Details Title: Abnormal Psychology chapters 7-9 Description: James N. Butcher 14th edition Total Flash Cards: 20 Created: 10/12/2009 17:54:18		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Psychology Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term attributions Definition the typical reasons a person gives for problems in life. Can facilitate determining whether or not someone has depression. (ie: your car blows up. The attribution is your car hates your for being such a bad driver. thar4 you are depressed) Term behaviorial activation treatment Definition A new treatment for depression. Basically you force depressed people to go out and do fun things and talk to people. I am utterly shocked no one thought of this until however long ago it was to determine the label "recent". I mean really. Term bipolar disorder with seasonal pattern Definition Like unipolar depression with seasonal pattern- onset of highs and lows are affected by the weather and seasons Term bipolar disorder Definition A mental illness (axis I) that involves both manic and depressive episodes that interfere with an individuals functioning Term bipolar I disorder Definition basic bipolarity. criteria includes at least one depressed and manic episode or a mixed episode. Term bipolar II Definition Bipolarity only rather than manic episodes indiv experiences hypo-manic episodes. Which is a bit less than a manic episode. Term chronic major depressive disorder Definition reoccuring depression. must reoccur two years following intial treatment to distinguish from simple relapse or perhaps depression with seasonal pattern Term Cognitive Behavior therapy Definition Therapy that focusing mainly on influencing the train of thought and behavior in an indiv Term cyclothymic disorder Definition Essentially dysthymia with different chronology. Other way to look at it is a sort of bipolarity that is too mild to be considered bipolarity. Term depression Definition A mental disorder (axis I) characterized by feelings of worthlessness, extraordinary sadness and a general lack of interest in social activity or anything normally enjoyable Term depressogenic schema Definition related to Becks cognitive theory. Depressogenic shcemas are thoughts and beliefs that are both dysfunctional and consistent with symptoms and or causes of depression Term double depression Definition Depression and dysthymia being comorbid in indiv Term dysfunctional beliefs Definition A belief that might eventually lead to mental illness under certain circumstances. (ie: albino man is very racist. discovers he's half black. undergoes depression) Term dysthemic disorder Definition persistently depressed mood on more days than not for two years or one in kids. Term electro convulsive therapy (ect) Definition this strange idea that electricity is good for certain mental disorders Term hypomanic episode Definition a less than manic episode characteristic in Bipolarity II Term Interpersonal therapy Definition a rare approach to unipolar depressive in which indiv is instructed personally on the nature of his relationships and actions and then makes an effort to change them. Term learned helplessness Definition a thought/behavior pattern brought about by percieving circumstances as uncontrollable. results in passitivity . contributing factor in depression Term lithium Definition a drug given to treat manic episodes. Term major depressive disorder Definition