A personality disorder marked by a lack of empathy and remorse
What is antisocial personality disorder
100
A cognitive model of depression in which people feel unable to control events in their lives.
What is learned hleplessness
100
A class of psychotropic medications used for the treatment of anxiety.
What is anti-anxiety drugs
100
A procedure that involves administering a strong electrical current to the patient's brain to produce a seizure; it is effective for some cases of severe depression.
What is electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
100
A disorder characterized by severe negative moods or a lack of interest in normally pleasurable activities.
What is major depression
200
A mood disorder characterized by alternating periods of depression and mania
What is bipolar disorder
200
A speech pattern among some people with schizophrenia in which their thoughts are disorganized or meaningless.
What is loosening of associations
200
A class of psychotropic medications used for the treatment of depression.
What is antidepressants
200
Treatment based on the premise that behavior is learned and therefore can be unlearned through the use of classical and operant conditioning.
What is behavior therapy
200
An anxiety disorder characterized by frequent intrusive thoughts and compulsive actions.
What is obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
300
The occurrence of two or more distinct identities in the same individual.
What is dissociative identity disorder
300
Symptoms of schizophrenia that are marked by deficits in functioning, such as apathy, lack of emotion, and slowed speech and movement.
What is negative symptoms
300
A class of psychotropic medications used for the treatment of schizophrenia and other disorders that involve psychosis.
What is antipsychotics
300
An empathic approach to therapy; it encourages people to fulfill their individual potentials for personal growth through greater self-understanding.
What is client-centered therapy
300
A mental disorder that involves frequent nightmares, intrusive thoughts, and flashbacks related to an earlier trauma.
What is posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
400
A personality disorder characterized by disturbances in identity, in affect, and in impulse control.
What is borderline personality disorder
400
Symptoms of schizophrenia that are marked by excesses in functioning, such as delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized speech or behavior.
What is positive symptoms
400
A cognitive-behavioral therapy technique that involves repeated exposure to an anxiety-producing stimulus or situation.
What is exposure
400
A therapy that incorporates techniques from cognitive therapy and behavior therapy to correct faulty thinking and change maladaptive behaviors.
What is cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)
400
A psychological disorder characterized by a split between thought and emotion; it involves alterations in thoughts, in perceptions, or in consciousness.
What is schizophrenia
500
Mental disorders that involve disruptions of identity, of memory, or of conscious awareness.
What is dissociative disorders
500
Sickness or disorder of the mind.
What is Psychopathology
500
The goal of psychoanalysis; a patient's awareness of his or her own unconscious psychological processes and how these processes affect daily functioning.
What is insight
500
Treatment based on the idea that distorted thoughts produce maladaptive behaviors and emotions; treatment strategies attempt to modify these thought patterns.
What is cognitive therapy
500
A form of depression that is not severe enough to be diagnosed as major depression.