Personality
A pattern of enduring, distinctive thoughts, emotions, and behaviors that characterize the way an individual adapts to the world
Personality
What 3 aspects makes behavior abnormal?
Deviant, Maladaptive, Personal Distress
Involves attaining a peaceful state of mind in which thoughts are not worrisome
Meditation
An anxiety disorder in which the individual experiences recurrent, sudden onsets of intense terror, often without warning and with no specific cause.
May feel like a heart attack
Panic Disorder
What is the correct sequence of Freud's Structures of Personality
Id, Ego, Superego
A famous projective test that uses individuals’ perception of 10 inkblots to determine their own personality.
Questionable reliability and validity.
Rorschach Inkblot Test
Psychological disorder characterized by a pervasive pattern of instability in interpersonal relationships, self-image, and emotions
Common Symptoms: Self-harm, suicidal ideations Hypervigilance, Splitting
Borderline Personality Disorder
Mental states that are notably different from normative awareness.
Includes: Drug states, Fatigue, illness, trauma, and deprivation, Meditation and hypnosis, Psychological disorders
Altered States of Consciousness
A cluster of characteristics—including being excessively competitive, hard-driven, impatient, and hostile—related to a higher incidence of heart disease.
Type A behavior pattern
Psychological disorder characterized by guiltlessness, law-breaking, exploitation of others, irresponsibility, and deceit.
Common Features:
impulsive, irritable, reckless, and irresponsible, aggressiveness, recklessness, lack of remorse
Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASPD)
The Acronym OCEAN in the 5 Factor Model stands for _________
Openness, Conscientiousness, Extraversion, Agreeableness, Narcissism
When someone exhibits two or more separate personalities or identities, each well-defined and distinct from one another.
Dissociative Identity Disorder
When you first learned to drive, you had to consciously think about every step—checking mirrors, using turn signals, pressing the brake pedal, etc. However, after driving for a while, many of these actions become automatic processes. You no longer need to consciously think about each step; your brain handles them automatically, allowing you to focus on other aspects of driving, like navigating or watching for hazards
What is this is an example of?
Automatic Processing
Maria has a severe fear of thunderstorms. When she hears thunder or sees lightning, she feels panicked, her heart races, and she often hides in a windowless room until the storm passes. Symptoms: Intense fear and avoidance of a specific situation, such as thunderstorms, leading to significant distress.
Which Anxiety Disorder does Maria suffer from?
Phobia
A fear becomes a phobia when ________
the individual will go to extreme lengths to avoid the object or situation
Organisms sensitive to rewards are more likely to learn associations between the behavior and the reward and demonstrate sensation-seeking behaviors.
In contrast, organisms sensitive to punishers in the environment will learn such associations and be more likely to avoid such consequences
Gray’s Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory:
Psychological disorder characterized by extreme mood swings that include one or more episodes of extreme mania—an overexcited, unrealistically optimistic state.
Bipolar I Disorder
Which neurotransmitter is responsible for the activation of the brain’s reward pathway?
Dopamine
Mike avoids going to parties or speaking up in meetings because he's afraid of embarrassing himself. He worries excessively about what others think of him. Symptoms: Intense fear of social situations where one might be judged, leading to avoidance of such situations.
Which Anxiety Disorder is Mike diagnosed with?
Social Anxiety Disorder
A neurodevelopmental disorder involving persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across a variety of settings as well as restrictive repetitive behaviors, interests, and activities.
Treatment can include Early Intervention; Applied Behavior Analysis
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Under Gray’s Reinforcement Sensitivity Theory, what are the two neurological systems that underlie personality called?
The behavioral activation system "BAS" (Extraversion traits; Positive Emotions)
The behavioral inhibition system "BIS" (Neuroticism traits ; Avoidance Learning)
A severe psychological disorder characterized by highly disordered thought processes. Individual usually suffers from state of Psychosis (a state in which a person’s perceptions and thoughts are fundamentally removed from reality.)
Typically diagnosed in early adulthood (age 18 for men, age 25 for women)
Schizophrenia
You study for a test by breaking down your study material into manageable chunks and creating a study timetable. You prioritize and organize subjects based on their difficulty and the exam dates. Each day, you follows your plan, setting specific goals for what you need to accomplish. You uses reminders and checklists to keep track of his progress and ensure he doesn't forget important tasks
What skills are you using?
Executive Functioning
Jamie is friendly and enjoys socializing with colleagues, often taking breaks to chat and build relationships. When challenges arise, Jamie stays calm and doesn't let the pressure get to them, preferring to find a balanced and stress-free way to handle the situation. Which type of behavior pattern is this an example of?
Type B Behavior Pattern
Every morning before starting work, Lisa spends a significant amount of time cleaning her desk and arranging her items in a specific way. If anything is moved or out of place, she feels a strong urge to fix it immediately. Throughout the day, Lisa frequently washes her hands, especially after touching shared objects like door handles or office supplies. She worries about germs and contamination, which leads her to avoid certain activities or places in the office. This behavior sometimes disrupts her work and makes it difficult for her to focus on tasks.
What would be the most accurate diagnosis for Lisa?
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)