Your Mom
Like your mom, this system of the mind that Freud proposed is the "angel on your shoulder"; it focuses on ideal behaviour and strives for perfection, acting as a moral conscience.
What is the Superego?
The "E" in the"big five factors" of trait theories stands for this trait.
What is extraversion?
The "O" in"OCD"; defined by repetitive and intrusive thoughts/concerns).
What is obsessive?
The DSM-V says: The distinct identities are accompanied by changes in behavior, memory and thinking. The signs and symptoms may be observed by others or reported by the individual.
What is dissociative identity disorder?
This type of psychotherapy focuses on shifting thinking patterns toward better coping.
What is cognitive therapy?
In a scenario where your mom tells you that you are grounded and not allowed to attend a party, this defense mechanism describes your reaction of slamming your bedroom door and punching your pillow.
What is displacement?
This category of personality theories focuses on healthy personal growth and unconditional positive regard.
What are humanistic theories?
This disorder is characterized by a sudden wave of fear or discomfort or a sense of losing control even when there is no clear danger or trigger.
What is panic disorder?
The DSM-V says: Antagonism (characterized by manipulativeness, deceitfulness, callousness, and hostility) and DS (characterized by irresponsibility, impulsivity, and risk taking).
What is antisocial personality disorder?
A psychoanalyst would interpret your stuttering or hesitance to answer a question as a manifested form of anxiety. This is called:
What is resistance?
This stage of psychosexual development quite literally relates to "your mom", as it is in this stage where Freud suggests the Oedipus complex, or the sexual attraction to one's mother emerges.
What is the Phallic Stage?
This concept describes how one sees how proficient they are at something, rather than how one sees themselves as a whole.
What is self-efficacy?
This type of phobia describes the general fear of places or situations that might cause panic and feelings of being trapped, helpless or embarrassed.
What is Agoraphobia?
The DSM-V says: persistent difficulties with social communication and social interaction and restricted and repetitive patterns of behaviours, activities or interests
What is ASD?
Also known as exposure therapy, this behaviour therapy technique attempts to ease the anxiety symptoms associated with phobias and related disorders.
What is systematic desensitization?
You are looking at an image of a mom-like figure with no further description; this is an example of this type of projective assessment that acts as a prompt for people to fulfill a story in order to draw out subconscious thoughts.
What is a thematic apperception test (TAT)?
This concept outlined by social-cognitive theories suggest that we are both products and architects of our environment.
Whats is reciprocal determinism?
This conditioning-related concept describes why fear for one type of stimulus/event can transfer to fears of similar stimuli/events, like fearing the buzzing of a bee and a fly.
What is generalization?
The DSM-V says: Recurrent episodes of binge eating and recurrent inappropriate compensatory behaviors in order to prevent weight gain such as self-induced vomiting.
What is bulimia nervosa?
Lithium is surprisingly an effective biotherapy treatment for this disorder.
What is bipolar disorder?
This "mother of contemporary psychodynamic theories" supported the notion of the unconscious mind but placed special emphasis on social factors that can influence one's development.
This way of thinking is said to lead to complacency and may be self-defeating, despite it sounding like an inherently positive trait.
What is excessive optimism?
This disorder manifests when someone interprets a physical pain/ailment with a deadly disease/disordered state when there seems to be a normal physical cause.
What is illness anxiety disorder?
The DSM-V says: one must have experienced at least 2 of the following symptoms : Delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech
What is schizophrenia?
DAILY DOUBLE:
Given the prominent theory for the biological roots of schizophrenia, this type of biotherapy seems to help with symptom reduction. (mention both the neurotransmitter mechanism and the classification of drug)
What are antipsychotics AND dopamine antagonist?