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Abnormal Psychology
Chapters 1-4 FHSU
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
02/06/2008

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