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.