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B. B.
This flashcard set delves into the complexities of psychology at a university level, focusing on disorders like schizophrenia, anxiety, and personality traits. It explores various theories, including those by Adler, Erikson, and Jung, and covers therapeutic approaches such as cognitive-behavioral therapy and humanistic therapy. The set is particularly useful for psychology students and professionals seeking to understand the intricacies of mental health disorders, their prevalence, and effective treatment methods.
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120
Utilisateurs
5
Langue
Anglais
Catégorie
Psychologie
Niveau
Université
Créé / Mis à jour
19.12.2017 / 22.12.2017

Cartes-fiches

Control Delusion Schizophrenia

Thought withdrawal/insertion

CIA is putting thoughts in my head

Somatic Delusion Schizophrenia

My kidneys are being eaten by cockroaches

Positive symptoms Schizophrenia

Hallucinations

Delusions

DIsordered Speech

(One of three have to be diafnosed for schizophrenia for 1+ months)

negative Symptoms Schizophrenia

Social Withdrawal

flat affect

low energy

anhedonia

(any negative symptoms have to be diagnosed for 6+ months)

Cognitive Symptoms Schizophrenia

reduced execuive funcitoning

trouble focusing

working memory

(6+ months)

Hallucinations Schizophrenia

preceptual experience that occurs in the absence of external stimulation

some bran areas are active as in inner speech => difficulty to distinguish

auditory = 2/3 hallucinations

Behaviour Therapy

WATSON

changing undesireable behaviours

Counterconditioning

Aversive conditioning:

Addicitve behavior (nailbiting) => unpleasant (shock, bad taste)

Exposure Therapy:

MARY COVER JONES
Boy eating cookies with rabbits

Psychodynamic 

FREUD

unconcious and childhood conflicts umpact behaviour

patient talks about his past

unconcious wishes/repressed feelings bringing to light

free association

dream analysis

transference = transferring all positive/negative felling to psychoanalyst

Play therapy

used wuth children

play out their hopes, fantasies and traumas

therapist suggesting topics

Humanistic Therapy

ROGERS

what is happening now to you? FOrget the Past. Achieving potential

non-directive therapy

listening without judgement (active listening)

no interpretation

client centered

unconditinoal positive regard

Diagnosis Panic Disorders

Two or more unexpected attacks within two weeks

has no certain trigger

significant change in behaviour

Prevalence Panic DIsorder

Heritability

4.7%

43%

Females > Males

Biological Reasons Panic DIsorders

Neurobiologists: Locus coeruleus: Major source of Norepoinephdrine triggering fight-of-flight

abnormal activity

Condtioning theories (Panic Disorders)

Asthma Attack => anxious frightened => panic attack (developing through classical conditioning)

Exposure therapy

Scared of elevators

imagining certain situation (scary one)

relax after

repeat

(also possible with VR)

Operant conditioning

non-reinforced behaviors extinguished

token-economies

Cognitive Therapy

BECK

How you think determines How you feel and act

focusing how persons thought lead to feelings of distress

failed test => "I am worthless => depression

Failed tests => "I can do better. I am smart" => No depression

 

Cognitive-Beahvioral Therapy

present issues => for example reationa emotive therapy (RET)
usnig both strateigeis (using your thoughts and chaniging behaviour)

A ction

B elief

C onsequence

General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)

excessive uncontrollable and pointless worry and apprehension

"freefloating anxiety"

not triggered by somehting special

60% of time worrying. 5 hours a day!

Diagnosis Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Excessive worry around for more than 6 months

restlessness, easily fatigued, difficulty concentrating, irritability, muscle tension

difficult to control worry

Prevalence Generalied Anxiety Disorder

5.7%

Females > Males

Heritability Generalized Anxiety Disorder

30%

Females > Males

Description Panic Disorder

4 or more of the following:

accelerated hear rate

sweating

shaking

shorness of breath

fear of dying

Intense fear peaks around 10 minutes

Lasts about 30 minutes

Prevalence of Anxiety Disorders

Definition

25 - 30%

Females > Males

Excessive worry, fear that somehting is going wrong. Out of proportion of actual threat.

Learned Fears

evolutionary reasons.

fearing snakes faster than rabbits

Obsessive-Compulsive Relatied Disorders

Highly intrusive, unpleasant and repetitive behaviors

disrupting daily life

Person knows it is obsessive

Various types of OCD

Contamination (Wahsing hands)

Harm/Doubt (House is on fire, checking)

Symmetry (Keeping everything in order)

Losing items of value (Hoarding)

Obsessions (No compulsions, mental rituals)

 

Prevalence OCD

Heritability

2.3%

Females > Males

29%

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

flaw in physical appearance, either nonexistent, barely noticeable

Phobias

excessive, distressing and persistent fear/anxiety of specific object or situation

impacts life very much

great lenghts to avoid stimulus

Diagnosis Phobias

Stimulus

persistent, unreasonable, excessive fear

6+ months

great lenghts to avoid stimulus

Prevalence Phobia

Social Phobia

12.5%

12%

Biological Reasons Phobia

overactive Locus coreleus

Fear centre (amygdala) overactive ("Aaahh!")

groupthink

modification of the opinions of members of a group to align with what they believe is the group consensus.

Group polarization

strengthening of orignial group attitude after the discussion of views within a group

Social facilitation

performing better when audience is watching

Social inhibition

performing less well if audience is watching, because it is not a "skilled" task

Milgram

Shocking experiment (65%)

 

Cognitive Dissonance

psychological discomfort from holding two or more inconsistent attitudes, behaviors or cognitions

(dancing to justing bieber)

actions =! attitude

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