Personality, Disorders and Therapy Review

A

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If someone feels fearful most of the time with no known reason, he/she most likely suffers from this disorder:

Generalized anxiety disorder

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What are the 3 Ds that determine whether someone might be dealing with a psychological disorder?

dysfunction, distress and deviance

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If one fears leaving his/her home for fear of crowds and the anxiety comes with being in public, he/she most likely suffers from this disorder

agoraphobia

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When someone has an uncontrollable preoccupation with thoughts this could be a sign of this disorder

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

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If a individual believes he/she is incompetent, and their life is worthless/hopeless, he/she would likely benefit from this type of therapy

cognitive

B

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A 3-year old boy has lost his fear of rabbits when he was shown rabbits and given a snack he enjoys at the same time.  What type of therapy was used?

Exposure/Counter conditioning

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This is the therapeutic orientation that relies most heavily on people discovering their own ways of dealing with their difficulties.

humanistic

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Which humanistic theorist designed the hierarchy of needs: physiological, safety, love and belonging, esteem and self- actualization. 

Abraham Maslow

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What type of therapy affects biological functioning of body and brain

biomedical

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A method of exploring the unconscious in the which the person relaxes and says whatever comes to mind, no matter how trivial or embarassing

free association

C

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According to Carl Rogers, this is an attitude of total acceptance toward another person

unconditional positive regard

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which traits seem to provide the most useful information about one's personality 

OCEAN

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This term defines when two or more disorders are occuring simultaneously, as when a person suffers from both anxiety and a specific phobia

comorbidity

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This therapeutic technique is used especially for phobias, and involves exposing a client to gradually increasing amounts of the feared stimuli, while the client remains relaxed

systematic desensitization

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This piece of literature, developed by the American Psychiatric Association, is used to classify and describe abnormal behaviors.

DSM

D

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This science is the study of the effect of drugs on behavior and mental processes

psychopharmacology

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This type of therapy encourages clients growth through active listening by being genuine, accepting, and empathetic, with an attitude of unconditional positive regard

client-centered therapy

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This type of therapy uses principles to modify behavioral problems rather than seeking insight into the source of those behaviors (in other words unlike psychoanalysis or humanistic therapy)

behavior therapy

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This type of therapy trains people to think in healthier ways

cognitive therapy

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Nancy's therapist encourages her to think about her strengths rather than her weaknesses and adjust her behavior accordingly

cognitive-behavioral therapy

E

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Type of personality test which is in a standardized written form such as a survey

objective test

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This type of personality test is that which allows for one to project their personality onto an abstract object or picture

projective test

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the psychoanalysis approach was developed by 

Freud

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Why do we like to study twins?

allows researchers to examine the overall role of genes in the development of a trait or disorder

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This disorder is characterized by extreme fear of social situations in which a person could be evaluated

social anxiety disorder