Judgements on Appearance
Our enduring evaluations of people or things can otherwise be known as our:
Attitudes
The process of trying to determine the causes of someone's behavior is known as
Observing or engaging in less harmful, aggressive actions will reduce the chances that you will become harmfully aggressive later
This idea is known as:
Catharsis
Provides a common language and standardized criteria for classifying mental disorders
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder
or the DSM
Traditional treatment in which the therapist helps the patient explore their unconscious
Psychoanalysis therapy (Psychodynamic therapy)
Assigning or attributing personality traits to people or groups of people based on their outside appearance or the social group they belong to is known as:
Stereotyping
Judging others' behavior based on overestimated personal factors rather than the impact of current circumstances or situations.
Example: Someone is late to work so the boss thinks that person overslept. In reality, there was a traffic accident on the way to work.
Fundamental attribution error
The tendency to show weaker emotional responses to emotional stimuli over time
Desensitization
Developmental behavior disorder that is characterized by problems with focus, maintaining attention, and inability to concentrate
AD/HD
(Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder)
Behavioral therapy in which the client is exposed to the source of their fear all at once
Disliking or holding contempt for someone because of their social identity or group membership
Prejudice
When we reflect on our own behavior and use it as a guide in learning more about our thoughts and feelings this is known as
Self-perception
A social construct that condones or even encourages responding to insults or personal attacks with aggression
Disorder characterized by a pervasive pattern of violating the rights of others, coupled by a lack of remorse for causing harm
Antisocial Personality Disorder
(APD)
A medical procedure to alleviate psychological disorder in which electric currents are passed through the brain, deliberately triggering a brief seizure
Often used to treat depression & schizophrenia
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
Negative behavior towards others based on prejudice beliefs about them
Discrimination
If we help others now, then they might return the favor if we need their help in the future
This concept is known as the
Reciprocity norm
An ongoing dysfunctional pattern of thought, emotion, and behavior that causes significant distress and disruption in a person's life.
Must be unusual/deviant (in that person's culture), distressing or disruptive to their everyday lives, and dysfunctional to be considered a:
Psychological disorder
Disorder characterized by mood swings; usually from overly "high" to sand and hopeless, then back again
A type of behavioral therapy where the client is exposed to a feared stimulus over a period of time to
decrease negative emotional responses
Exposure therapy
When we expect that someone has certain personality traits, we start to treat them in ways that make those expectations seem true.
Example: You haven't met your new professor, but you think they look mean, so you don't ask questions in class. As a result, they don't really interact with you and your initial belief that they are not friendly seems true.
Self-fulfilling prophecy
We assume that others will take action, so we do not take action ourselves
Diffusion of Responsibility
Occurs when someone suffering from one disorder also suffers from another at the same time
Example: People with depression often also suffer from anxiety
Comorbidity
Disorder marked by delusions, hallucinations, loss of contact with reality, inappropriate affect, disorganized speech, social withdrawal, and deterioration of adaptive behavior
Schizophrenia
Lithium carbonate is used to treat
Bipolar disorder