Health & Behavior
What is the hallmark symptom of bulimia nervosa?
Binge eating with compensatory behaviors
Which strategy solves stress by addressing the root cause?
Problem-focused coping
What are the five dimensions that define personality traits?
Openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, and neuroticism
Which system is used to diagnose mental illnesses?
DSM-5-TR
Which therapy combines cognitive and behavioral approaches?
CBT
Please define stress.
A type of response involving anxiety or tension
What might prolonged cortisol exposure cause?
Immune suppression
Memory impairment
Increased risk for diabetes
Which approach focuses on unique individual traits?
Idiographic approach
Autism Spectrum Disorder involves which two characteristics?
Impaired communication and repetitive behaviors
Which therapy uncovers unconscious needs and motives?
Psychodynamic therapy
Give me one psychological benefit of doing physical exercise regularly.
Better mood; Coping with depression/addiction.
Avoiding stressors is an example of what type of coping?
Maladaptive coping
What theory highlights the interaction between behavior, environment, and personal factors?
Reciprocal determinism
Symptoms of ADHD must appear before what age?
Before age 12
What does "radical acceptance" mean in ACT?
Accepting reality without resistance
Name one factor contributing to health disparities.
Access to affordable healthcare;
Cultural exercise habits;
Potential racial bias in the medical system
Which type of stress coping reappraises the stressor cognitively?
Cognitive reappraisal
Which traits are stable across time and situations?
Personality traits
The diathesis-stress model explains what?
Psychological disorders arising from genetic predisposition and environmental stress
Which third-wave CBT technique focuses on psychological flexibility?
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
How does the Western medical model treat individuals?
Treating individuals as passive recipients of disease.
Maladaptive emotion-focused coping often leads to what behavior?
Avoidance
What type of method was used to identify personality dimensions?
Factor analysis
What term describes having multiple simultaneous diagnoses?
Co-morbidity
Which professional can prescribe psychotropic drugs?
Psychiatrists and sometimes psychologists in certain states.