Introductory psychology 10 - stress, health, psychological disorders
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Three stages of General Adaptation Syndrome (Seyle's theory) | 1. Alarm. Sympathetic nervous system activates. 2. Resistance. Physiological arousal stabilizes 3. Exhaustion. Resources run out and body becomes susceptable to disease. three stages of GAS |
| catecholamines | Type of stress hormones released by the adrenal medulla. Include epinephrine and norepinephrine. Result in the fight or flight response. |
| Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) | hormone released when the hypothalamus stimulates the pituitary. ACTH then stimulates the adrenal cortex that releases corticosteroids (including cortisol) |
| locus of control | Refers to peoples perception of the amount of control they have of their lives. Divided into internal and external. |
| B lymphocytes | Type of disease fighting cells. formed in bone marrow and release protein molecules that travel the body and defend against bacteria and cancer (antibodies) |
| T lymphocytes | Type of disease fighting cells. formed in the thymus gland. defend the body against cancer, virus, and other foreign substances. |
| Macrophages | destroy foreign substances by absorbing them |
| etiology | refers to the origin of a disorder |
| DSM | diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders |
| agoraphobia | Involves anxiety about losing control in public places, abnormal fear of public places and open spaces. |
| concordance rate | Percentage of twin pairs that share a particular disorder. How much concordance they have. |
| mood disorder | characterized by disturbances in the emotional state. Unipolar (one end of the continuum) or bi-polar (experience both ends of the continuum) |
| dysthymic disorder | disorder characterized by experiencing a depressed mood for the majority of days for at least two years |
| somatoform disorders | disorder characterized by real physical symptoms that cannot be fully explained by a medical condition, the effects of a drug, or another mental disorder. "disorder of the body form" |
| somatization disorder | disorder formerly called hysteria or briquet's syndrome. Experience a wide variety of physical and pseudoneurological problems. |
| conversion disorder | disorder characterized by symptoms that affect voluntary motor functioning (not explained medically). "trouble converting desires into voluntary movement" |
| histrionic | when someone enjoys being the center of attention they are ______ |
| dissociative disorders | characterized by disturbances in conciousness, memory, perception and identity. dissociate from reality. |
| dissociative fugue | people with this suddenly disappear, they don't remember their past and may assume an entirely new identity. |
| dissociative identity disorder | formerly called 'multiple personality disorder". Certain aspects of identity, conciousness and memory are not integrated properly and have two or more personalities that control behavior. |
| personality disorders | disorders with stable patterns of behavior that differ noticeably from normal. "abnormal personality" |
| schizoid (personality disorder) | entails social withdrawal and restricted expression of emotions. |
| schizophrenia types | paranoid - disorganized - catatonic - undifferentiated |
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