Abnormal Behaviors and Treatments

psychological disorders can be treated, diagnosed, and cured like physical ones

extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity

characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviors that reduce anxiety

intense fear and avoidance of social situations

a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal

unpredictable minutes long episodes of intense dread (panic attacks)

fear or avoidance of situations where one has felt loss of control and panic

characterized by unwanted repetitive thoughts, actions, or both

nightmares, social withdrawal, insomnia, etc., after a traumatic event

someone experiences a depressed mood or loss of interest over more than two weeks

a person alternates between mania and depression

a hyperactive, widely optimistic state in which poor judgement is common

overthinking our problems and their causes

delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, and/or diminished emotional expression

irrational ideas, distorted perception, and a loss of contact from reality

false sensory experiences

a false belief that may accompany psychotic disorders

a form of schizophrenia in which symptoms usually appear in early adulthood

form of schizophrenia, frequently occurs in response to a traumatic event

symptoms take bodily form without apparent physical cause

conscious awareness becomes separated form previous memories, thoughts, and feelings

a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities

inflexible and enduring behavior patterns that impair social functioning

a person exhibits a lac of conscience for wrongdoing

treatment involving psychological treatments

offers medications and other biological treatments

the blocking from consciousness of anxiety material

therapies that aim to improve psychological functioning by increasing a person’s awareness of underlying motives and defenses

therapist uses active listening

a caring, accepting, nonjudgmental attitude

therapy that applies learning principals to the elimination of unwanted behaviors

creates a negative response to harmful stimulus

behavior therapy procedures that use classical conditioning to evoke new responses to stimuli

expose people to the things they fear/avoid

used to treat phobias

people safely face their fears through virtual reality

therapy that teaches new ways of thinking

challenges people’s illogical ways of thinking

combines cognitive therapy with behavior therapy

therapy that treats people in the context of their family

a procedure for statistically combining the results of many different research studies

drugs used to treat severe thought disorders

used to control anxiety and agitation

drugs treating depression and other disorders

used to stimulate or suppress brain activity

positive psychological changes as a result of struggling with extremely challenging circumstances and life crises