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Repression
holding back of desires and thoughts.

to attack the boss never crosses the mind.
Reaction Formation
Ego Defense by which one counters an unacceptable desire by taking on a lifestyle that directly opposes the unwanted impulse.

man has homosexual feelings so he hates homosexuals.
Projection
own unwanted attributes are projected to others.

A man who has destructive desires acuses his boss to be hostile.
Rationalization
unacceptable motives are followed up by a rational reason.

too much focusing on grades takes away from an overall education.
Displacement
displace feelings from a dangerous object to a harmless one.

your boss is a bitch so you yell at the roommate.
sublimation
person expresses sexual and agressiveness in acceptable manners to society.

athleats take sexual energy and devote it to the sport.
Regression
person goes back to an earlier childhood state and starts acting like that
intellectualization
person shows overly logical response to an event.

being raped causes a girl to exhibit how others might feel.
Trephination
making holes in skull to release deamons
context
systems, historical context and conditions
Incidence
# of new cases in a given time
Prevalence
# of overall cases
Aretaeus
continuum between normal and abnormal behavior
Soranus
advocates humane treatment of the mentally ill
Galen
Psychological basis of abnormal behavior;
hysteria not due to wandering womb
Lycanthropy
changing into warewolf or other animal like characteristics.
Yellow bile
Mania, anxiety
Black Bile
Melancholia
Blood
changeable temperment
Phlegm
Listlessness
Middle Ages caused reconsideration of
lycanthropy, trantism, demenology
John Weyer
Founder of Psychopathology

1515-1588
Transference
React to Therapist as they do to important family members
counter-transference
When a therapists experiences shape how they view the patient.
resistance
unconciouss refusal to participate fully in therapy
Somatogenic perspective
abnormal psychological
functioning has physical causes
Kraepelin
first modern system of classifying
abnormal behavior
Krafft-Ebing
syphilis and general paresis
Psychogenic perspective-
chief causes of abnormal
functioning are psychological
Jean Charcot
hysterical disorders the
result of degeneration of portions of the brain
Josef Breuer
hypnotism for hysteria
Sigmund Freud
unconscious processes
Biological model
Brain and Abnormal Behavior
Behavioral Genetics

physical abnormalities
(e.g., atrophied portions
of brain or loss of cells).
Diathesis-Stress model
individuals inherit, from multiple genes, tendencies to express certain traits or behaviors, which may then be activated under conditions of stress.
Diathesis-
condition that makes one susceptible to developing a disorder.
stress
environmental influence
ID
impulses according to pleasure principle
SUPEREGO
upholds values adopted from our parents
EGO
gratification according to reality principle
(unacceptable to express id outright)
Undoing
person tries to make up for unacceptable desires or acts, frequently through ritualistic behavior.
Overcompensation
try to cover personal weakness by focusing on another, more desirable trait.
Sublimation
expressing sexual and aggressive energy in ways that are acceptable to society.
Oral
first 2 years.
orally fixated
Anal
2-3 anally fixated
pleasure/frustration in clean,obstinate,orderly OR
retention/expulsion of feces
Phallic
3-5 castration anxiety, penis envy
Latency
(6-puberty) sublimation of urges
Genital
(puberty) re-awakening of sexual urges
Psychoanalytic therapy
Analytic techniques designed to reveal the nature of unconscious mental processes and conflicts through catharsis and insight.
Behavioral model
Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Social Learning
Prepared Learning
Thorndike’s Law of Effect
If a response is followed by a positive consequence, it will be repeated.
Reinforcer
anything that increases the likelihood of a behavior
Punishment
something that decreases the likelihood of a behavior.
Bandura’s Experiment
bobo doll. social learning.
Prepared learning-
We learn to fear some objects far more easily than others because we are hard-wired to do so.
Cognitive model
Negative, inaccurate thoughts lead to abnormal behavior.
Humanistic/Existential model
Characterized by focus on the broader dimensions of human existence.
Humanists
people are driven to self-actualize, or fulfill their potential for goodness and growth.
Existentialists
human beings must have an accurate awareness of themselves and live “authentic” lives.
Sociocultural model
Abnormal behavior is best understood in the context of the broad forces (systems) that influence a person.

Includes family-social and multicultural perspectives.
Three Sociocultural influences on abnormal AND normal behavior:
1. Social labels and roles
2. Social networks
3. Family structure and communication
1.Biopsychosocial approach
ALL biological, psychological, and social influences contribute to abnormal behavior.
2.Reciprocal Effects approach
some key factors produce abnormal behavior by influencing other key factors.
Clinical Assessment
systematic evaluation and measurement of psychological, biological, and social factors in a person presenting with a possible psychological disorder.
Standardization
process by which a certain set of norms is determined in order to make it consistent across measurements.
Projective tests
Rorschach Inkblot Test
Thematic Apperception Test
Personality tests
Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory
Axis I
Major diagnostic categories
Axis II
Personality disorders
Axis III
General medical conditions
Axis IV
Psychosocial and environmental problems
Axis V
Level of functioning (GAF)
Free association
saying whatever comes to mind without censoring content or form.
Dream analysis
content of dreams symbolically related to symbolic aspects of unconscious conflicts.
Catharsis
reliving of past repressed feelings in order to settle internal conflicts and overcome problems
Working through
examining the same issues repeatedly over the course of many sessions.
Therapist directives:
Unconditional positive regard
Accurate empathy
genuineness
Systematic desensitization
successive conditioning of relaxation response to feared object or situation.
Exposure therapy
habituation of response in absence of fear.
Parent Management Training
teaches parents to handle children with conduct disorder using effusive praise and similar rewards for appropriate behavior.
Single-case experimental design
a single participant is observed before and after the independent variable is manipulated.