BIO 101
Overactivity of this neurotransmitter system has been linked to positive symptoms of schizophrenia.
What is dopamine?
Sigmund Freud developed this theory, which proposes that mental illnesses arise from unresolved unconscious conflicts and repressed emotions, primarily rooted in early childhood experiences.
What is psychoanalytic / psychodynamic theory ?
Frequent nightmares and the intrusion of painful memories are symptoms most commonly associated with this disorder.
What is PTSD?
Repetitive, unwanted thoughts and ritualistic behaviors are hallmarks of this disorder.
What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
A humanistic therapy in which the therapist uses techniques such as active listening within a genuine, accepting, empathetic environment to facilitate growth.
What is Client-Centered Therapy?
This controversial surgical procedure, once used to treat severe mental disorders, involved severing connections in the prefrontal cortex and often resulted in significant personality changes and cognitive impairments.
What is a lobotomy?
From the humanistic perspective, psychological disorders stem from this gap between the real self and ideal self.
What is incongruence?
This symptom of schizophrenia involves hearing voices or perceiving things that are not actually present.
What are hallucinations?
Conduct Disorder in childhood is often a precursor to this adult personality disorder.
What is Antisocial Personality Disorder?
The anxiety hierarchy is used in this behavioral treatment to gradually expose clients to feared stimuli.
What is Systematic Desensitization?
Identify three biological causes of psychological disorders.
What are genetic abnormalities, brain abnormalities, neurotransmitter or hormone imbalances?
In psychoanalysis, this term describes when a patient projects their feelings toward important figures in their life onto the therapist.
What is transference?
Individuals with this disorder often exhibit dramatic, attention-seeking behavior and excessive emotionality.
What is Histrionic Personality Disorder?
This dissociative disorder involves sudden, unexpected travel away from home or work, with an inability to recall one's past, often accompanied by confusion about personal identity.
What is dissociative amnesia with fugue symptoms?
Therapy in which seizures are electrically induced to provide relief from severe mental disorders such as major depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia.
What is Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)?
This class of medications, including drugs like Xanax and Valium, is primarily used to reduce symptoms of anxiety by enhancing the effect of a neurotransmitter called GABA.
What are benzodiazepines?
This type of behavioral therapy involves pairing an undesirable behavior with an unpleasant stimulus to decrease the behavior's occurrence.
What is aversive therapy?
This disorder involves neurological symptoms (e.g., paralysis or blindness) that have no medical explanation and may be linked to stress.
What is Conversion Disorder?
This mild but chronic form of depression lasts for at least two years in adults.
What is Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia)?
Individuals identify, challenge, and modify distorted thoughts. The process includes recognizing cognitive distortions, evaluating the validity of these thoughts, and developing more realistic and adaptive ways of thinking.
What is Cognitive Restructuring?
This involuntary, repetitive movement, often caused by long-term use of antipsychotic medications, leads to symptoms like facial grimacing and lip smacking.
What is tardive dyskinesia?
This cognitive theory suggests that depression stems from negative views of the self, world, and future.
What is Beck’s Cognitive Triad?
This personality disorder features a pattern of detachment from social relationships and a limited range of emotional expression.
What is Schizoid Personality Disorder?
This mood disorder involves chronic fluctuations between hypomanic and mild depressive symptoms that do not meet criteria for full mania or major depression.
What is Cyclothymic Disorder (Cyclothymia)?
This psychologist is known for developing rational emotive behavior therapy (REBT), which focuses on altering irrational beliefs and maladaptive behaviors.
Who is Albert Ellis?