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| Scientific study of individual human behavior |
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1. Personal pain and suffering
2. Impairment of social/occupational function
3. Potential danger to self/others
4. Statistically unusual
5. Against social norms |
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Specific condition which troubles limited group of people.
OR Problem commonly encountered by people as they live |
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| Set of symptoms called syndrome used to diagnose. Diagnosis used to understand cause and treatment |
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| Health is living according to one's potential |
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| Health is finding meaning in life |
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| Health is happiness or living a good life |
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| Definition of a 'model' of psychology |
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| Set of assumptions and concepts that help scientists explain and interpret observations. |
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| Dysfunction caused by self-deception, hiding from responsibility, failure to realize it is up to you to give life meaning. Boundary situations cause us to question what we thought we knew |
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| Someone or something beyond us |
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Includes: Appropriate behavior, worldview, values, desired end and goals of life.
Affects: Whats appropriate and desired, behavior, relationships, health, illness |
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| Neurochemical possible problems |
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1. Inadequate supplies of neurotransmitter
2. Inhibition of neurotransmitter release
3. Reuptake abnormalities
4. # and sensitivity of receptors |
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Problems with particular brain structure
EX: Schizophrenia, alzheimers, learning disabilities |
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| Freud: Each stage builds, failure to accomplish a stage leads to fixation |
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Behavior can be learned
1. Classical: Stimulus driven
2. Operant: Reward driven
3. Modeling: Observation-driven |
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| Our thought patterns and beliefs influence both our internal psychological states and our external behaviors |
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