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Most widely used classification system for psychological disorders
DSM
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short-term anxiety disorder that occurs almost immediately after a traumatic event
acute stress disorder
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What is a general state of dread or uneasiness called?
Anxiety
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What are people with acrophobia afraid of?
heights
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What type of disorder does PTSD and Acute Stress Disorder fall under?
Anxiety Disorders
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What is the most recent version of the DSM?
DSM-IV-TR
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Many people with panic disorder also have what?
Agoraphobia
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What are repetitive ritual behaviors often involving checking or cleaning called?
Compulsions
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The word somatization comes from the Greek word for what?
Body
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Disorder characterized by excessive or unrealistic worry about life circumstances that lasts for at least 6 months
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
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What type of system of diagnosis is used in the DSM called?
Multiaxial System
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What type of disorder is hypochondriasis?
Somatoform
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What is behavior that impairs an individual’s ability to function adequately in everyday life called?
Maladaptive
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What concept did psychologist Martin Seligman demonstrate in his experiment with dogs and electric shocks?
learned helplessness
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What disorder is characterized by unwanted thoughts, ideas, or mental images that occur over & over again?
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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What are the four criteria used to identify psychological disorders?
Typicality Maladaptivity Emotional Discomfort Socially Acceptable Behavior
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What are the two general categories of mood disorders?
Depression & Bipolar disorder
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What was bipolar disorder once called?
Manic Depression
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What psychological perspective attributes the cause of psychological disorders to reinforcement history, and the environment?
Behavioral Perspective
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What distinguishes Obsessive Compulsive Disorder from delusions?
People who experience OCD are usually aware that the obsessions are unjustified
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What type of disorders are classified under Axis I? What type of disorders are classified under Axis II?
Axis I- Clinical Axis II- Personality
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How long do symptoms have to last in order to be diagnosed with depression?
at least 2 weeks
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What psychological perspective attributes the cause of disorders to a failure to strive to one’s potential or being out of touch with one’s feelings?
Humanistic perspective
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What disorder is characterized by experiencing a change in or loss of physical functioning in a major part of the body?
Conversion Disorder
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What is the most commonly diagnosed of all psychological disorders?
Major Depression