StudyXY
RegisterLog in
Back to AI Flashcard MakerAdvanced Placement /AP® Psychology Treatment of Abnormal Behavior Part 1

AP® Psychology Treatment of Abnormal Behavior Part 1

Advanced Placement25 CardsCreated about 1 month ago

This deck covers key concepts and definitions related to the treatment of abnormal behavior in psychology, focusing on various mental health practitioners, therapeutic approaches, and psychoanalytic techniques.

PrintEmbedImportReport

What is a psychiatrist?

a medical doctor (M.D.) who can prescribe medicine and perform surgery
Tap or swipe ↕ to flip
Swipe ←→Navigate
1/25

Key Terms

Term
Definition
What is a psychiatrist?
a medical doctor (M.D.) who can prescribe medicine and perform surgery
Name the type of mental health practitioner described: These individuals have their Ph.D. or Psy.D. and treat patients using a variety of therapeutic approaches.
clinical psychologists
Counseling psychologists have earned a Ph.D., Ed.D., Psy.D., or M.A. and deal with what types of issues?
Counseling psychologists deal with less severe mental health problems, including marital therapy.
What type of mental health practitioners follow the teaching of Sigmund Freud?
psychoanalysts
What type of degree do social workers typically hold?
Social workers must earn their Master’s degree in social work (M.S.W.).
What current approach is most similar to the beliefs of ancient Greeks, such as Hippocrates and Galen?
biological; 2000 years ago, Greek physicians believed psychological problems had physical causes.
Log in to view all terms

Related Flashcard Decks

Advanced Placement

A Level Computer Science Paper 1: 1.2.3 Software Development - Methodologies

This flashcard set outlines the Waterfall model, a linear approach where each stage must be completed before moving to the next. It highlights its simplicity and manageability as advantages, but notes key drawbacks like limited user involvement and inflexibility to changes.

16 cards
View Deck
Advanced Placement

AP Psychology: Social Psychology (Modules 56-59)

This flashcard set introduces social psychology, which examines how people think about, influence, and relate to others. It focuses on attribution theory and the fundamental attribution error, highlighting how we tend to misjudge the causes of others’ behavior by favoring personal traits over situational factors.

59 cards
View Deck
Advanced Placement

AP Psychology: Personality (Modules 45-57)

This flashcard set explores the concept of personality as the stable and unique patterns of behavior across individuals. It highlights Freud’s foundational role in psychology through his development of psychoanalysis and his key technique of free association for uncovering the unconscious mind.

75 cards
View Deck
Advanced Placement

AP Psychology: Abnormal Behavior and Therapy (Modules 48-55) Part 2

This flashcard set introduces psychological disorders, defined by deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional behavior patterns. It covers the medical model, which treats disorders as diagnosable illnesses, and the biopsychosocial approach, which emphasizes the interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors in the development of disorders.

62 cards
View Deck
Advanced Placement

AP Psychology: Abnormal Behavior and Therapy (Modules 48-55) Part 1

This flashcard set introduces psychological disorders, defined by deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional behavior patterns. It covers the medical model, which treats disorders as diagnosable illnesses, and the biopsychosocial approach, which emphasizes the interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors in the development of disorders.

62 cards
View Deck
Advanced Placement

AP Psychology: Emotion, Stress and Health (Modules 40-44)

This flashcard set explains the nature of emotions as involving physiological arousal, behavior, and conscious experience. It also compares major emotion theories—James-Lange, Cannon-Bard, and Schachter’s Two-Factor—which differ in how they link bodily responses with emotional experience.

44 cards
View Deck

Study Tips

  • Press F to enter focus mode for distraction-free studying
  • Review cards regularly to improve retention
  • Try to recall the answer before flipping the card
  • Share this deck with friends to study together
AP® Psychology Treatment of Abnormal Behavior Part 1
TermDefinition
What is a psychiatrist?
a medical doctor (M.D.) who can prescribe medicine and perform surgery
Name the type of mental health practitioner described: These individuals have their Ph.D. or Psy.D. and treat patients using a variety of therapeutic approaches.
clinical psychologists
Counseling psychologists have earned a Ph.D., Ed.D., Psy.D., or M.A. and deal with what types of issues?
Counseling psychologists deal with less severe mental health problems, including marital therapy.
What type of mental health practitioners follow the teaching of Sigmund Freud?
psychoanalysts
What type of degree do social workers typically hold?
Social workers must earn their Master’s degree in social work (M.S.W.).
What current approach is most similar to the beliefs of ancient Greeks, such as Hippocrates and Galen?
biological; 2000 years ago, Greek physicians believed psychological problems had physical causes.
Define: deinstitutionalization
a 1950s movement which relocated nonthreatening patients from mental hospitals to community centers
What was the main consequence of deinstitutionalization?
Deinstitutionalization created an increase in the homeless population.
The process of __________ synthesizes the results of several research studies about the same variables.
meta-analysis
Define: psychotherapy
therapy that treats the mind, not the body
__________ therapies help clients become self-aware of their problems in order to change behavior.
Insight
List the five types of insight therapy.
1. psychoanalysis 2. psychodynamic therapy 3. interpersonal psychotherapy 4. humanistic client-centered therapy 5. Gestalt therapy
According to the psychoanalytic approach, where does abnormal behavior come from?
unconscious internal conflict and early childhood trauma
What is the goal of psychoanalysis?
to give the patient insight by bringing their conflicts into the conscious mind
Describe traits of traditional psychoanalysis.
• several meetings a week for years • therapist is not visible to client • free association • dream interpretation
Asking the patient to say whatever comes to mind without censoring is asking the patient to engage in a psychoanalytic technique called __________.
free association
Define manifest content as it relates to psychoanalysis.
surface information recalled about a dream
Define latent content as it relates to psychoanalysis.
hidden, underlying meaning of content in dreams
In psychoanalytic dream interpretation, the surface information is called the __________ content, while the hidden, underlying meaning is termed the __________ content.
manifest; latent
Define resistance as it relates to psychoanalysis.
Resistance is the blocking of feelings or experiences that provoke anxiety.
Projecting emotional feelings onto the psychoanalyst is known as __________.
transference
Define countertransference as it relates to psychoanalysis.
psychoanalyst projects emotional feelings onto the patient
Define catharsis as it relates to psychoanalysis.
the release of emotional tension and anxiety after reliving an emotionally charged experience
How does psychodynamic therapy compare with psychoanalysis?
Psychodynamic therapy: • is shorter in duration • occurs less frequently • invovles the client facing the therapist • does not stress the importance of childhood trauma
What type of therapy aims to relieve present symptoms by focusing on the patient's current situation?
interpersonal psychotherapy