Module 32
Flat Affect
A lapse into an emotionless state.
Psychological Disorder
A person exhibits persistently harmful thoughts, feelings, and actions.
Social Cognitive Perspective
Amanda blames herself for her recent job loss. Her therapist suggests that her depression results from this self-blame, rather than blame of the slumping economy. Her therapist's suggestion best illustrates a:
Biopsychosocial Approach
An integrated understanding of psychological disorders in terms of stressful memories, evolutionary processes, and gender roles is most clearly provided by:
Biopsychosocial
Around the world, people may experience the same genetically based disorder quite differently, depending on their personal expectations and their cultural definition of abnormality. This best illustrates the need for:
Medical Model
Assumes that mental disorders have physical causes that can be diagnosed and treated.
30,000
In the United States, there are _______ suicides annually.
Behavorial Perspective
Reinforcement, punishment
Linkage Analysis
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Biological Perspective
Brain chemicals, neurotransmitters, tumor
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Characterized by one or more of three key symptoms, including extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.
Psychoanalytic Perspective
Conflict, unconcious
Depression
Is like a warning light in a car. When it is evident, it is telling us to stop and take protective measures.
Evolution Perspective
Natural selection
Cognitive Perspective
Thinking, idea's, and beliefs
DSM-IV-TR
Updated in 2000. A widely used system for classifying psychological disorders.