Abnormal
This is the framework used to define abnormal behavior, consisting of distress, dysfunction, danger, and deviation.
The Four D's
A broad term for any condition that affects a person's mood, thinking, or behavior.
Mental Illness
This is the specific stage of sleep in which dreaming begins
REM Sleep
This five-factor model of personality is often used in selection and is a strong predictor of job performance.
The Big 5
Who is the father of psychoanalysis?
Sigmund Freud
This disorder is characterized by having 2 or more distinct personalities.
Dissociative Identity Disorder (Multiple Personality Disorder)
This involuntary physiological reaction, also known as the acute stress response, helps you survive by providing the strength or speed to escape danger.
Fight or Flight Response
This phenomenon occurs when a researcher's expectations influence the results of a study.
Experimenter Bias
A type of assessment based on a candidate's cognitive abilities.
Cognitive Ability Tests
Which psychologist is famous for his theory of cognitive development in children?
Jean Piaget
In this disorder, a person is continuously tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic system of arousal.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
A disorder distinguished by a pattern of shifts between elevated moods (mania or hypomania) and periods of depression.
Bipolar Disorder
This is a condition where a person has an excessive dissatisfaction with a part of their body.
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
A theory that suggests linking rewards and punishments to performance is most important for motivation.
Incentive/Reward Theory
Who proposed the hierarchy of needs theory?
Abraham Maslow
These are false beliefs and disruptive thinking patterns, often seen in schizophrenia.
Delusions
A condition involving obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors designed to reduce anxiety.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
This behavior therapy technique involves exposing a client to increasingly intense stimuli to reduce a phobia.
Systematic desensitization
The branch of psychology concerned with the application of psychological principles to the workplace.
Industrial-Organizational (I-O) Psychology
Which psychologist developed the theory of operant conditioning?
B.F. Skinner
This personality disorder is characterized by emotional instability, impulsivity, and frequent suicidal thoughts.
Borderline Personality Disorder
This disorder is characterized by a disconnect from reality, often involving hallucinations and delusions.
Schizophrenia
This term describes simple, efficient strategies for solving problems and making judgments.
Heuristics
The statement, "a body that is in motion tends to stay in motion," is a way to describe resistance to change that can be overcome by introducing this.
Force of Habit
The salivation of a dog naturally exhibited when presented with food is known as what type of response?
Unconditioned Response