Chapter 11
What type of research design follows the same group of individuals over a period of time?
Longitudinal Study
Which term describes the tendency for mental disorders to co-occur?
Comorbidity
What is the term used to describe internal or external factors that encourage individuals to engage in a specific behavior?
Motivations
Kin Selection
Give an example of proximodistal development
Infants gaining control of their arms before their hands, development of fine motor skills
What are the 3 major stages of fetal development in order?
Germinal, Embryonic, Fetal
What is the DSM-5 used for?
Diagnosing mental disorders
When the presence of others enhances performance, what is it called?
Social Facilitation
Norm of Reciprocity
What is are the two characteristics of OCD?
Obsessions and Compulsions
The process by which neurons are formed...
Neurogenesis
What are the 3 key factors in defining a mental disorder?
This bias involves attributing others' actions to internal factors while overlooking external factors. What is it called?
Fundamental Attribution Error
Phobias
What term describes the loss of self-awareness and restraint in group situations that foster arousal and anonymity?
De-Individuation
What is the term for innate, automatic responses to specific stimuli?
Reflexes
What are the 3 types of assessment used when evaluating mental health?
Self-assessment, Clinical Interview, Projective Tests
When explaining our successes with internal factors and blaming external factors for our failures, we are exhibiting what bias?
Self-serving bias
What does GAD stand for?
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
To observe the effect of authority figures on obedience
What is the term for the process of neurons moving to their dedicated part of the brain?
Neural Migration
According to this model, individuals with a genetic predisposition are more likely to develop a disorder with the interaction of environmental factors. What is this model known as?
Diathesis-Stress Model
According to this model, persuasion can occur through central processing or peripheral processing. What is it called?
Elaboration Likelihood Model
Name a teratogen
Alcohol, drugs, etc.
What is the term used to describe the strengthening of prevailing attitudes in a group?
Groupthink