Your Mom (Freud and psychoanalysis/psychodynamics)
Who am I? (Personality theories)
My anxiety is chronic but I am iconic (Anxiety-related disorders)
The X-Factor (Factors for psychological disorders)
Psychological Disorders!
100
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?
100
This describes the group of personality theories that focuses on healthy personal growth and concepts that translate to ideal personality traits.
What are humanistic theories?
100
The "O" in "OCD" is defined by repetitive and intrusive thoughts/concerns).
What is obsessive?
100
Observing others, expectations shaping reactions, and hypervigilance are all examples of this type of factor associated with anxiety-related disorders.
What is cognition?
100
Formerly known as Multiple Personality Disorder, this describes a condition in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities, hypothesized as a way to cope with early-life traumatic experiences.
What is Dissociative Identity Disorder?
200
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?
200
The "E" in the "big five factors" of trait theories stands for this trait.
What is extraversion?
200
This is the most common anxiety-related disorder.
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
200
This major lobe of the brain is less active in a depressed state and hyperactive in a manic state.
What is the frontal lobe?
200
Decreased frontal lobe activity associated with violent/selfish tendencies is thought to be reflected in people with this psychological disorder.
What is Antisocial personality disorder?
300
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?
300
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?
300
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?
300
Low birth weight, lack of oxygen during delivery and mid-pregnancy viral infection, all describe this biological factor that may contribute to the development of Schizophrenia.
What is the prenatal environment/what are prenatal factors?
300
This eating disorder is associated with the psychological factor of excessive diet and exercise because of their skewed/augmented self-image.
What is anorexia nervosa?
400
This mom-looking figure 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)?
400
This principle challenges the notion that traits are stable, and that people tend to become more conscientious and agreeable/less neurotic from adolescence onward.
What is the maturity prinicple?
400
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?
400
This biological factor seems to be quite influential in explaining the prevalence of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia compared to major depressive disorder or generalized anxiety disorder.
What is genetics/heritability?
400
This disorder is defined by central nervous system abnormalities (in other words, a biological root), and is marked by significant limitations in communication and social interaction.
What is ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder)?
500
This "mother of psychodynamic theories" supported the notion of the unconscious mind but placed special emphasis on social factors that can influence one's development.
Who is Karen Horney?
500
This concept outlined by social-cognitive theories of personality suggests that we are both the products and architects of our environment.
What is reciprocal determinism?
500
This anxiety-related disorder manifests itself in physical/somatic form without any direct or apparent physical cause.
What is somatic symptom disorder?
500
DAILY DOUBLE
Provide a major psychological factor that contributes to Major Depressive Disorder and offer an example of a scenario in which you can illustrate this factor.
What is rumination/vicious cycle of depressed thinking?
500
Pete Davidson is an advocate for these two co-morbid disorders that he lives with, which stem from experiencing a traumatic event in his childhood and manifested into odd/impulsive behaviours later on.
What are PTSD and Borderline Personality Disorder?