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Ch. 29 & 30
Psychological Disorders & Anxiety/Mood
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Psychology
11th Grade
04/22/2013

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Term
maladaptive
Definition

an exaggeration of normal, acceptable behaviors; destructive to onself or others (MUDA)

a. unjustifiable

b. maladaptive

c. atypical 

Term
Unjustifiable
Definition

a behavior which does not have rational basis (MUDA)

a. atypical

b. maladaptive

c. unjustifiable 

Term
disturbing
Definition

A behavior that is troublesome to other people (MUDA)

a. disturbing

b. unjustifiable

c. atypical 

Term
atypical
Definition

A behavior so different that it violates a social norm (MUDA)

a. maladaptive

b. atypical

c. disturbing 

Term
Philippe Pinel
Definition

French physican who worked to reform the treatment of people with mental disorder

a. Francis

b. Pinel

c. Phinnell

Term
medical model
Definition

This early model concluded that mental illness has physical causes and can be cured

a. bio-psycho-social model

b. psychological model

c. medical model

Term
bio-psycho-social model
Definition

more recent model that considers physical, mental, and social causes of mental illness (nature and nurture)

a. bio-social model

b. bio-social-psycho model

c. bio-psycho-social model

Term
anxiety
Definition

vague feeling of apprehension or nervousness

a. dread

b. anxiety

c. depression

Term
generalized anxiety disorder
Definition

an anxiety disorder characterized by disruptive levels of persistent, unexplained feelings of apprehension and tenseness

a. anxiety

b. generalized anxiety disorder

c. phobia 

Term
panic disorder
Definition

anxiety that is accompanied by panic attacks

a. anxiety disorder

b. OCD

c. panic disorder

Term
phobia
Definition

an anxiety disorder characterized by disruptive, irrational fears of a specific objects or situations

a. OCD

b. panic disorder

c. phobia 

Term
agoraphobia
Definition

fear of situations the person views as difficult to escape from

a. aerophobia

b. sciophobia

c. agoraphobia 

Term
OCD
Definition

An anxiety disorder characterized by unwanted, repetitive thoughts & actions

a. OCD

b. generalized anxiety disorder

c. posttraumatic stress

Term
posttraumatic stress
Definition

an anxiety disorder characterized by reliving severely upsetting event in unwanted flashbacks and dreams

a. OCD

b. generalized anxiety disorder

c. posttraumatic stress

Term
mania
Definition

period of abnormally high emotion and activity 

a. depression

b. mania

c. bipolar disorder 

Term
depression
Definition

extended period of feeling sad, listless, and drained energy

a. mania

b. bipolar disorder

c. depression

Term
major depressive disorder
Definition

a mood disorder in which a person for no apparent reason experiences at least 2 weeks of various symptoms of depression

a. bipolar

b. major depressive disorder

c. dysthymic disorder

Term
dysthymic disorder
Definition

mild but chronic form of depression that lasts at least 2 years 

a. bipolar disorder

b. major depressive disorder

c. dysthymic disorder

Term
bipolar disorder
Definition

mood disorder that alternates between the hopelessness of depression and overexcited and unresonably optimistic state of mania

a. major depressive disorder

b. manic-depressive disorder

c. bipolar disorder 

Term
DSM-IV-TR
Definition

What is the name of the textbook that is widely used for diagnosing psychology disorders?

a. DMV-IS-TR

b. DSM-IV-TR

c. DMS-IVV-TR

Term
learned helplessness
Definition

when someone gives up when things are out of their control or no longer try

a. helpless learning

b. learned helplessness

c. learning helpless

Term
stable
Definition

how a depressed person thinks: that the bad situation will last for a long time

a. stable

b. internal

c. global

Term
internal
Definition

how a depressed person thinks: thinking they are at fault

a. stable

b. internal

c. global 

Term
global
Definition

how a depressed person thinks:

all of life is bad; everything is bad

a. stable

b. internal

c. global 

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