Famous People in Psych
Who is Sigmund Freud?
A disorder characterized by episodes of acute discomfort, physical symptoms like chest pain and dizziness, and overwhelming anxiety about losing control or being in danger.
What is panic disorder?
The infamous study of Black men's "bad blood" condition initiated in the 1930s that withheld the cure for the condition.
What is the Tuskegee Experiment or Tuskegee Syphilis Study?
A licensed professional who works with people to improve their mental health by talking with them through their problems, emotions, and behavior.
What is a therapist?
A commonly used stimulant that inhibits adenosine receptors, increases energy, improves mood, enhances cognitive performance, and, in high levels, is banned by the NCAA.
What is caffeine?
The person who created the hierarchy of needs and developed the self-actualization theory.
Who is Abraham Maslow?
A disorder characterized by extreme fluctuations in mood from periods of elevated, hyperactive states marked by impulsivity and grandiosity to depressive phases of sadness and anhedonia.
What is bipolar disorder?
The organization founded in 1968 to promote the interests of Black psychologists and address issues unique to Black communities.
What is the Association of Black Psychologists (ABPsi)?
The branch of psychology the focuses on understanding how people's behavior is influenced by other people.
A hormone secreted by the adrenal glands in response to the activation of the sympathetic nervous system that helps regulate the body's stress response.
What is cortisol?
The psychologist who created a device to study how reinforcement and punishment shape behavior.
Who is B.F. Skinner?
A disorder characterized by persistent and distressing thoughts and a compulsive need to perform specific rituals or behaviors, often in an attempt to alleviate the anxiety caused by those thoughts.
What is obsessive-compulsive disorder?
A social theory coined by Kimberlee Crenshaw that examines how multiple social identities, such as race, gender, class, and sexuality, interact to create unique experiences of oppression or privilege.
What is intersectionality?
A psychologist who studies criminal behavior and applies clinical psychology information to the legal system.
What is a forensic psychologist?
The toxin produced by a bacteria that prevents exocytosis of neurotransmitter containing vesicles and is used for medical and cosmetic purposes.
What is botulinum toxin (Botox)?
The person who studied how children learn behaviors through observation of others via the Bobo doll study.
A disorder characterized by an intense fear of weight gain leading to extreme measures such as self-imposed starvation, excessive physical activity, and a distorted perception of their body size or shape.
What is anorexia nervosa?
A psychological effect experienced by many people of color that occurs when the fear of confirming stereotypes affects performance and behavior.
What is stereotype threat?
A mental health professional with a medical degree who has prescribing rights.
What is a psychiatrist?
A type of glial cell that provides support to neurons and produces myelin to encase neuronal axons of the central nervous system.
What are oligodendrocytes?
The psychologist who created the Stanford prison experiment to investigate how vague systems of power can quickly get out of control.
Who is Phillip Zimbardo?
A disorder characterized by paranoia, hallucinations, delusions, disorganized speech, and disordered thinking.
What are the 3 big schools of thought in Black psychology?
What are the traditional, radical, and reformist schools?
A psychology professional who applies psychological principles to business management to improve employee well-being, productivity, and workplace satisfaction.
What is an industrial-organizational psychologist?
A class of drugs, generally used to treat depression, that diminish the ability of specific proteins to transport serotonin and norepinephrine into cells and are used to treat depressive