AP PSYCH 14 – Flashcards
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Optimism
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Mania is most likely to be characterized by feelings of
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Mania
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most likely to be associated with bipolar disorder
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Bipolar disorder
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Characterized by alterations between extreme hopelessness and unrealistic optimism
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Mania
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A disorder in which an individual is overexcited hyperactive and wildly optimistic
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Depression
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Women are much more likely to be diagnosed with ____ than men
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Psychoanalytic perspective
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The internalization of anger causes depression according to
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Negative outcomes
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Cognitive changes that accompany depression include an increased expectation of
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Low
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Abnormally ___ levels of neurotransmitter serotonin are associated with depression
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Social-cognitive perspective
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Emphasized the impact of learned helplessness on depression
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Lack of personal control over their lives
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Women are more vulnerable to depression than men bc they are more likely to sense a
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Stressful life experiences
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The vicious cycle of depression is often initiated by
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Schizophrenia
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Most likely to be characterized by disorganized & fragmented thinking
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Schizophrenia
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Word salads, unrelated words used in a persons speech, are associated with
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Hallucinations & delusions
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Most likely to be experienced by those who suffer from schozo
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Delusion
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Characterized by the belief you are someone you're not
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Catatonia
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Characterized by sitting passively in a motionless stupor
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Flat affect
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Refers to when a person shows no emotion
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Flat affect
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Negative symptom of schizophrenia
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Schizophrenia
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An abnormal shrinkage of cerebral tissue is most likely to be associated w/
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Hallucinations
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Dopamine over-activity appears to be related to
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Prenatal viral infections
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Contributes to schizophrenia according to evidence
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Narcissistic personality disorder
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Ppl who suffer from ___ are preoccupied w/ their own self importance
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Social relationships
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A schizoid personality disorder is characterized by a detachment from
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Guilt feelings
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An antisocial personality disorder is characterized by a lack of
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Precipitate depression
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Among women the stresses and demoralization of poverty are more likely to
