PSYCH 111 Study Guide - Final Guide: Learned Helplessness, Electroconvulsive Therapy, Dissociative Disorder
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An anxiety disorder marked by a persistent irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object or situation. A mood disorder in which a person, for no apparent reason, experiences two or more weeks of depressed moods, feelings of worthlessness, and diminished interest or pleasure in most activities. Tend to explain bad events in terms of. Learned helplessness: when not given control over a situation in previous instances, will later fail to take action to remove aversive stimuli even when control over the situation is possible. White americans twice as likely to kill themselves. Women much more likely to attempt suicide, men are more likely to succeed because use more lethal methods. Austrians and finns more likely to kill than us > australia and. Canada > more likely than italy, england, and spain. In severe cases, may be treated with electroconvulsive therapy (ect)
