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Psych 198/105
WSU Chapter 14
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
12/18/2008

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Medical Model
Definition
proposes that it is useful to think of abnormal behavior as a disease
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Pathology
Definition
manifestations of disease
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Diagnosis
Definition
distinguishing one illness from another
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Etiology
Definition
the apparent causation and developmental history of an illness
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Prognosis
Definition
forecast about the probable course of an illness
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Epidemiology
Definition
the study of the distribution of metal or physical disorders in a population
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Prevalence
Definition
refers to the percentage of a population that exhibits a disorder during a specified time period
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Anxiety disorders
Definition
class of disorders marked by feelings of excessive apprehension and anxiety
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Generalized anxiety disorder
Definition
marked by chronic, high level of anxiety that is not tied to any specific threat
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Phobic disorder
Definition
marked by a persistent and irrational fear of an object or situation that presents no realistic danger
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Panic disorder
Definition
characterized by recurrent attacks of overwhelming anxiety that usually occur suddenly and unexpectedly
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Agraphobia
Definition
fear of going out to public places
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
Definition
makred by persistent, uncontrollable intrusions of unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and urges to engage in senseless rituals (compulsions)
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Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Definition
involves enduring psychological disturbance attributed to the experience of a major traumatic event
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Concordance rate
Definition
indicates the percentage of twin pairs or other pairs of relatives who exhibit the same disorder
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Neurotransmitters
Definition
chemicals that carry signals from one neuron to another
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Somatoform disorders
Definition
physical ailments that cannot be fully explained by organic conditions and are largely due to psychological factors
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Somatization disorder
Definition
marked by a history of diverse physical complaints that appear to be psychological in origin
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Conversion disorder
Definition
characterized by a significant loss of physical function (with no apparent organic basis), usually in a single organ system
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Dissociative disorders
Definition
class of disorders in which people lose contact with portions of their consciousness or memory, resulting in disruptions of their sense of identity
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Dissociative amnesia
Definition
sudden loss of memory for important personal information that is too extensive to be due to normal forgetting
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Dissociative fugue
Definition
people lose their memory for their entire lives along with their sense of personal identity
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Mood disorders
Definition
class of disorders marked by emotional disturbances of varied kinds that may spil over to disrupt physical, perceptual, social, and thought processes
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Learned helplessness
Definition
passive "giving up" behavior produced by exposure to unavoidable aversive events
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Delusions
Definition
false beliefs that are maintained even though they clearly are out of touch with reality
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