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Physiology
Undergraduate 3
12/12/2008

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Emotion
Definition
physiological, cognitive, cultural component
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James-Lange Theory
Definition
the physiological changes are the cause of emotional feelings rather than the other way around. (a person rationalizes that because they are crying, they must be sad)
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Alarm Phase
Definition
immediate reaction to stressor (fight or flight)
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Resistance Phase
Definition
Physiological attempt to resist or cope with an ongiong stressor
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Exhaustion Phase
Definition
continuing physical reactions to stress cause unhealthy long-term outcomes
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Yerkes-Dodson Law
Definition
performance best at medium arousal
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DSM
Definition
Diagnostic and Statstical Manual of Mental Disorders
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Axis 1
Definition
Major Clinical Disorders (depression,mania, panic, Phobias, Schizophrenia)
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Axis 2
Definition
Personality Disorders ( Paranoid, Schizoid, Narcissistic)
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Axis 3
Definition
Health Problems
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Axis 4
Definition
Social/environmental problems
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Axis 5
Definition
GAF (Global Assessment of Fuctioning)
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Diathesis-Stress Model
Definition
Biological or genetic vulnerability interacts with environment and life events to trigger behaviors or psychological disorders
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Frontal Lobotomy
Definition
cut nerves in and around frontal lobes in brain
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Electroshock therapy
Definition
induces a seizure by passing electric current through the brain
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Antipsychotic
Definition
reduce positive symptoms such as delusions/hallucinations
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Antidepressant
Definition
elevate mood by increasing serotonin
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Antiaxiety drugs
Definition
increases calmness/inhibiting neurotransmitters
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Lithium
Definition
for bipolar disorder, stabalizes mood
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Psychodynamic therapy
Definition
Insight/understanding of unconscious thoughts/feelings.
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Free association technique
Definition
reveal unconscious and therapist inteprets that
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Transference
Definition
the idea that the client will respond to youas he or she responds to parenst or sig people in their life
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Behavior Therapy
Definition
Changing maladaptive behavior through consequences
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Cognitive Therapy
Definition
changing/challenging irratioal beliefts and thoughts
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Humanistic Therapy
Definition
Client centered therapy to incrase self-acceptance and growth
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Family Therapy
Definition
Each persons behavior affects and is affected by others in family
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Group Therapy
Definition
Good for problems where people can deceive others
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