Unit 4 Exam Review

Stress and Health 1

100

The way we perceive and think about a stressor is known as a(n): __________

appraisal

200

This type of stressor includes natural disasters.

Catastrophe

300

To cope with stress when we believe we cannot change a situation, we tend to use ______ focused coping.

emotion

400

In this phase of general adaptation syndrome, someone becomes very vulnerable to disease.

Phase 3: Exhaustion

Phase 1: alarm reaction

Phase 2: resistance

500

Explain the effects stress has on the body that may lead to disease development.

Inflammation --> coronary heart disease

Lower functioning of cancer-killing cells

Psychological Disorders 1

100

This is one of the three "Ds" of psychological disorders and explains how symptoms cause impairment for someone.

Dysfunction

200

In this anxiety disorder, someone experiences an intense fear of an object or situation.

Specific phobia

300

In OCD, ____ are the intrusive, repetitive thoughts that occur, and _____ are the repetitive behaviors that someone may engage in in response to thoughts.

Obsessions; compulsions

400

In this psychological disorder, someone experiences high levels of worry along with tension and difficulty relaxing.

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

500

From a behavioral perspective, when a person with an anxiety disorder eases anxiety by avoiding or escaping a situation that causes fear, they experience:

Reinforcement 

(Negative Reinforcement)

Psychological Disorders 2

100

In this mood disorder, someone experiences episodes of depression and episodes of mania.

Bipolar Disorder

200

This is the name of the depressive disorder that is often referred to as clinical depression.

Major Depressive Disorder

300

In _____, children may show differences in their amount of social responsiveness and in repetitive behaviors.

Autism Spectrum Disorder

400

True or False: Females are more likely to be diagnosed with the hyperactive/impulsive type of ADHD than males.

False

500

Name the three types of ADHD diagnoses.

Inattentive

Hyperactive/Impulsive

Combined

Therapies

100

In this type of therapy, patients gradually engage with objects or situations that cause fear in order to extinguish their anxiety response.

Exposure Therapy

200

This type of therapy involves identifying and modifying thoughts.

Cognitive Therapy

300

This type of therapy was created by Sigmund Freud.

Psychoanalysis

400

This therapy, designed for individuals with Autism, involves a series of tasks designed to increase social behaviors.

Applied Behavior Analysis

500

This type of cognitive distortion involves thinking of the worst possible outcome.

Catastrophizing