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05/02/2011

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Thomas Szasz
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Said that just because something it out of the norm, its bad
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Medical model
Definition
proposes that it is useful to think of abnormal behavior as a disease
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diagnosis
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involves distinguishing one illness from another
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prognosis
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a forecast about the probable course of an illness
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4 D's of criteria
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Deviant (Outside of the norm), Dysfunctional (Interferes with functioning), Demand or Danger (Client demands help or it causes physical danger to anyone or patient's personal distress)
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axis 1
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clinical syndromes
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Axis 2
Definition
Personality disorders or mental retardation
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Axis 3
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General Medical Conditions
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Axis 4
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Psychosocial and Environmental Problems
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Axis 5
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Global Assessment of Functioning Scale
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Anxiety Disorders
Definition
Generalized anxiety disorder, phobias, panic disorder, Agoraphobia, OCD, PTSD
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Etiology of anxiety disorders
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Genetics, neurochemicals, classical/operant conditioning, cognitive thought processes, personality, stress associated with onset of disorders
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Somatoform disorders
Definition
physical ailments with no organic basis
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Somatization disorder
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having a history of diverse physical complaints. Axis 3 of DSM
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Hypochondriasis
Definition
convinced that they are becoming seriously ill with life-threatening things
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Converson disorder
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characterized by a significant loss of physical function (with no apparent organic basis)
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Etiology of somatoform disorders
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associated with drama, neuroticism on the DSM list, excessive attention to physical processes, like being sick because they get attention and care
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dissociative amnesia
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loss of memory for info linked to a certain event
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Dissociative fugue
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Loss of memory for all sense of identifying information (name, dress, relatives, etc)
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Dissociative Identity disorder
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multiple personality disorder
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Etiology of dissociative disorders
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stress and early trauma
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Mood disorders
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disorders marked by emotional disturbances of varied kinds that may spill over to disrupt physical, perceptual, social, and thought processes
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Major depressive disorder
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people show persistent feelings of sadness and despair and a loss of interest in previous sources of pleasure
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Bipolar disorder
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characterized by the experience of one or more manic episodes as well as periods of depression
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schizophrenia disorders
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delusions, bizarre behavior, hallucinations, disturbed emotions
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Schizophrenia subtype: paranoid
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dominated by delusions of persecution, along with delusions of grandeur
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Schizophrenia subtype: Catatonic
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marked by striking motor disturbances, ranging from muscular rigidity to random motor activity
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Schizophrenia subtype: disorganized
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severe deterioration of adaptive behavior is seen
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Schizophrenia subtype: undifferentiated
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marked by idiosyncratic mixtures of schizophrenic symptoms
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Etiology of Schizophrenia
Definition
excessive dopamine, deficits in attention, perception, and information processing
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culture-bound disorders
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abnormal syndromes found only in a few cultural groups
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Anorexia
Definition
intense fear of gaining weight, disturbed body image, refusal to maintain normal weight, and use of dangerous measures to lose weight
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Bulimia
Definition
habitually engaging in out-of-control overeating followed by unhealthy compensatory efforts, such as self-induced vomiting, fasting, abuse of laxatives and diuretics, and excessive exercise
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comorbidity
Definition
coexistence of two or more disorders
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Insanity defense
Definition
plead insanity for crime and you serve the sentence at an institution instead of jail
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involuntary commitment
Definition
when they are a danger to themselves
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deinstitutionalization
Definition
transferring the treatment of mental illness from inpatient institutions to community-based facilities that emphasize outpatient care
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insight therapies
Definition
talk things over and gain insight, client-centered or group therapy, try and get into unconscious
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behavioral therapies
Definition
operant and classical conditioning, systematic desensitization(phobias), aversion therapy(pair activity with something negative), social skills training, restructuring thoughts
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biomedical therapies
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brain surgery, shock therapy, medications
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Milgram
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studied obedience
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Asch
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studied conformity
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Hendrick
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studied the differences in close relationships in different cultures across the world
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Walster
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proposed that romantic relationships are characterized by passionate love(complete absorption in another) and companionate love(warm, trusting, tolerant affection)
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Sternberg
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love also includes intimacy and commitment
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stereotype
Definition
widely held beliefs that people have certain characteristics because of their membership in a particular group
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prejudice
Definition
negative attitude held towards members of a group
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discrimination
Definition
behaving differently, usually unfairly, towards the members of a group
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most common stereotypes
Definition
sex, age, ethnicity, culture
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individualism
Definition
putting personal goals ahead of group goals and defining one's identity in terms of personal attributes
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collectivism
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putting group goals ahead of personal goals and defining one's identity in terms of the groups one belongs to
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classical conditioning
Definition
stimulus acquires the capacity to evoke a response that was originally evoked by another stimulus
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operant conditioning
Definition
form of learning in which responses come to be controlled by their consequences
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observational learning
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organism's responding is influenced by the observation of others, who are called models
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persuasion source factors
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credibility, expertise, trustworthiness, likability
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persuasion message factors
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validity effect, appeals to fear
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persuasion audience factors
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stronger attitudes are more resistant to change, resistance can promote resistance
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4 factors of interpersonal attraction
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physical attractiveness, similarity effects, reciprocity effects (liking those who show they like you), romantic ideals
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matching hypothesis
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males and females of approximately equal physical attractiveness are likely to select each other as partners
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social loafing
Definition
a reduction in effort by individuals when they work in groups as compared to when they work by themselves
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bystander effect
Definition
people are less likely to provide needed help when they are in groups than when they are alone
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groupthink
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occurs when members of a cohesive group emphasize concurrence at the expense of critical thinking in arriving at a decision
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lowball technique
Definition
getting someone to commit to an attractive proposition before its hidden costs are revealed
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foot-in-the-door
Definition
getting people to agree to a small request to increase the chances that they will agree to a larger request later
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