153: Chapter 15

Psychology 153 with Harris at University of California - San Diego

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By: Christine Jung
Textbook: Emotion

Emotion

Outlines & Highlights for Emotion by Kalat, ISBN: 0534612180
Created: 2011-02-08
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Agoraphobia

Excessive fear of public situations that would be difficult to escape in the event of a panic attack.

Antisocial PD

Failure to conform to social norms; deceitfulness; impulsivity; aggressiveness; disregard for safety; irresponsibility; lack of remorse.

Atypical depression

Inc appetite/weight gain; sleeping too much; psychomotor retardation.

Beck Depression Inventory

MC Qs assessing symptoms of depression.

Bipolar disorders

Mood disorders in which the person alternates between episodes of mania and depression.

Cognitive therapy

Trying to alter explanatory styles and other dysfunctional cognitive biases that characterize disordered individuals.

Compulsions

Repetitive bxs/mental acts that a person feels internal pressure to perform in response to obsessive thoughts.

Explanatory style

Characteristic way of making attributions for one's successes/failures.

Hypomania

State in which symptoms of mania are present, but aren't severe enough to cause problems in life

Major depressive episode

The experience of 5 (+) symptoms for at least 2 weeks.

Manic episode

Period of time characterized by inc sense of energy, goal-directed activity, rapid thoughts/speech, pleasurable activity wi/o regard for harmful consequences.

Obsessions

Recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses, images that are experienced as intrusive and inappropriate.

Panic disorder

Repeated attacks of panic, sharply inc HR, rapid breathing, noticeable sweating, trembling, chest pains.

Structured Clinical Interview for DSM disorders (SCID)

Interview protocol that elicits info needed to diagnose a patient according to DSM standards.

Tranquilizers

Drugs that slow overall brain activity; sometimes used to treat anxiety.