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Final Exam PSY 2500
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
12/11/2012

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hypochondriasis
Definition
Severe anxiety focused on the possibility of having a serious disease
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somatization disorder
Definition
Extreme/long lasting focus on multiple physical symptoms for which no medical cause is evident
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depersonalization
Definition
Perception alters so that sense of OWN reality is lost.

(INTERNAL)
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derealization
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Sense of reality of the world is lost

(EXTERNAL)
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Somatization vs. Hypochondriasis
Definition
Concerned with symptoms > what symptoms might mean
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Dysthymic disorder
Definition
mood disorder consisting of chronic depression, with less severe but longer lasting symptoms than major depressive disorder
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Bipolar 1 disorder
Definition
mood disorder that is characterized by at least one manic or mixed episode
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Bipolar 2 disorder
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mood disorder that is characterized by at least one manic or mixed episode
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Cyclothymic disorder
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a type of chronic mood disorder widely considered to be a milder or subthreshold form of bipolar disorder, characterized by numerous extreme mood disturbances, with periods of hypomanic symptoms alternating with periods of mild or moderate depression
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Delusion
Definition
belief held with strong conviction despite superior evidence to the contrary
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Hallucination
Definition
a perception in the absence of a stimulus
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Anhedonia
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defined as the inability to experience pleasure from activities usually found enjoyable, e.g. exercise, hobbies, sexual activities or social interactions
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Schizoaffective disorder
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a psychiatric diagnosis that describes a mental disorder characterized by recurring abnormal mood and psychotic components
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Gender identity disorder
Definition
persons who experience significant gender dysphoria (discontent with the sex they were assigned at birth and/or the gender roles associated with that sex)
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Fetishism
Definition
sexual arousal a person receives from a physical object, or from a specific situation
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Substance abuse
Definition
Disrupts education, job, relationships...
How it significantly interferes with user's life
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Tolerance
Definition
Require greater amounts of drug for same effect
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Withdrawl
Definition
negative physical response when substance is no longer ingested
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Agonist substitution
Definition
Providing person with a safe drug that has similar makeup to addictive drug
(methadone)
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Aversive treatment (medication)
Definition
medication that makes ingesting abused drug extremely unpleasant
(disulfram; alcohol)
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Dementia
Definition
a loss of brain function that occurs with certain diseases. It affects memory, thinking, language, judgment, and behavior
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Comorbidity
Definition
The simultaneous appearance of two or more psychiatric or physical illnesses
Ex>Alcohol dependence and depression
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Reliability
Definition
Individual getting the same diagnosis from separate psychologists
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Validity
Definition
Accuracy of statements and predictions about diagnosis
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Positive Reinforcement
Definition
a consequence that increases the frequency of a behavior or maintains the frequency
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Positive Punishment
Definition
the adding of an aversive stimulus to decrease a certain behavior or response.
Example: Mother yells at a child when running into the street. If the child stops running into the street the yelling is positive punishment.
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Negative Reinforcement
Definition
the taking away of an aversive stimulus to increase certain behavior or response.
Example: Putting ointment on a bug bite to soothe an itch. If using ointment on bug bites increases, the removal of an itch is a negative reinforcer.
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Negative Punishment
Definition
the taking away of an appetitive stimulus to decrease a certain behavior.
Example: A teenager comes home an hour after curfew and the parents take away the teen's cell phone for two days. If the frequency of coming home after curfew decreases, the removal of the phone is negative punishment.
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Equinfinality
Definition
Different early experiences in life (examples, parental divorce, physical abuse, parental substance abuse) can lead to similar outcomes (e.g., childhood depression). In other words, there are many different early experiences that can lead to the same psychological disorder.
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Diathesis-stress model
Definition
theory of stress that suggests that some individuals are vulnerable to stress-related illnesses because they are genetically predisposed to those illnesses.
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Antagonist treatments
Definition
Treatments for drug abuse that alter or block the effects of the drug abused
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Cluster A
Definition
Odd or Eccentric cluster
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Cluster B
Definition
Dramatic, emotional, or erratic cluster
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Cluster C
Definition
Anxious or fearful cluster
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Paranoid
Definition
assumption that people are deceptive
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Schizoid
Definition
detachment from social relationships, limited range of emotions
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Schizotypal
Definition
Socially isolated, express little emotion, behave in weird ways
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Antisocial
Definition
failure to comply with social norms
no care about other's concerns
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Borderline
Definition
Instability of relationships, self-image, emotion, impulsitivity
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Histronic
Definition
Excessive emotionally and attention-seeking
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Narcissitic
Definition
Unreasonable sense of self-importance, no care for others
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Avoidant
Definition
Social inhibition; feelings of inadequacy and fear of rejection
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Dependent
Definition
excessive need to be taken care of, clingy, fear of separation
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Obsessive-compulsive
Definition
pattern of orderliness, perfection, no flexibility
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