Psychological Disorders
This disorder is characterized by excessive worry or fear that significantly impairs daily functioning.
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
In this form of therapy, clients are encouraged to express themselves freely without judgment or interpretation from the therapist.
What is Client-Centered Therapy (Person-Centered Therapy)?
Name the diagnostic manual used by mental health professionals to classify and diagnose psychological disorders.
What is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)?
According to the diathesis-stress model, what are diatheses?
What are predisposing factors or vulnerabilities?
What ethical principle requires psychologists to maintain confidentiality and protect sensitive information shared by clients during therapy sessions?
What is Confidentiality?
People with this disorder experience sudden and intense episodes of fear or panic, often accompanied by physical symptoms such as chest pain and shortness of breath.
What is Panic Disorder?
What type of therapy focuses on changing maladaptive behaviors through learning principles such as reinforcement and extinction?
What is Behavior Therapy?
What type of psychological test assesses personality traits and psychopathology through self-reported responses to a series of statements?
What is a Personality Inventory?
Name the neurotransmitter often implicated in the development of mood disorders such as depression.
What is Serotonin?
In psychological research, what term refers to providing participants with enough information about the study to make an informed decision about whether to participate?
What is Informed Consent?
Name the disorder characterized by persistent, unwanted thoughts (obsessions) and/or repetitive behaviors (compulsions) performed to alleviate anxiety.
What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)?
This therapeutic technique involves gradual exposure to feared stimuli or situations to reduce anxiety.
What is Systematic Desensitization?
This approach to diagnosis emphasizes the importance of considering an individual's cultural background and context.
What is the Cultural Formulation Approach?
Genetic factors play a significant role in the development of this disorder characterized by persistent fear and avoidance of specific objects or situations.
What is Specific Phobia?
What ethical guideline prohibits psychologists from using deception in research unless it is absolutely necessary and justified?
What is Avoidance of Deception?
Individuals with this disorder experience extreme mood swings that include emotional highs (mania) and lows (depression).
What is Bipolar Disorder?
What is the primary goal of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)?
What is to identify and modify irrational thoughts and behaviors?
Name the process of identifying and distinguishing between two or more disorders with similar symptoms.
What is Differential Diagnosis?
According to the biopsychosocial model, what factors contribute to the development of psychological disorders?
What are biological, psychological, and social factors?
What are some ethical considerations when conducting research with vulnerable populations such as children or individuals with cognitive impairments?
What are obtaining informed consent from legal guardians, minimizing potential harm, and ensuring voluntary participation?
Name the dissociative disorder characterized by the presence of two or more distinct identities or personality states.
What is Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)?
Name the biomedical therapy that involves the administration of electrical currents to induce a seizure, often used to treat severe depression.
What is Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)?
What method of clinical assessment involves directly observing an individual's behavior in natural settings or controlled environments?
What is Behavioral Observation?
This neurobiological structure has been implicated in the development of anxiety disorders such as PTSD and phobias.
What is the Amygdala?
When might psychologists consider breaching confidentiality in therapy sessions?
What is when there is an imminent threat of harm to self or others?