Theories and Models
What theory created by Sigmund Freud looks at things such as id, ego, and superego, defense mechanisms, and uses free association?
Psychoanalysis or Psychoanalytic Theory
The central nervous system’s physiological and emotional response to a vague sense of threat or danger
Anxiety
An emotional response to a terrible event like an accident, victimization, or natural disaster.
Trauma
A state or episode of euphoria or frenzied activity in which people may have an exaggerated belief that the world is theirs for the taking
Mania
What do we often use to identify a person seeking mental health services, rather than the terms "patient" or "sufferer"?
Client or Consumer
Therapy approaches that seek to help clients change both counterproductive behaviors and dysfunctional ways of thinking.
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
How long must symptoms be present to meet the criteria for an anxiety disorder?
6 months or more
What is one of the three main categories of triggers to distress?
Combat
Disasters and Accidents
Victimization
Which form of Bipolar disorder has both manic and depressive episodes?
Bipolar I disorder
__________ is the idea that a number of different developmental paths can lead to the same mental health diagnosis.
Equifinality
An ethics committee formed in a research facility that is empowered to protect the rights and safety of human research participants. It reviews and may require changes in each proposed study at the facility before approving or disapproving the study.
International Review Board (IRB)
What is at least one situation where someone with Agoraphobia may experience extreme fear or anxiety?
Separation of some aspects of mental functioning from conscious awareness, leading to a degree of mental dysfunction
Dissociation
What two components are equally critical and managing the symptoms of Bipolar disorder?
Therapy and Medication
DSM-V
What are the two main sources of BIOLOGICAL abnormalities?
Genetics and Evolution
What are obsessions and compulsions?
An obsession is the thought or anxiety regarding a stressor, and the compulsion is the behavior that results from the obsession that helps alleviate the distress of it.
What is the most effective treatment for those individuals with Post-traumatic stress disorder?
Exposure Therapy
What category of medication not originally created to manage Bipolar symptoms can help with regulating mood and brain activity?
Antiseizure medication
When considering abnormal behavior, one must consider what 2 "c's"?
Culture and Context
What are the 4 D’s when referring to abnormality?
deviance, distress, dysfunction, danger
Name at least two sub-diagnoses of Obsessive compulsive disorders
_____________ is a disorder marked by an inability to recall important personal events and information
Dissociative Amnesia
What is a hypomanic episode?
Hypomania is a milder version of mania that lasts for a short period (usually a few days)- less in intensity and duration
Mania is a more severe form that lasts for a longer period (a week or more)
A set of interview questions and observations designed to reveal the degree and nature of a client’s abnormal functioning is known as a(n)