Final Exam Study Guide for Psychology
This part of the Study Guide includes topics from Psychological Disorders.
This part of the Study Guide includes topics from Psychological Disorders.
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Antisocial Personality Disorder
- A personality disorder in which a person (usually male) exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even towards friends and family members. Aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist. Difficulty feeling empathy for others. Begin the symptoms during childhood (ex: cruelty to animals).
Psychotherapy
- Treatment involving psychological techniques; consists of interactions between a trained therapist and someone seeking to overcome psychological difficulties or achieve personal growth.
Psychopharmacology
- The study of the effects of drugs on mind and behavior.
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
- A biomedical therapy for severely depressed patients in which a brief electric current is sent through the brain of an anesthetized patient. Most patients are women. Controversial.
