Psychological Disorders & Therapies: Cognitive Therapy, Mood & Personality Disorders, Para, Quizzes of Abnormal Psychology

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TERM 1 Cognitive Therapy DEFINITION 1 - treatment approach that involves identifying and altering negative thinking styles related to psychological disorders and replacing them with more positive beliefs and attitudes TERM 2 delusions DEFINITION 2 beliefs and misrepresentations of reality TERM 3 double depression DEFINITION 3 severe mood disorder typified by major depressive episodes superimposed over a background of dysthmic disorder TERM 4 mania DEFINITION 4 period of abnormally excessive elation or euphoria TERM 5 bipolar disorder 1 DEFINITION 5 alternation of major depressive episodes and full manic episodes TERM 6 bipolar disorder 2 DEFINITION 6 alternation of major depressive episodes and hypomanic episodes(not full manic episodes) TERM 7 cylcothymic disorder DEFINITION 7 chronic mood disorder characterized by alternating mood elevation and depression levels that are not as severe as manic or major depressive episodes TERM 8 dysthmic disorder DEFINITION 8 mood disorder involving persistently depressed mood with low self-esteem, withdrawal, or pessismism, or despair present for at least 2 years with no absence of symptoms for more than 2 months TERM 9 electroconvulsive shock therapy DEFINITION 9 biological treatment for severe, chronic depression involving the application of electrical impulses TERM 10 hallucinations DEFINITION 10 psychotic symptoms of perceptual disturbance in which things are seen, heard, or otherwise sensed but not actually seen TERM 21 obsessive compulsive disorder DEFINITION 21 anxiety disorder involving unwanted, persistent, intrusive thoughts and impulses as well as repetitive actions intended to suppress them TERM 22 paranoid personality disorder DEFINITION 22 Cluster A personality disorder involving pervasive distrust and suspicion of others that involve motives that are interpreted as malevolent TERM 23 psychopathy DEFINITION 23 similar to anti-social personality disorder but with less emphasis on overt behavior. indicators include superficial charm, lack of remorse TERM 24 schizoid personality disorder DEFINITION 24 cluster A personality disorder featuring a pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions TERM 25 schizotypal personality disorder DEFINITION 25 Cluster A personality disorder featuring a pervasive pattern of interpersonal deficits featuring acute discomfort with a reduced capacity for close friendships as well as cognitive or perceptual distortions and eccentricities of behavior TERM 26 covert sensitization DEFINITION 26 cognitive behavioral intervention to reduce unwanted behaviors by having clients imagine the extremely aversive consequences of the behaviors and establish negative rather than positive associations with them TERM 27 exhibitionism DEFINITION 27 sexual gratification attained by exposing genitals to unexpecting strangers TERM 28 female sexual arousal disorder DEFINITION 28 recurrent inability in some women to attain or maintain adequate lubrication and sexual excitement swelling responses until completion of sexual activity TERM 29 fetishism DEFINITION 29 long term recurring sexual arousing urges, fantasies, or behavior involving the use of non-living, unusual objects which cause distress or impairment in life functioning TERM 30 gender identity disorders DEFINITION 30 psychological dissatisfaction with the biological gender, a disturbance in the sense of identity as male or female TERM 31 gender nonconformity DEFINITION 31 a phenomenon in which per-pubescent childern do not identify with their biological sex but instead strongly identify with the opposite sex and display varying degrees of behavior more characteristic of the opposite sex TERM 32 heterosexual behavior DEFINITION 32 attracted to the opposite sex TERM 33 homosexual behavior DEFINITION 33 attracted to the same sex TERM 34 hypoactive sexual desire disorder DEFINITION 34 apparent lack of interest in sexual activity or fantasy that would not be expected considering ones age and life situation TERM 35 incest DEFINITION 35 sexual attraction within the family TERM 46 sexual masochism DEFINITION 46 paraphilia in which sexual arousal in associated with experiencing pain or humiliation TERM 47 sexual pain disorders DEFINITION 47 recurring genital pain in males or females before during or after sex TERM 48 sexual sadism DEFINITION 48 paraphilia in which sexual arousal is associated with inflicting pain or humiliation TERM 49 transvestic fetishism DEFINITION 49 paraphilia in which individuals, usually males, are sexually aroused or receive gratification for wearing the other sex's clothes TERM 50 vaginismus DEFINITION 50 recurring involuntary muscle spasms in the outer third of the vagina that interfere with sexual intercourse TERM 51 voyeurism DEFINITION 51 paraphilia in which sexual arousal in derived from observing unsuspecting individuals undressing or naked TERM 52 body dysmorphic disorder DEFINITION 52 somatoform disorder featuring a disruptive preoccupation with some imagined defect in their appearance TERM 53 conversion disorder DEFINITION 53 physical malfunctioning, such as blindness or paralysis, suggesting neurological impairment but with no organic pathology to account for it TERM 54 depersonalization disorder DEFINITION 54 dissociative disorder in which feelings of depersonalization are so severe they dominate the clients life and prevent normal functioning TERM 55 derealization DEFINITION 55 situation in which the individual loses a sense of reality of the external world TERM 56 dissociative amnesia DEFINITION 56 dissociative disorder featuring the inability to recall the personal information, usually of a stressful or traumatic situation TERM 57 dissociative fugue DEFINITION 57 dissociative disorder featuring sudden, unexpected travel away from home, along with an inability to recall the past sometimes with assumption of a new identity TERM 58 dissociative identity disorder DEFINITION 58 a disorder in which as many as 100 personalities or fragments of personalities coexist in one body and mind TERM 59 dissociative trance disorder DEFINITION 59 altered state of conciousness in which people firmly believe they are possessed by spirits TERM 60 factitious disorder DEFINITION 60 nonexistent physical of psychological disorder deliberately faked for no apparent gain except possibly sympathy and attention