Attachment
The psychologist often credited with developing attachment theory
Who is John Bowlby
The area of the brain responsible for planning, decision-making, self-control, and perspective-taking
What is the prefrontal cortex (or cerebral cortex)
Child’s organized style of behavior that appears early in development
What is temperament
Factors that interact to influence psychopathology
What are genetics, culture, environment, family dynamics, temperament, etc.
The four attachment styles
What are secure, anxious-avoidant, anxious-resistant, and disorganized
Area of the brain involved with memory and learning
What is the hippocampus
Neuropsychological system that responds to anxiety-related cues in the environment
The idea that several different causes could be linked with the same mental health outcome
Equifinality
Infant lacks a coherent strategy of self-regulation and later on in life may be indiscriminately friendly
What is disorganized attachment style
Brain hemisphere primarily associated with verbal abilities and reasoning
What is the left hemisphere
Theory suggesting that psychological problems stem from negative thoughts about oneself, the world, and the future
What is Beck's Cognitive Triad
An example of discontinuous change in psychopathology
What is regression in toddlerhood being linked to autism, or sudden change in eating patterns in adolescence being linked to eating disorder
Infant is clingy with parent, disinterested in exploring the room, becomes upset when caregiver leaves, and is difficult to soothe
What is anxious-resistant attachment
Neurotransmitter linked with mood, sleep, and appetite
What is serotonin
"They started laughing as soon as I walked in. I must look like a complete fool." - name the cognitive distortion
What is personalization
Explain the difference between risk, vulnerability, and protective factors
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"I avoid getting too close to anyone. You can't trust others - they're just going to let you down."
Please explain the hand model of the brain
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"Sure, I've gotten mostly A's and B's so far and my teacher says I'm a strong student. But I got a 60% on that test so I'm an idiot and I'm going to fail 7th grade." - name at least two cognitive distortions
What are labeling, disqualifying the positive, and catastrophizing
Name at least 3 characteristics of developmental psychopathology
•Abnormal behavior is multiply determined
Epigenetics, hormones, nutrition, life experiences, cultural and social influences
•Must understand typical development to understand atypical development
•Focus on risk and protective factors
•Transactional relationship between person and her environment
•Continuities and discontinuities