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Placed several people who had no mental disorders in a case study with a team of doctors. These doctors were told that the patients suffered from hallucinations, but in reality these patients were (and acted) completely normal. Despite exhibiting completely normal behavior, the doctors noted all sort of symptoms and possible causes for their hallucinations. Many were prescribed (but not administered) medication, therapy, and other forms of treatment.
Who is David Rosenhan?
What's the name of the disorder associated with the fear of open spaces?
Who is AGOROPHOBIA?
THE LONG-TERM PROCESS OF AQUIRING NEW AND RELATIVELY ENDURING INFORMATION OR BEHAVIORS
Who is LEARNING?
A procedure which severs the connection of frontal lobes with emotional centers.
Who is LOBOTOMY?
Feelings that predispose us to respond in a particular way to objects, people, and events.
Who is ATTITUDES?
Tested the theory of roles in a prison study.
Who is PHILIP ZIMBARDO?
The sudden onset of intense anxiety and dread can cripple patients with minutes-long heart palpitations, shortness of breath, trembling, dizziness, or choking sensations, thus making the functioning of everyday life quite difficult.
Who is Panic Disorder?
NAME A PRIMARY REINFORCER
Who is MONEY, FOOD, SHELTER?
Associate an unpleasant state or experience with an unwanted behavior.
Who is AVERSIVE CONDITIONING?
Sets of expectations about a social position, defining how those in the position ought to behave.
Who is ROLES?
is also maladaptive as lingering memories, nightmares, anxiety, and other symptoms can manifest themselves at any given time, weeks, months, or even years after a traumatic event.
Who is PTSD?
NAME THE PERSON WHO INADVERTENTLY DISCOVERED A KIND OF LEARNING WHILE STUDYING DIGESTION IN DOGS
Who is IVAN PAVLOV?
The use of classical conditioning to evoke new responses to stimuli that are triggering unwanted behaviors.
Who is COUNTER CONDITIONING?
Cognitive dissonance theory- the idea that we act to reduce the conflict (dissonance) between our thoughts and actions.
Who is LEON FESTINGER?
a split from reality, patients may experience hallucinations – false sensory experiences, such as visual, touch, or auditory – that are drawn specifically from internal interpretation.
Who is SCHIZOPHRENIA?
STATES THAT IF THE CONSEQUENCES OF BEHAVIOR ARE PLEASANT, THE STIMULUS-RESPONSE CONNECTION WILL BE STRENGTHENED AND THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE BEHAVIOR WILL INCREASE.
Who is The Law of Effect?
The study of the effect of drugs on the mind and behavior is another important tool in addressing psychological disorders.
Who is PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY ?
The tendency of people who have first agreed to a small request to comply later with a larger request.
Who is FOOT IN THE DOOR TENDENCY?
Forming relaxed associations with fearful stimuli or situations; you are essentially attempting to replace the stressors associated with anxiety and stress with a state of relaxation. This can be accomplished by repeatedly thinking of fears when in a state of complete relaxation, such as during a relaxing activity like hypnosis, massage, meditation, or talk therapy. The associated anxiety is then replaced by relaxation.
Who is JOSEPH WOLPE?
The ___ itself aims to describe the disorder, predict its future, imply appropriate treatment, and stimulates research into causes by forming an aggregate tool for the amalgamation of psychological disorders.
Who is THE DSM?
A portion of memory (long term) that processes ideas and concepts that are not drawn from personal experience; instead, they are known associations and facts
Who is SEMANTIC MEMORY?
Sought to change behavior by identifying self-defeating thoughts that altered our perceptions of the world.
Who is COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY (CBT)?
Crediting the situation or the person’s disposition rather than a nuanced interaction between the two.
Who is ATTRIBUTION THEORY?