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pysch 101
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
12/10/2011

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what determines abnormality, normality?
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societys standards
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what is the DSM?
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a listing of all psychological disorders
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who is most likely to commit suicide?
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white male over 65
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what is a mood disorder?
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a disturbance in emotional state
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early asylums were like what?
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little more than prisons
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what is the most common reason for abuse towards the mentally ill?
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the lack of understanding
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a specific phobia is what?
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a paralyzing fear in the absence of real danger
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psycho-symatic disorders are what?
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a real disorder caused from psychological factors
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dissociative disorders are what?
Definition
when a part of your personality breaks away from the rest of you personality
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dissociative identity is also known as what?
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multiple persoanlity
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anti-social is also know as what?
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sociopaths
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dillusions are?
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fixed false beliefs
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insight therapies help what?
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give people awareness of their feelinfs/motives/actions
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who developed psychoanalysis?
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sigmund frued
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what are the two types of psycho analysis?
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free association and transference
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who developed gestalt therapy?
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fritz pearls
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what is gestalt therapy?
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face to face confrontation with whatever is the issue
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what is behavior therapy?
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based on the fact that behavior is learned, so you learn a healthier behavior
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systematic desensitization is what?
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slowly introduced to the fear until it is no longer feared
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sytematic desensitization is used commonly for what?
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most phobias
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adversion conditioning does what?
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aims to eliminate undesireable behavior
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token economies work best with which disorder?
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behavioral therapists use it for schizophrenia
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who developed rational motive therapy?
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albert ellis
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group psycho therapy is?
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to help each other gain insight
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what is the only titatle legally able to prescribe biologival treatment?
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psychiatrist
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what is the most common ofrm of treatment?
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drug treatment
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what is the last resort after all treatments?
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ECT
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