Psychopathology key words

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ABC Model
Ellis's explanation for how irrational thoughts affect behaviour. A=Activating event, B=beliefs, C = consequences
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Avoidance
The act of staying away from something (phobic item or situatuion)
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CBT
cognitive behavioural therapy - involved with challenging and replacing irrational thoughts
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compulsion
an irresistable urge to behave in a certain way
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cultural relativism
the idea that cultural norms and values are culture specific and no one culture is superiour to an
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deviation from ideal mental health
not meeting criteria which suggets you are mentally healthy
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deviation from social norms
A behaviour that deviates from social norms is one that is very different from how we would expect people to behave
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Failure to function adequately
When a person's behaviour means they are unable to cope with the demands of everyday life
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Fear hierarchy
A list of situations related to the phobic object/situation arranged in order from least to most frightening
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flooding
Behavioural treatment for a phobia which involves exposure to the phobic object/situation without being able to escape
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negative self-schemas
Negative information we hold about ourselves based on negative past experiences that can lead to cognitive biases
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negative triad
Three types of negative thinking (self, the world and the future) that Beck suggested occur automatically in people who are depressed
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obsession
An idea or thought that continually preoccupies or intrudes on a person's mind.
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REBT
Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy - type of CBT based on Ellis's model
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Serotonin
neurotransmitter which regulates mood - lower levels are associated with OCD
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Social Norm
Irrational fear of a social situation
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SSRIs
Antidepressant drugs used to treat OCD which work by preventing the re-absorption and breakdown of serotonin
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Statistical Infrequency
A behaviour that is statistically infrequent does not happen very often
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Systematic desensitisation
A behaviour therapy designed to gradually reduce a phobia through the principle of classical conditioning
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Two-process model
Behavioural explanation for phobias which suggests they are acquired through classical conditioning and maintained through operant conditioning
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