psychological disorders
What term associated with psychological disorders best describes a thought, feeling, or behavior that is atypical or rare?
deviant
emphasized empathy and stresses the good in human behavior
humanistic
What disorder typically shows an unusual pattern of social and cognitive development beginning in childhood, with marked difficulties is social interaction and communication?
Autism Spectrum disorder
In which therapy does the therapist engage in active listening and echo, restate, and clarify patient’s thinking, acknowledging expressed feelings?
Humanistic Therapy
Which psychologist is known for redefining/further developing systematic desensitization?
Joseph Wolpe
In which disorder does a person appear to have 2 or more distinct personality traits, each of which can speak, act and write in different ways occur?
dissociative
looking at psychological topics by studying the physical basis for animal and human behavior, chemical/ horomonal
biological
Antisocial behaviors, such as bullying and fighting Breaking rules without apparent reason Running away, Vandalism
This are all examples of commonly exhibited behaviors from which disorder?
Conduct Disorder
In which therapy do you apply learning principles to the elimination of unwanted behaviors.
Behavior Therapy
The mood disorder characterized by a chronic pattern of relatively mild mood swings is ______
cyclothymic disorder
In what disorder does pervasive pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships, self-perception, and moods occur?
Note:Impulse control is markedly impaired.
BPD
understanding mental processes and how they relate to behavior
cognitive
What medicines are currently available to treat ADHD
stimulant drugs like Adderal, Ritalin, Concerta
In which therapy does the therapist listen to the needs of the patient in an accepting and non-judgmental way, addressing his problems in a productive way and building his or her self-esteem?
Person-Centered Therapy
Scott is undergoing psychoanalysis to try to deal with his severe anxiety. What technique is his therapist likely to use?
Free association
What disorder, AKA sociopathy, is an individual consistently shows no regard for right and wrong or remorse for hurting others?
Anti-Social
learning and behavior are described and explained in terms of stimulus-response relationships
behavioral
Little Johnny often interrupts guests when they are speaking, he throws fits when he doesn't get immediate gratification. What type of ADHD is Little Johnny MOST likely suffering from?
ADHD- impulsitivity
Which therapy understands symptoms and themes across important relationships in a patient’s life.
Psychodynamic therapy
Since her father’s death, Nina has become dangerously thin because she exercises compulsively and strictly limits her eating. Based on these symptoms, Nina would most likely be diagnosed with what disorder?
Anorexia nervosa
What mental health condition is marked by a pattern of distrust and suspicion of others without adequate reason to be suspicious
Paranoid Personality Disorder
theory of personality developed by Freud that focuses on repression and unconscious forces
psychoanalytic
Dr. Freddy believes that the development of schizophrenia is solely caused by biological factors. Which of the following is NOT accounted for by this belief?
If one member of a set of identical twins develops schizophrenia, the other twin has an almost 50 percent chance of also developing schizophrenia.
which therapy uses drugs or other procedures that act on the patient’s nervous system curing him of psychological disorders?
biomedical therapy
Greg experienced trauma as a young child. Now as an adult, in times of stress, his voice and mannerisms change and he claims to be a different person. Greg’s symptoms are most in line with what psychological disorder?
Dissociative identity disorder