Clinical Psychology
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
This controversial study simulated a prison/guard scenario, and it had to be shut down early since the participants started mistreating each other as they got too invested in their roles
Stanford prison experiment
The phony or unscientific psychology which pretends to be the real thing
Psuedoscience
An extreme or irrational fear is known as?
Phobia
A single extension from the nerve cell that carries nerve impulses from the cell body to other neurons
Axon
The psychologist who created psychoanalysis:
Sigmund Freud
What is the main professional organization for psychology?
APA (American Psychological Association)
All the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating
Cognition
Borderline personality disorder falls under the category of ____ disorders
personality
The portion of the nervous system that includes the brain and the spinal cord
CNS (Central Nervous System)
What theory/approach was Carl Rogers known for?
Person-centered/humanistic
Who formed the hierarchy of needs?
Maslow
This design involves independent and dependent variables, pre and post measures, as well as experimental and control groups
An experiment
The psychological disorder associated with psychosis
Schizophrenia
A medial temporal lobe structure that is important for learning and memory
Hippocampus
What type of therapy is often/primarily used with children?
Play therapy
A cognitive framework/structure that helps to organize, understand, and interpret information
Schema
Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism
Big 5 Personality Traits
What is MDD (depression) most comorbid with?
Anxiety disorders (GAD, SAD, etc.)
The region of the brain that consists of the midbrain, the pons, and the medulla:
Brainstem
What resource do psychologists use to make diagnoses in clinical practice?
DSM-5
According to Freud, the human psyche is structured into these three parts:
id, ego, superego
The belief that accurate knowledge can be acquired through observation
Empiricism
Name at least 3 types of OCD:
Checking, contamination, symmetry, ordering, hoarding, ruminations, intrusive thoughts, etc.
The specific neurotransmitter/chemical that relates to pleasure and reward:
Dopamine