Psychology & Research
This is the variable that a researcher measures in an experiment
What is the dependent variable?
Many people think this disorder is just cleanliness; however, it can involve debilitating intrusive thoughts and impact someone’s daily function (e.g., avoiding work, school, and friends, or isolating oneself to maintain health).
What is obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)?
This self-care strategy is commonly used to boost self-confidence, improve your mood, and reduce stress. It is also the most common life-style change made during the treatment of clinical depression.
What is exercise?
This intervention helps people identify and challenge unhelpful thought patterns.
What is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)?
The process by which a neutral stimulus becomes associated with a stimulus that naturally produces a response.
What is classical conditioning?
This type of research examines relationships between variables without necessarily establishing causation
What is correlational research?
True or false, all individuals struggling with a mental health disorder have nothing dysfunctional in their body or nervous system.
False.
Per the NIMH, this is a very important self-care strategy that “can help you manage stress, lower your risk of illness, and increase your energy.”
What is sleep regulation?
Deep breathing and progressive muscle relaxation are commonly used to reduce this.
What is stress/anxiety?
A consequence that makes a behavior more likely to happen again.
What is reinforcement?
This term describes whether a study actually measures what it claims to measure
What is validity?
While a common emotion in people with this disorder is consistent sadness, men with this disorder have a higher tendency to feel anger.
What is major depressive disorder?
This intervention is used to alter behavior. Though not limited to, it is most associated with treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorder.
What is applied behavioral analysis?
In this technique, a therapist helps a client gradually face a feared situation in a controlled way.
What is exposure therapy?
The tendency to look for information that supports what you already believe while overlooking contradictory evidence.
What is confirmation bias?
When neither participants nor researchers know who is receiving the experimental treatment, this procedure is being used
What is a double-blind procedure?
Americans living in poverty report higher rates of this emotion that can chronically impact functioning.
What is anxiety?
A mental health professional uses this intervention to teach a client how a disorder could be causing their behaviors/emotions. This helps the client understand and cope with new diagnoses.
What is psychoeducation?
This approach emphasizes accepting difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to behaviors aligned with personal values.
What is Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)?
A defense mechanism in which a person unconsciously refuses to accept a reality that causes distress.
What is denial?
This statistical concept describes the probability of obtaining results at least as extreme as those observed, assuming the null hypothesis is true
What is the p-value?
This category of mental health disorders has long standing symptoms that affect an individual’s thinking and behavior. These symptoms may get better or worse at times but remain relatively consistent throughout life.
This psychological concept refers to treating yourself with kindness rather than harsh self-criticism.
What is self-compassion?
Developed by Marsha Linehan in the late 1980s, this evidence-based psychotherapy combines cognitive-behavioral techniques with concepts of acceptance and mindfulness, and is commonly abbreviated by these three letters.
What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)?
The phenomenon in which a person changes their behavior or beliefs to match those of a group.
What is conformity?