Abnormal Psychology
Psychological Disorders
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A "harmful dysfunction" in which behavior is judged to be atypical, disturbing, maladaptive, and/or unjustifiable.

What is a psychological disorder?

100

A disorder marked by alternating or intermixed periods of mania and depression

What is Bipolar Disorder?

100

An anxiety problem that develops in some people after extremely traumatic events, such as combat, crime, an accident or natural disaster.

What is PTSD?

100

Therapy that believes that if people are raised in an accepting atmosphere, they will develop healthy self-concepts and strive to find meaning in their lives.

What is Humanistic Therapy?

100

Based on the premise that the symptoms of many psychological disorders involve biological factors (chemical imbalances & abnormal brain chemistry).

What is Biomedical Therapy?

200

A widely used system for classifying disorders

What is the DSM-5?

200

A disorder in which the person experiences sudden episodes of intense dread.

What is panic disorder?

200

A disorder in which a person develops two or more distinct personalities

What is Dissociative Identity Disorder?

200

Therapy that deals with self defeating thought and changing maladaptive actions with the goal of developing self-efficacy.

What is Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy?

200

Lithium is an example of this type of drugs.

What are Mood-Stabilizing Drugs?

300

An intense fear of specific objects or situations.

What are Phobias?

300

A disorder marked by the pursuit of extreme thinness and by extreme weight loss through starvation.

What is Anorexia Nervosa?

300

A disorder where a person has repetitive thoughts and behaviors that they have difficulty controlling.

What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?

300

The study of the effects of drugs on the mind and behavior; also known as drug therapy.

What is Psychopharmacology?

300

Prozac is an example of these types of drugs.

What are Antidepressant Drugs?

400

A disorder marked by persistent and excessive feelings of anxiety and worry about numerous events and activities

What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?

400

A disorder in which the person exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members. 

What is Antisocial Personality Disorder?

400

A psychological disorder in which the symptoms take a bodily form without apparent physical cause.

What is Somatic Symptom Disorder?

400

Intense exposure to feared stimuli without allowing avoidance.

What is Flooding?

400

These types of drugs work by lowering your autonomic nervous system arousal.

What are Antianxiety Drugs?

500

The concept that psychological disorders, have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured, often through treatment in a hospital.

What is the Medical Model?

500

A disorder in which the person exhibits instability in moods, interpersonal relationships, self-image, and behavior

What is Borderline Personality Disorder?

500

A psychotic disorder in which functioning deteriorates as a result of unusual perceptions, odd thoughts, disturbed emotions and motor abnormalities

What is Schizophrenia?

500

The application of repeated pulses of magnetic energy to the brain; used to stimulate or suppress brain activity. 

What is Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation?

500

A neurological disorder characterized by involuntary random movements of the facial muscles, tongue and mouth, as well as twitching of the neck, arms and legs.

What is Tardive Dyskinesia?

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