Memory 5A
This number is considered the "magic number".
What is the number 7
It's a mental grouping of similar objects, events, ideas, and people.
What is a concept?
The inability to see a problem from a fresh perspective.
What is fixation?
Emotional disturbances that interfere with normal life functioning
What is mood disorder?
This skill is making information personally meaningful and catchy, so you don't forget it.
What is elaborative rehearsal?
What are prototypes?
The tendency to favor information that confirms what we already favor or believe.
What is confirmation bias?
Some symptoms of this mental health disorder include: depressed mood, diminished interest in activities, significant changes in appetite, etc.
What is Major Depressive Disorder?
It's organizing random bits of information into more meaningful groups.
What is chunking?
Mental structures we use to organize concepts.
What is a hierarchy?
Estimating how frequently an event occurs based on how many examples you can think of.
What is the availability heuristic?
This many people are affected by MDD (Major Depressive Disorder) annually.
What is 6% of the population (or 18-20 million people)?
The mental frameworks we create for objects, people, or situations that help you organize and interpret information.
What is schema?
When processing information, our brains use shortcuts that can lead to biased thinking.
What are cognitive traps?
Starting off with an initial idea and basing your beliefs based off of your starting point.
What is the anchoring and adjustment heuristic?
The source of the problem of MDD.
What is irrational, maladaptive thinking?
This shows the decline of memory retention over time.
When thinking about and trying to retain information, you are likely to remember the first and last piece of information.
What is the Serial Position Effect?
An unconscious biased or prejudicial attitude we have toward others.
What is implicit bias?
A therapeutic method that teaches clients to challenge their irrational beliefs.
What is REBT?