Term 1: Definitions of Various Psychological Disorders and Models, Quizzes of Psychology

Download Term 1: Definitions of Various Psychological Disorders and Models and more Quizzes Psychology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 medical model DEFINITION 1 the cenceptualization of psychological abnormalities as diseases that, like biological diseases TERM 2 diathesis-stress model DEFINITION 2 suggests that a person may be predisposed for a mental disorder that remains unexpressed until triggered by stress TERM 3 anxiety disorder DEFINITION 3 the class of mental disorder in which anxiety is the predominant feature TERM 4 Generalized Anxiety disorder (GAD) DEFINITION 4 a disorder characterized by chronic excessive worry accompanied by 3 or more of the following symptoms: restlessness, fatigue, concentration problems, irritability, muscle tension, and sleep disturbance TERM 5 phobic disorders DEFINITION 5 disorders characterized by marked, persistent, and excessive fear and avoidance of specific objects, activities or situations TERM 6 specific phobia DEFINITION 6 a disorder that involves irrational fear of a particular object or situation that markedly interferes with an individual's ability to function TERM 7 social phobia DEFINITION 7 a disorder that involves an irrational fear of being publicly humiliated or embarrassed TERM 8 preparedness theory DEFINITION 8 the idea that people are instinctively predisposed toward certain fears TERM 9 panic disorder DEFINITION 9 a disorder characterized by the sudden occurence of multiple psychological and physiological symptoms that contribute to a feeling of stark terror TERM 10 agoraphobia DEFINITION 10 an extreme fear of venturing into public places TERM 21 bipolar disorder DEFINITION 21 an unstable emotional condition characterized by cycles of abnormal, persistent high mood (mania)and low mood (depression) TERM 22 schizophrenia DEFINITION 22 a disorder characterized by the profound disruption of basic psychological processes; distorted perception of reality;altered or blunted emotion; and disturbances in thought, motivation,and behavior TERM 23 delusion DEFINITION 23 a patently false belief system, often bizarre and grandiose ,that is maintained in spite of its irrationality TERM 24 hallucination DEFINITION 24 a false perceptional experience that has a compelling sense of being real despite the absence of external stimulation TERM 25 dopamine hypothesis DEFINITION 25 The idea that schizophrenia involves an excess of dopamine activity TERM 26 expressed emotion DEFINITION 26 emotional overinvolvement (intrusiveness) and excessive criticism directed toward the former patient by his or her family TERM 27 personality disorder DEFINITION 27 disorder characterized by deeply ingrained, infleible patterns of thinking, feeling or relating to others or controling impulses that cause distress of impaired functioning TERM 28 antisocial personality disorder (APD) DEFINITION 28 a pervasive pattern of disregard for and violation of the rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and continues into adulthood