messages lead to attitude changes
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nonverbal behavior
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facial expression, gestures, mannerisms, and movements by which one communicates with others.
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attributions
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people's casual explanations for why events or actions occur
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personal attributions
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explanations that refer to internal characteristics, such as abilities, traits, moods, and effort
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situational attributions
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refer to external events such as weather, luck, accidents, or the actions of other people.
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Attributions
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people's casual explanations for why events or actions occur
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Personal attributions
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reeferance to internal charateristics such as abilties, traits, moods and effort
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situational attributions
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explanations that refer to external events such as the weather, luck, accidents, or the actions of other people
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sterotypes
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Cognitive schemas that allow for easy and efficient organization of information about people based on their membership to certain groups
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self-fulfilling prophecy
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observation that may come to behave in ways that confirm their own or other's expectations
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prejudice
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the attitudinal or affective responses associated with stereotypes
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discrimination
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inappropriate and unjustified treatment of eople based solely on their group membership
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ingroup favoriteism
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tendency for people to evaluate favorably and privelidge memeber of the ingroup more than members in the outgroup
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social facilitation
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when the mere presence of others enhances performance
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social loafing
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the tendency for people to work less hard in a group than when working alone
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deindividuation
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a phenomenon of low self awareness in which people lose their individuality and fail to attend to personal standards
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conformity
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the altering of one's opinions or behavior to match those of others or to match social norms
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social norms
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expected standards of conduct, which influence behavior
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comliance
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tendency to agree to do things requested by others
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obediance
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the willingness to follow an order given by an authority
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aggression
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any behavior or action that involves the intention to harm someone else
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frustration-aggression hypthesis
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the extent to which people feel frustrated predicts the likelihood that hey will act aaggressively
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prosocial
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tending to benefit others
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altruism
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the providing of help when it is needed without any apparent reward
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