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PSYC 115: Developmental Psychopathology
Midterm #1
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Psychology
Undergraduate 3
10/24/2010

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Term
Adaptation
Definition
The process of coping and developing skills to adjust to change and stress.
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Continuity
Definition
stability in personality and behavior over time.
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Developmental deviation
Definition
a deviation from "normal" developmental trajectories.
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Developmental pathway
Definition
a pattern of development that results in a unique life outcome or set of
life outcomes.
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Discontinuity
Definition
change in patterns of behavior over time.
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Emotion Regulation
Definition
the ability to monitor, evaluate, and modify one’s emotional reactions in
order to accomplish a goal.
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Emotional Dysregulation
Definition
inappropriately inhibiting and/or intensifying emotions.
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Equifinality
Definition
multiple pathways to the same outcome at a given point in time.
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Internal working model
Definition
Model of self and others that guides future perceptions of self and
relationships.
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Maladaptation
Definition
coping processes that result in dysfunction/failure.
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Multifinality
Definition
a single cause can result in multiple endpoints.
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Resilience
Definition
positive adaptation within the context of significant adversity.
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Risk factor
Definition
situations, events, experiences whose presence increases the probability or
occurrence of pathology.
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Protective factors
Definition
resources, skills, and contexts that reduce risk.
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Vulnerability
Definition
individual characteristics that increase the probability of negative outcome if exposed to
risk.
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