Vocab
What is the definition of asylum?
institution created for the specific purpose of housing people with psychological disorders
A therapeutic orientation that employs principles of learning to help clients change undesirable behaviors is known as?
What are three types of anxiety disorders?
What are dissociative disorders?
group of DSM-5 disorders in which the primary feature is that a person becomes dissociated, or split off, from their core sense of self, resulting in disturbances in identity and memory
The co-occurrence of two disorders in the same individual is known as...
Comorbidity
A treatment that involves medication and/or medical procedures to treat psychological disorders is known as?
Biomedical therapy
Describe schizophrenia
A severe disorder characterized by major disturbances in thought, perception, emotion, and behavior with symptoms that include hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking and behavior, and negative symptoms
What consists of characterized by beliefs that one holds special power, unique knowledge, or is extremely important
Grandiose delusion
What does the acronym OCD stand for?
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
What is cognitive therapy?
A form of psychotherapy that focuses on how a person’s thoughts lead to feelings of distress, with the aim of helping them change these irrational thoughts
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What is somatic delusion?
A belief that something highly unusual is happening to one’s body or internal organs
What does the diathesis stress model suggest?
Suggests that people with a predisposition for a disorder (a diathesis) are more likely to develop the disorder when faced with stress; model of psychopathology
A therapeutic approach in which the therapist does not give advice or provide interpretations but helps the person identify conflicts and understand feelings is known as?
Nondirective therapy
People with these disorders have a personality style that frequently brings them into conflict with others and disrupts their ability to develop and maintain social relationships
Personality Disorder
What is a delusion?
A belief that is contrary to reality and is firmly held, despite contradictory evidence
What is ECT?
Electroconvulsive therapy
What is humanistic therapy?
A therapeutic orientation aimed at helping people become more self-aware and accepting of themselves
What are the categories of mood disorders listed in the DSM-5?
bipolar and related disorders and depressive disorders
What is characterized by beliefs that others are out to harm them?
Paranoid delusion