PSY 240 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Avoidant Personality Disorder, Histrionic Personality Disorder
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Increase alertness, blood pressure & pulse: produce euphoria, loss of appetite. Blunted affect: reduction in the intensity of an individual"s emotional response. Exaggerated fears of being caught or having cocaine stolen. With heavy use: mood swings + anxiety, paranoia, dizziness, hallucinations. Increased body mass -> to enhance performance and size. *should be given after over withdrawal symptoms -> reduce cravings. Psychosocial interventions + highly motivated people = effective. Just as effective as outpatient therapies, but 26305$ Foundation: alcoholism is a disease and alcoholics must acknowledge their addiction to alcohol and its destructive power over them. Goal of abstinence; emphasizes personal choice & responsibility. Aversion therapy: substance + something unpleasant (conditioning model) Covert sensitization: negative associations by imagining unpleasant scenes. Contingency management: both decide behaviors to change and decide reinforcers. Friend, identify antecedents & consequences, recreation to substitute. Relapse prevention: identify high risk & coping mechs. Excessively mistrustful and suspicious of others, without any justification.
