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Psychology Vocab Set 1
Psychology terms for General Psy or Psych 101
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
09/21/2010

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Term
Dysphoria
Definition

Restlessness, depression, or anxiety.

 

A mood disorder.

Term
Half-way House
Definition

Half way between institutionalized living and independent living.

 

Former mental patients, drug addicts, etc sometimes staff these places.

Term
Episodic Dyscontrol Syndrome
Definition

Outbursts of rage.

 

Associated with neurological impairment/brain damage.

Term
Paraphrenia
Definition

Occurs in old age.

 

Primary symptom is paranoia.

 

Most paranoid schizophrenics are latent homosexuals.

Term
Pervasive Developmental Disorder
Definition
Autism.
Term
Hypnagogic Hallucination
Definition

Occurs just before stage 1 sleep.

 

An altered state of consciousness.

 

First uninterrupted night, person will go straight into stage 1 REM.

 

 

Term
Hypersomnia
Definition

Sleeping exessively.

 

(Not to be confused with HYPOsomnia)

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Euphoria
Definition

Exaggerated sense of well-being.

 

May be irrational.

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Implosion
Definition

Behavioral therapy technique used to treat anxiety.

 

Patient is repeatedly exposed to anxeity provoking experience/situation.

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Intrapsychic Conflict
Definition

Clash of opposing thoughts within ones self.

 

(Not to be confused with INTERpsychic conflict.)

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