Term
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Definition
Stressors - cause stress (like an exam)
Stress - the physiological and psychological reaction that comes from that exam |
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Term
Stressors (3)
* Produce different levels of stress * |
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Definition
Cataclysmic events - e.g., natural disasters
Personal stressors - e.g., death in the family
Background stressors - e.g., everyday annoyance (stuck in traffic) that can have long-term ill effects if they continue or are compounded by other stressful events |
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Term
| Type A, B, and D Behaviors |
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Definition
A- hostility, competitiveness
B - patience, cooperativeness
D - distressed |
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Term
Health and Wellness
* Set Point * |
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Definition
| individuals have a set point - a general, consistent level relating to subjective well-being |
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Term
| Abnormality Definitions (5) |
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Definition
deviation from the average
deviation from the ideal
a sense of personal discomfort
inability to function effectively
abnormality as a legal concept |
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Term
Abnormality Perspectives (6) * pg 445 *
* Medical * |
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Definition
| physiological causes root of all psych disorders |
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Term
Abnormality Perspectives (6) * pg 445 *
* Psychoanalytic * |
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Definition
| all stem for childhood conflicts |
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Term
Abnormality Perspectives (6) * pg 445 *
* Behavioral * |
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Definition
| abnormal behaviors are learned responses |
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Term
Abnormality Perspectives (6) * pg 445 *
* Cognitive * |
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Definition
| people's thoughts and beliefs are central to psych disorders |
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Term
Abnormality Perspectives (6) * pg 445 *
* Humanistic * |
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Definition
| emphasizes people's responsibility for their own behavior and need to self-actualize |
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Term
Abnormality Perspectives (6) * pg 445 *
* Sociocultural * |
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Definition
| behavior is shaped by family, society, and culture |
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Term
Psychological Disorders
DSM Classification System
* Advantages and Weaknesses * |
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Definition
DSM - used by most professionals to diagnose and classify abnormal behavior
Pro - treatment plan, billing, research, increased reliability and validity of diagnoses
Con - labeling patients can be self-fulfilling prophecy, it can lead providers not to look deeper for other problems after initial diagnosis, can be a lifelong problem in medical records if the issue is resolved or has a different diagnosis in future |
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Term
Depression
* Major Depression * |
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Definition
| compared to normal depression more intense, lasts longer, and may have no clear trigger |
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Term
Depression
* Normal Depression * |
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Definition
| occasionally occurs during most people's lives, but is not long lasting and is not as intense as major depression |
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Term
Psychological Disorders
* Schizophrenia * |
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Definition
| REMEMBER - multiple causes include biological and environmental factors |
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Term
Psychological Disorders
* Personality Disorders * |
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Definition
| unlike most psychological disorders, personality disorders produce little or no personal distress |
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Term
Psychological Disorders
* Incidence Rate * |
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Definition
| in the general population is surprisingly high |
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Term
Psychological Disorders
* DSM * |
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Definition
| living document that presents a view of diorders that reflects the culture and historical context of its authors |
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