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| All those relatively permanent traits, dispositions, or characteristics within the individual that tie some measure of consistency to that person's behavior |
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| functions according to primary-process thought. It is irrational and instinct-driven and out of touch with reality. follows the pleasure principle |
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| Functions according to secondary-process thought. It is rational and controls/channels the id. Follows the reality principle |
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| Functions according to the idealistic principle. It strives for moral perfection and contains the sense of right and wrong. |
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| sex-role identification. pleasure comes from genital stimulation. (Oedipus conflict and Electra complex) |
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| Learning--sexual impulses are repressed and energy is focused on mastery of skills and achievement |
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| intimacy--sexuality resurfaces and pleasure comes from adult sexual activity with a partner |
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| becoming "stuck" in one stage of psychosexual development and not being able to progress any further |
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| moving back to an earlier stage of development, acting childlike and dependent |
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| employed by the ego to rid itself of the anxiety that comes from constantly trying to satisfy both id and superego |
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| Defense mechanism: Projection |
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| attributing one's undesirable traits or actions to others, so they become the problem instead of you |
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| Defense mechanism: sublimation |
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| Redirecting anxiety causing impulses into socially acceptable actions |
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| Defense mechanism: Displacement |
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| substituting a less-threatening object for the subject of the hostile or sexual impulse |
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| Defense mechanism: reaction formation |
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| taking actions opposite to one's feelings in order to deny the reality of the feelings |
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| Alfred Adler's individual psychology |
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| humans are motivated by need to overcome inferiority and strive for significance |
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| emphasized social influence--development continues throughout life |
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| emphasized anxiety--felt that Freud's theory was particular;y inadequate for women |
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| Systematic desensitization (counterconditioning) |
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| clients gradually learn to replace an anxiety response with relaxation |
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| pattern of cognitive distortion associated with depression--exaggerate failures and trivialize successes. The goal is to teach patient to replace the thoughts with realistic, healthy ones. |
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| assume that people are basically good, and have a drive toward self-actualization. |
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| Who developed client-centered therapy? |
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| describe the structure rather than explain it through the processes |
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| Big five theory of personality |
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| most widely accepted personality theory. it is helpful in predicting general trends in behavior but too general to predict behavior in a specific situation. |
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| a single dominant trait that influences all activities |
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| influences behavior in most situations |
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| influences behavior in particular situations |
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| Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) |
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| most widely used inventory for personality. |
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| the belief that we are competent and effective in dealing with the environment |
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| personal variables influence the environment and the environment influences behavior |
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| disorders in which people believe they are sick when they are not |
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| sensory or motor impairment, such as paralysis or blindness |
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| repeated, varying symptoms such as nausea and fatigue; often of many years' duration |
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| excessive attention to state of health, preoccupation with the minor aches and pains of living |
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| total or partial loss of information about the self; usually triggered by a traumatic experience |
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| traveling away from home with no memory for the trip and possible amnesia for personal info |
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| Depersonalization disorder |
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| feelings of disconnection or detachment from your body or surroundings |
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| Dissociative identity disorder |
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| two or more distinct personalities in one body |
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| Major depression (major depressive disorder) |
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| overwhelming feelings of sadness, despair, hopelessness. loss of interest in pleasurable activities. |
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| relieve the symptoms of depression and increases concentration of serotonin, a neurotransmitter |
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| Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) |
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| an effective treatment for depression and mania that is unresponsive to drugs. may cause temporary memory loss. works by altering neurotransmitter balance |
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| severe mental disorder in which a person's thoughts and behaviors are so distorted that he/she can no longer deal with reality. |
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| Disorganized schizophrenia |
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| inappropriate affect and actions. incoherent verbal behaviors and silliness. delusions and hallucinations |
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| periods of frenzied activity alternating with periods of immobility. may stay in odd positions for hours |
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| delusions of grandeur. Delusions of persecution. usually harmless, but may become violent if threatened. |
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| Intermittent explosive disorder |
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| distracting, dramatic mannerisms used to bring attention to one's self |
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| habitual antisocial behavior despite discipline |
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| Autism/Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) |
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| little responsiveness to people and surrounding--seriously impaired communication. highly restricted range of interest |
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| sexual attractions to unusual or inappropriate objects |
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| sexual attraction to watching unconsenting people nude or engaged in sexual activity |
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| sexual attraction to inanimate objets |
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| sexual attraction to prepubescent children |
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| the study of the contribution of psychological factors in the promotion of health and the prevention and treatment of illness |
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| anger, impatience, competitiveness, time urgency, hostility |
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| the physiological and psychological response to conditions that threaten or challenge |
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| stress that has a negative effect |
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