Sensation and Perception
If someone was color blind, they would have issues with these photoreceptors.
What are Cones?
When we learn to associate stimuli, and as a consequence, anticipate events.
What is classical conditioning?
Co-occurrence of two disorders is known as.
What is comorbidity?
Delusions are common in this psychological disorder and in cause beliefs that are opposite to reality and are firmly held even in the face of contradictory evidence.
What is Schizophrenia?
During the therapist’s first meeting with the client, called ________, the therapist gathers specific information to address the client’s immediate needs.
What is intake?
We have more than five senses, one of those senses involves our temperature perception.
What is Thermoception?
Instead of rewarding only the target behavior, we reward successive approximations of a target behavior.
What is Shaping?
This classification system [manual] is used by most mental health professionals in the United States of America.
What is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)?
A childhood disorder characterized by deficits in social interaction and communication, and repetitive patterns of behavior or interests
What is Autism Spectrum Disorder?
A therapist takes a non-directive approach and helps a client identify conflicts and understand their feelings.
What is humanistic therapy?
With both eyes open, we have a merged view. With each eye closed at different times we see everything in different ways.
What is Binocular Disparity?
The general process of a specific type of learning which is known as the "initial period" of learning when an organism learns to connect a neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus.
What is Acquisition?
When psychological disorders were believed to be a force beyond scientific understanding. Which include Sorcery or Black Magic, Possession by Spirits, and Witchcraft
What are Supernatural Perspectives?
Symptoms can are usually triggered by a change in seasons, usually when fall starts. This gets worse in the late fall or early winter before ending in the sunnier days of spring.
What is Seasonal [Pattern] Depression?
The thoughts an individual has on a situation affects their feelings and actions/behavior.
What is cognitive therapy?
When you are not perceiving any stimuli that remain continue to be constant over extended periods of time.
What is Sensory Adaptation?
Describe positive and negative reinforcement and punishment! (All or none points).
Positive = something is added
Negative = something is taken away
Reinforcement = to increase behavior
Punishment = to decrease behavior
The study of Psychological Disorders, including their symptoms, causes, and treatment!
What is Psychopathology?
Charles shows no regard at all for other people’s rights or feelings. He repeatedly performs illegal acts, lying to or conning others, impulsivity and recklessness, irritability and aggressiveness toward others, and failure to act in a responsible way.
What is Personality Disorder [ANTISOCIAL PERSONALITY DISORDER]?
On the advice of her therapist, Thora decides to treat her fear of heights by exposing herself to heights using a hierarchy of stimuli related to her phobia. Which technique of exposure therapy is she using?
What is systemic desensitization?
The endocrine system discharges these into the bloodstream and travel throughout the body, affecting any cells that contain receptors for them.
What are Hormones?
Mia went to watch The Weeknd in concert and specifically remembers when he sang "Die For You." Because of the environment and actually hearing the song live, Mia got goosebumps when "Die For You" was playing (it never happened before). Today, Mia heard "Die For You" playing on the radio and it gave her goosebumps. The song "Die For You" has now become:
What is a Conditioned Stimulus?
This blends biological and psychosocial factors to predict the likelihood of a disorder. It also suggests that people with an underlying vulnerability for a disorder are more likely than others to develop a disorder when faced with adverse environmental or psychological events
What is the Diathesis-Stress Model?
This disorder is characterized by an individual becoming split off from their core sense of self. Memory and identity become disturbed; these disturbances have a psychological rather than physical cause.
What are Dissociative Disorders?
This type of family therapy involves the therapist specifically guiding the therapy session and developing treatment plans for each family member’s specific problem.
What is strategic family therapy?