Unit 8 Clinical Psychology Vocabulary || very Flawless.
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Unit 8 Clinical Psychology
psychological disorder correct answers a syndrome marked by a clinically significant disturbance in an individual's cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior
medical model correct answers the concept that diseases, in this case psychological disorders, have physical causes that can be diagnosed...
Unit 8 Clinical Psychology Vocabulary || very Flawless.
psychological disorder correct answers a syndrome marked by a clinically significant disturbance
in an individual's cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior
medical model correct answers the concept that diseases, in this case psychological disorders,
have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured, often through
treatment in a hospital.
epigenetics correct answers the study of environmental influences on gene expression that occur
without a DNA change
DSM-5 correct answers the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition; a widely used system for classifying psychological
disorders.
*Does NOT describe causes of disorders
attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) correct answers a psychological disorder
marked by extreme inattention and/or hyperactivity and impulsivity
Social Anxiety Disorder correct answers intense fear and avoidance of social situations;
extremely anxious in social situations where people might judge them - parties, class
presentations, eating in public.
Category: Anxiety Disorders
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) correct answers an anxiety disorder in which a person is
continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal
Category: Anxiety Disorders
panic disorder correct answers An anxiety disorder marked by unpredictable minutes-long
episodes of intense dread in which a person experiences terror and accompanying chest pain,
choking, or other frightening sensations; often followed by worry over a possible next attack
Category: Anxiety Disorders
, agoraphobia correct answers fear or avoidance of situations, such as crowds or wide open places,
where one has felt loss of control and panic
Category: Anxiety Disorders
Phobia correct answers anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and avoidance of
a specific object, activity, or situation
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) correct answers a disorder characterized by unwanted
repetitive thoughts (obsessions) and/or actions (compulsions)
Category: Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) correct answers a disorder characterized by haunting
memories, nightmares, social withdrawal, jumpy anxiety, numbness of feeling, and/or insomnia
that lingers for four weeks or more after a traumatic experience
Category: Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders
Major Depressive Disorder correct answers a disorder in which a person experiences, in the
absence of drugs or another medical condition, two or more weeks with five or more symptoms,
at least one of which must be either (1) depressed mood or (2) loss of interest or pleasure
Category: Depressive Disorders
bipolar disorder correct answers a disorder in which a person alternates between the hopelessness
and lethargy is depression and the overexcited state of mania.
Category: Biplolar and Related Disorders
3 Types: Bipolar I Disorder, Bipolar II Disorder and Cyclothymic Disorder
Treatment: Lithium (Biological)
mania correct answers a hyperactive, wildly optimistic state in which dangerously poor
judgement is common
Schizophrenia correct answers a disorder characterized by delusions, hallucinations,
disorganized speech, and/or diminished, inappropriate emotional expression
Category: Schizophrenia Spectrum and other Psychotic Disorders
Causes:
- Dopamine Hypothesis: Oversupply of Dopamine
- Diathesis-Stress Model: Predisposition + Major life stressor
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