Occurs when an individual has a less common characteristic e.g. less than 5% of the population have it for example a high IQ
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Deviation from Social Norms
Behaviours that are different from the accepted standards of behaviour in a community or society e.g. not queuing
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Failure to Function Adequatley
Occurs when someone is unable to cope with ordinary demands of day to day living e.g. maintaining personal hygeine
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Deviation from Ideal Mental Health
Occurs when someone does not meet a set criteria for good mental health e.g. hearing voices.
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Phobia
An irrational fear of an object or situation e.g. spiders
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Depression
A mental disorder characterised by low mood and energy levels
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OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)
A mental disorder characterised by obsessions and/or compulsive behaviours
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Systematic Desensitisation
A behavioural therapy used to treat phobias, an anxiety hierarchy is identified and worked through using relaxation to eliminate the fear of the phobic stimulus
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Flooding
A behavioural therapy in which a phobic patient is exposed to an extreme form of their phobic stimulus e.g. if they are scared of drowning they will be exposed to the stimulus immediately until they relearn their fear response.
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Becks Negative Triad
Three types of negative thinking that contribute towards an individual becoming depressed. These are negative views of the world, the future and the self. These lead the person to interpret their experiences in a negative way causing depression.
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Ellis ABC Model
Depression occurs when an activating event (A) triggers an irrational belief (B) which in turn produces a consequence (C) i.e. an emotional response like depression is the process to irrational beliefs.
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
A method for treating mental disorders based on cognitive and behavioural techniques that help challenge the negative thoughts of depression etc.
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
Front
Behaviours that are different from the accepted standards of behaviour in a community or society e.g. not queuing
Back
Deviation from Social Norms
Card 3
Front
Occurs when someone is unable to cope with ordinary demands of day to day living e.g. maintaining personal hygeine
Back
Card 4
Front
Occurs when someone does not meet a set criteria for good mental health e.g. hearing voices.
Back
Card 5
Front
An irrational fear of an object or situation e.g. spiders
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