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| ppl's general expectancy about the extent to which the rewards they obtain are contingent on their own actions or on environmental factors |
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| a component of bipolar disorder characterized by periods of extreme elation, unbounded euphoria without sufficient reason, and grandiose thoughts or feelings about personal abilities |
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| mental disorder in which a person does not have signs of brain abnormalities and does not display grossly irrational thinking or violate basic norms but does experience subjective distress |
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a mental disorder characterized by obsessions- recurrent thoughts, images, or impulses that recur or persist despite efforts to suppress them
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| a mental disorder in which sufferers experience unexpected, severe panic attacks that begin with a feeling of intense fear or panic |
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| a therapeutic method in which the therapist demonstrates the desired behavior and a client is encouraged to imitate the modeled behavior |
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| the belief that one has the ability to make a difference in the course of the consequences of some event of experience |
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| the psychological qualities of an individual that influence a variety of characteristic behavior patterns across difference situations and over time |
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| a self report questionnaire used for personality assessment that includes a series of items about personal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors |
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| a therapy interdependent of any specific clinical procedures that result in client improvement |
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| posttraumatic stress disorder |
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| an anxiety disorder characterized by the persistent reexperience of traumatic events through disstressing recollections, dreams, hallucinations, or dissociative characteristics |
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| a method of personality assessment in which an individual is presenting with a standardized set of ambiguous, abstract stimuli and asked to interpret their meanings |
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| the label given to psychological abnormality by classifying and categorizing the observed behavior pattern into an approved diagnostic system |
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| severe mental disorder in which a person experiences impairments in reality testing manifested through thought, emotional, or perceptual difficulties |
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| a comprehensive system of personality change based on changing irrational beliefs that cause undesirable, highly charged emotional reactions such as severe anxiety |
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| a concept of Albert Bandura's social-learing theory that refers to the notion that a complex reciprocal interaction exists among the individual, his or her behavior, and environmental stimuli and that each of these components affects the others |
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| the basic defense mechanism by which painful or guilt producing feelings or memories are excluded from conscious awareness |
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| a concept in personality psychology referring to a person's constant striving to realize his or her potential and to develop inherent talents and capabilities |
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| a persons mental model of his or her abilities and attributes |
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| the set of beliefs that one can perform adequately in a particular situation |
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| a generalized idea evaluative attitude toward the self that influences both moods and behavior and that exerts a powerful effect on a range of personal and social behaviors |
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| a form of treatment in which clients observe model's behaviors being reinforced |
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| a persistent, irrational fear that arises in anticipation of a public situation in which an individual can be observed by others |
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| resources, including material aid, sociemotional support, and informational aid, provided by others to help a person cope with stress |
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| spontaneous-remission effect |
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| the improvement of some mental patients and clients in psychotherapy without any professional intervention |
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| individual's overall evaluation of life satisfaction and happiness |
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| systematic desensitization |
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| a behavior therapy technique in which a client is taught to prevent the arousal of anxiety by confronting the feared stimulus while relaxed |
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| tend-and-befriend response |
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| a response to stressors that is hypothesized to be typical for females; stressors prompt females to protect their offspring and join social groups to reduce vulnerability |
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| unconditional positive reguard |
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| complete love and acceptance of an individual by another person, such as parent for a child |
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Client Centered Therapy
unconditional positive reguard for client
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authentic, genuine w/ client |
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Thematic Apperception Test
shown an ambigious photo
asked to tell story based on photo
reveils personality |
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| says most disorders r ppl tht dont fit into society |
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| measure or the 5 major domains of personality |
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| refers to anything that prevents or reduces vulnerability for the development of a disorder |
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| most well known for his reciprocal inhibition techniques and systematic desensitization which revolutionized behavioral therapy. |
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