A collection of ideas about a person of situations formed through experience which helps the individual to understand and predict the world around them
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Flooding
A behavioural therapy used to remove phobias through direct confrontation of a fear object or stimulus
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Dysfunction
Abnormality or impairment in the operation of a specified bodily organ or system
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Desensitisation
A behavioural therapy for treating anxiety disorders in which the sufferers learn relaxation techniques and then face a progressive hierarchy of exposure to the objects and situations that cause anxiety
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Phobias
Anxiety disorders characterised by extreme irrational fears
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Abnormality
A psychological or behavioural state leading to impairment of interpersonal functioning and/or distress
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Cognitive
The thought processes and thoughts occurring in someone's head
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Classical conditioning
Occurs when a response produced naturally by a certain stimulus, becomes associated with another stimulus that is not normally associated with that particular response
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OCD
Anxiety disorder characterised by persistent recurrent, unpleasant thoughts and repetitive, ritualistic behaviours
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Behavioural
A theory of learning based on the idea that all behaviours are acquired through conditioning
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Unipolar depression
A form of depression occurring without mania
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ABC model
An explanation that sees depression occurring through an activating agent, a belief and a consequence
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Deviation
Failure to meet the criteria for normality
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Maladaptive
Not adjusting adequately or appropriately to the environment or situation
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Bipolar depression
A form of depression characterised by periods of heightened moods and periods of despondency and hopelessness.
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Drug therapy
the treatment of OCD through chemical means
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Mood disorder
A disorder that effects your mood e. g.depression
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Hierarchy
Structure which shows something important at the top and it gets less important at the top and it gets less important gradually as it goes down
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Negative triad
A model of the cognitive biases which are characteristic features of depression. The triad consists of three elements, pessimistic thought patterns, about the self, the world and the future
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Subjective
Not adjusting adequately or appropriately to the environment or situation
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Compulsive
Resulting from or relating to an irresistible urge
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Card 2
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A behavioural therapy used to remove phobias through direct confrontation of a fear object or stimulus
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Flooding
Card 3
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Abnormality or impairment in the operation of a specified bodily organ or system
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Card 4
Front
A behavioural therapy for treating anxiety disorders in which the sufferers learn relaxation techniques and then face a progressive hierarchy of exposure to the objects and situations that cause anxiety
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Card 5
Front
Anxiety disorders characterised by extreme irrational fears
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