PSYCH 100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Classical Conditioning, Dysthymia, Attention Seeking

• School: UMASS-Amherst
• Department: Psychology & Brain Sciences
• Course: PSYCH 100
• Professor: tamararahhal

Document Summary

Abnormal behavior // behavior that causes people to experience distress and prevents them from functioning in their daily lives. Agoraphobia // fear of being in a situation you cannot escape one may never leave home. Anorexia: causes // social pressure to be thin (biology) vulnerability, low self-esteem, perfection and control. Anorexia: facts // affects females most (95%), 10% mortality rate, onset in early teens, common among the upper ses groups. Anorexia: symptoms // body weight is 85% of expected weight. Anxiety attacks // severe sympathetic nervous system arousal. (heart racing, sweaty palms, feel like you cannot breathe. ) Anxiety disorders: general symptoms // persistent (long lasting), intense, and need maladaptvie behaviors to reduce it. Axis i: clinical disorders // cluster of disorders: symptoms come and go. Mood disorders/anxiety disorders/psychotic disorders/dissociative disorders/eating disorders (disorders that produce distress and impair functioning) Axis ii: personality disorders/mental retardation // cluster of disorders: pervasive, once you get it, it is yours to keep.