Psychology

the fifth version of the APA diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders

a vague, generalized apprehension or feeling that one is in danger

an intense and irrational fear of a particular object or situation

an extreme anxiety that manifests itself in the form of panic attacks

disorder in which victims of tramautic events experience the original event in the form of dreams or flashbacks.

a condition in which there is no apparent physical cause

changing emotional difficulties into a loss of a specific voluntary body function

disorder in which a person experiences alterations in memory, identity, or conciousness

the inability to recall important events or info; is usually associated with stressful events

dissociative disorder in which a person suddenly and unexpectedly travels away from home or work and is unable to recall the past

a person exhibits two or more personaluty states; each with its own patterns of thinking and behavior

a group of disorders characterized by confused and disconnected thoughts, emotionsm and perceptions

false beliefs that a person maintains in the face of contrary evidence

perceptions that have no direct external cause

severe form of lower mood in which a person experiences feelings of worthlessness and diminshed pleasure or interst inmany activities

disorder in which an individual alternates between feelings of mania and depression

maladaptive or inflexible ways of dealing with others and ones environment

a personality disorder characterized by irresponsibility, shallow emotions, and a lack of conscience

use of a drug to such an extent that a person feels nervous and anxious without it

a pattern of drug abuse characterized by an overwhelming and compulsive desire to obtain and use the drug

physical adaptation to a drug so that a person needs an increased amount in order to produce the original effect

the symptoms that occur after a person discontinues the use of a drug to which he or she has become addicted

any treatment used by therapists to help troubled individuals to overcome their problems

method that combnes various kinds of therapy or combinations of therapies

the influence that a patients hopes and expectations have on his or her improvement during therapy.

capacity for warmth and understanding

patients work together with the aid of a leader to resolve interpersonal problems

therapy aimed at making patients aware of their unconcious motives so they can gain control over their behavior

the apparent sudden realization of the solution to a problem

a method used to examine the inconcious; the patient is instructed to say whatever comes into his mind

the reluctance of a patient either to reveal painful feelings or to examine longstanding behavior patterns

technique used by psychoanalysts to interpret the content of patients dreams

the patient feels toward the analyst or therapist the way he or she feels toward some other important figure in his or her life

focuses on the value, diginity and worth of each person; holds that healthy living is the result of realizing one's full potential

relfects the belief that the client and therapist are partners in therapy

free flow of images and ideas, with no particular direction

empathetci listening; the listener acknowledges, restates and clarifies the speaker's thoughts and concerns

a therapist's consistent expression of acceptance of the patient, no matter what the patient says or does

a systematic method of changing the way a person acts and feels

using thoughts to control emothions and behaviors