Details Title: Abnormal Psychology Description: Chapters 1-4 FHSU Total Flash Cards: 46 Created: 02/06/2008 21:49:54		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 European views Definition Demonology - the study of the influence of demons, mentally i; were persecuted an killed Term Greek & Roman Views Definition Hippocrates, considered mental disorders and physical illness with biological causes. Humoral Theory - disease caused by an excess or imbalance of blood, phlegm, or bile. Treatment - bleeding patients to music, message & baths Term Trephination Definition drilling holes in peoples heads to "release" the demons Term Phillippe Pinel & William Tuke Definition moral treatment, emphasized moral guidance, humane and respectful treatment Term Benjamin Rush Definition responsible fro early spread of of moral treatment in the U.S. Term Dorthea Dix Definition made humane care a public & political concern in the U.S. Term Somatogenic Definition (1883) Kraeplin published a textbook on physical factors responsible for mental dysfunction. First modern system for classifying abnormal behavior Term Psychogenic Definition Stated that mental dysfunction was responsible for physical factors Term Case study Definition detailed description of a person's life or of psychological problem. Little basis for generalization. Term Epidemiological Studies Definition reveal the incidence & prevalence of a disorder in a particular population Term Longitudinal Studies Definition researchers observe the same subjects on many occasions over a long period of time. Term Independent variable Definition variable manipulated Term Dependent Variable Definition variable being observed Term Experimental Group Definition participants exposed to the independent variable Term Control Group Definition participants who are not exposed to the independent variable under investigation bat are exposed to all other experimental conditions Term Placebo control group Definition an experimental control group in which participants are exposed to a fake independent variable Term Model of Paradigm Definition framework that helps conceptualize & organize available information Term Biological Model Definition assumes symptoms of psychological disorder are caused by biological factors Term Skinner Definition Punishment vs. Reinforcement Term Shaping Definition reinforcement successively coser approximations of a goal behavior until it is displayed Term Modeling Definition observing other person's behaviors Term Ellis Definition irrational beliefs, people operate on misguided & inaccurate assumptions , events themselves don't cause distress, the interpretation does...inaccurate assumptions lead to psychological problems Term Beck Definition Cognition - Behavioral Model - Integrated model, emphasizes the learning process & the influences of the environment, treatments aimed at modifying client's perceptions while employing behavioral procedures Term Psychodynamic Model Definition emphasizes internal mental processes & role of early childhood experiences, Freud Term ID Definition basic biological needs & desires Term Ego Definition Mediator, rational part Term Superego Definition conscience Term Defense mechanisms Definition unconscious process used by the ego aimed at reducing anxiety caused by ID. Term Stages of Psychosexual development Definition Oral (birth to 1) - sucking, chewing Anal (1-3) - toilet training Phallic (3-6) genitals Latency (6-11) social values Genital (adolecent period) - puberty Term Fixation Definition excessive attachment where need had not been met Term Manifest Content Definition content of dream itself Term Latent Content Definition repressed conflictual material in a disguised form Term Transference Definition a process in which a patient acts toward the therapists as they did toward important figures in their life Term Counter Transference Definition therapists unconscious feelings toward a client Term Treatment approaches Definition Individual, group family, self-help groups, couples therapy Term INsight Definition people ability to understand themselves Term Self Efficacy Definition confidence in one's ability to cope with difficulties Term Systematic desensitization Definition client is taught to relax to replace an undesirable anxiety response Term reliability Definition consistency of repeatability of results or a measurement Term Inter rater Definition different judges independently agree on hoe to score & interpret Term Test - retest Definition consistency of results over time Term Validity Definition degree to which the measurement procedure measures what is says it measures Term Utility Definition Degree to which an assessment procedure is useful & provides unique information not otherwise available Term Methods for assessment Definition watching & recording what a person does in a particular setting, can be structures, in a clinical setting, or naturalistic, inter-rater reliability can be weakness in this technique Term Performance Tests Definition completion of tests believed to indicate cognitive abilities Term Definition