Field
The study of the connection between the minds and behavior
What is behavioral psychology?
Excessive thoughts that lead to repetitive behaviors
What is obsessive-compulsive disorder?
A form of psychotherapy in which a group of patients meet to describe and discuss their problems together under the supervision of a therapist.
What is group therapy?
Regulates the blood pressure, heart rate, and breathing
What is the medulla?
Author of our Psychology Book and Conducted the Stanford Prison Experiment
Who is Philip Zimbardo?
These psychologists believe an individual's behavior is primarily determined by his perception of the world around him, individuals are not solely the product of their environment.
What are humanistic psychologists?
Excessive and persistent fear, worry, anxiety and related behavioral disturbances.
What are anxiety disorders?
A form of psychotherapy that seeks to reduce distress and conflict by improving the systems of interactions between family members
What is family therapy?
This part of the brain plays a key role in sleep and dreaming
What are the pons?
Famous for the Bobo Doll experiments on observational learning & influence in the Socio-Cognitive Perspective
Who is Albert Bandura?
Lists hundreds of psychological disorders
What is the DSM-V?
Any of a range of psychological disorders characterized by abnormal or disturbed eating habits
What are eating disorders?
A form of depth psychology, the primary focus of which is to reveal the unconscious content of a client's psyche in an effort to alleviate psychic tension
What is psychodynamic psychotherapy?
Part of the brain that controls body temp., sexual arousal, hunger, thirst and the endocrine system
What is the hypothalamus?
Known for his theory of cognitive development in children
Who is Jean Piaget?
A movement in psychology founded in Germany in 1912, seeking to explain perceptions in terms of gestalts rather than by analyzing their constituents.
What is Gestalt psychology?
Shifts in mood as well as changes in activity and energy levels. The disorder often involves experiencing shifts between elevated moods and periods of depression
What is bipolar disorder?
Attachment-focused psychotherapy that centers on resolving interpersonal problems and symptomatic recovery.
What is Interpersonal therapy?
This part of the brain plays a key role in sleep and dreaming
What is the pons?
Memorized nonsense syllables in an early study on human memory
Who is Hermann Ebbinghaus?
Study of the biological processes and aspects cognition, with a specific focus on the neural connections in the brain which are involved in mental processes.
What is cognitive neuroscience?
A preoccupation with physical symptoms that makes it difficult to function normally.
What is somatic symptom disorder?
A process of bringing one's attention to experiences occurring in the present moment
What is mindfulness?
The lower area of the brain, below the pons, responsible for balance and coordination of muscles and the body
What is the cerebellum?
Described use of systematic desensitization to treat phobias
Who is Joseph Wolpe?