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Periodic, natural loss of consciousness - as distinct from unconsciousness resulting from a coma, general anesthesia, or hibernation
What is sleep?
Mentally giving someone else your own thoughts or feelings
What is projection?
Individual experiences despair more days then not for 6 months
What is generalized anxiety disorder?
Causes you to be incredibly impulsive; have an unstable self image, relationships, and bahavior
What is Borderline Personality Disorder?
What psychologist is known for their beliefs in the unconscious mind?
Who is Sigmund Freud?
a sleep disorder characterized by uncontrollable sleep attacks. The sufferer may lapse directly into REM sleep, often at inopportune times
What is narcolepsy?
Kick the cat, transferring energy good or bad onto another person or object, usually smaller
What is displacement?
Sudden episodes with intense fear and physical symptoms to that of a heart attack.
What is a panic attack?
When Megan wasn’t the winner of the pageant, she started breaking all the decoration shouting she deserved to win because she was better than the other contestants. What disorder could Megan be diagnosed with?
What is Histrionic Personality Disorder?
This psychologist is famous for their experiments on dogs and found that dogs can salivate to the sound of a bell.
Who is Ivan Pavlov?
drugs (such as alcohol, barbiturates, and opiates) that reduce activity and slow body functions
What is depressants?
Finding a more acceptable outlet for your feelings or desires
What is sublimation?
Uncontrollable repeating thoughts or actions. Sometimes perform rituals
What is OCD?
A disregard for right’s of others, indifferent to the feelings of others
What is Anti-social Personality Disorder?
This psychologist is known for discovering the psychological concept of the law of effect
Who is Edward Thorndike?
considered dreams the key to understanding our inner conflict
What is Sigmund Freud?
You look at the situation abstractly to avoid attachment, example: doctors looking at patients like blobs
What is Intellectualism?
Constant restricted food in take, almost like a form of punishment.
What is Anorexia?
Matt is a 32 year old man who lives in his parents’ basement. He feels the need to ask permission from his mother to do anything, including picking out his clothes at the store. What personality disorder could Matt have?
What is Dependent Personality Disorder?
psychologist attributed self-actualization to one’s environment as opposed to the individual themselves
Who is Carl Rogers?
the diminishing effect with regular use of the same dose of a drug, requiring the user to take larger and larger doses before experiencing the drug's effect
What is tolerance?
Pushing a painful memory out of mind, you do not remain aware.
What is Repression?
Eating tons of food and then throwing it up
What is Bulimia?
Lack of the ability to form social connections
What is schizoid?
This psychologist pioneered the idea of “scaffolding psychology”, the development through the physical environment
Who is Lev Vygotsky?