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Class: PSYC - Abnormal Psychology; Subject: Psychology; University: Wayne State College; Term: Forever 1989;
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Axis II TERM 2
DEFINITION 2 Pervasive, inflexible, enduring, started in childhood, leads to distress or impairment of function. TERM 3
DEFINITION 3 Have no break from reality like schizophrenics, and rarely go to therapy. TERM 4
DEFINITION 4 Characterized by a need for social isolation, odd behavior and thinking, and often unconventional beliefs. TERM 5
DEFINITION 5 Characterized by paranoia and a pervasive, long-standing suspiciousness and generalized mistrust of others.
Characterized by a lack of interest in social relationships, a tendency towards a solitary lifestyle, secretiveness, and emotional coldness. Can be successful in a career that doesn't involve people. TERM 7
DEFINITION 7 Characterized by avoidance (phobia of rejection), can be seen as a social phobia (not so because social phobias refer to specific situations like large crowds; anxious/fearful personality is afraid of all interaction). TERM 8
DEFINITION 8 Formerly known as asthenic personality disorder, is a personality disorder that is characterized by a pervasive psychological dependence on other people. More common in females. TERM 9
DEFINITION 9 Characterized by a pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency. More common in males. TERM 10
DEFINITION 10 Exaggerated emotions.
Defined by the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual as "...a pervasive pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and continues into adulthood."First called criminals, then psychopaths, sociopaths, and now antisocials. TERM 17
DEFINITION 17 History of illegal activity beginning before age 15, failure to show consistency and responsibility in all aspects of life, don't feel guilty walking away from life, are irritable and reckless, do no planning, disregard the truth, and lie constantly. TERM 18
DEFINITION 18 30-100. TERM 19
DEFINITION 19 Violence is arousing, yet they see themselves as the victim. TERM 20
DEFINITION 20 Impulsive personality with little self-control.
Explode into a rage easily. TERM 22
DEFINITION 22 An impulse to deliberately start fires to relieve tension and typically includes feelings of gratification or relief afterward. Regarded as a sex crime because it is result of sexual frustration due to rejection. TERM 23
DEFINITION 23 An impulse to shoplift, usually for excitement even if they have the money to pay for stolen item. TERM 24
DEFINITION 24 The compulsive urge to pull out one's own hair leading to noticeable hair loss, distress, and social or functional impairment. Not like OCD because OCD is to relieve anxiety; trichotillomania gives pleasure. TERM 25
DEFINITION 25 The compulsive urge to gamble; develops in stages.
Preoccupation, unintentional overdose, tolerance, withdrawal, persistent, abandonment, and continuation. TERM 32
DEFINITION 32 Depressants temporarily reduce the function or activity of a specific part of the body or brain. TERM 33
DEFINITION 33 $185 billion in 1998$200 billion in 20102 out of 3 suicides, accidents, and crime TERM 34
DEFINITION 34 Frontal lobe is first affected and damagedLose friends, family, children, job, car, health TERM 35
DEFINITION 35 .08%
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DEFINITION 37 Chronic liver disease characterized by replacement of liver tissue by fibrosis, scar tissue and regenerative nodules (lumps that occur as a result of a process in which damaged tissue is regenerated), leading to loss of liver function. 8th leading cause of death. TERM 38
DEFINITION 38 A neurological disorder caused by the lack of thiamine (vitamin B1) in the brain. Caused by alcohol not having vitamins. TERM 39
DEFINITION 39 Prealcoholic-where most people stay at.Prodromal-gradual, sneak drinks, black out.Crucial-crucial that they stop, can stop drinking but don't always do so, bc once they start they can't stop.Chronic-lose everything, can die a premature death, are ordered into therapy. TERM 40
DEFINITION 40 Less-educatedPeople with negative life eventsCatholics
Wean them off alcohol with tranquilizers or barbitals, as quitting drinking cold turkey will cause seizures and massive heart attacks.AA meetings and SMART meetingsAntabuse, makes you puke alcohol and have 10X worse hangover.Relapse prevention. TERM 47
DEFINITION 47 Broad range of drugs whose volatile vapors are taken in via the nose and trachea. Usually starts at 12 years old. TERM 48
DEFINITION 48 Only when their older siblings tell them to stop. TERM 49
DEFINITION 49 Any of the narcotic opioid alkaloids found as natural products in the opium poppy plant, as well as many semisynthetic chemical derivatives of such alkaloids. TERM 50
DEFINITION 50 A semi- opioid drug synthesized from morphine, a derivative of the opium poppy.
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DEFINITION 52 "Rush" for 5-15 minutes, full-body orgasmEffects for 2- hours, feel wonderful and drowsyAfter worn off you "crash" or back to being normal, yet seems horrible to heroin addict. TERM 53
DEFINITION 53 Very expensive such as $500 a hitMore robbery and trouble with the law while trying to get more moneyWithdrawal is like the flu and for up to two weeks TERM 54
DEFINITION 54 Central nervous system depressants, and produce a wide spectrum of effects, from mild sedation to total anesthesia. Also called "downer pills." TERM 55
DEFINITION 55 Accidental suicide, especially when taken with alcohol.
Alkaloid found in the nightshade family of plants (Solanaceae) that constitutes approximately 0.6-3.0% of the dry weight of tobacco, with biosynthesis taking place in the roots and accumulation occurring in the leaves. TERM 62
DEFINITION 62 1 in 4 TERM 63
DEFINITION 63 Nicotine in cigarrettes release dopamine. TERM 64
DEFINITION 64 A chemical class of stimulants, entactogens, hallucinogens, and other drugs. TERM 65
DEFINITION 65 A psychotic disorder that appears in some people who abuse stimulant drugs. Mostly paranoia symptoms that eventually disappear.
A crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. TERM 67
DEFINITION 67 1970s TERM 68
DEFINITION 68 Used in surgery to knock patients out TERM 69
DEFINITION 69 Euphoria, impulsive sexual behavior, paranoid, "crash" after 20 mins at least on the brain, 30 mins for the rest of body so if you take another hit your heart is then beating too fast. TERM 70
DEFINITION 70 The general group of pharmacological agents can be divided into three broad categories: psychedelics, dissociatives, and deliriants.
50% more carsinogenic chemicalsOne joint equivalent to two packs of cigarrettes TERM 77
DEFINITION 77 Behavioral: Taken for pleasurable experiences.Interpersonal: 60-80% of drug users also have parents that also abuse drugs.Cognitive: Relapse is the norm, not the exception.Biological: Genetics can lead to drug abuse, and especially drugs that increase dopamine. TERM 78
DEFINITION 78 Stress, anxiety, and depression. TERM 79
DEFINITION 79 Situational, and amount of social support. TERM 80
DEFINITION 80 Pain during intercourse and sexual abuse such as rape and incest.
A sexual dysfunction with lack of interest in sex. TERM 82
DEFINITION 82 Sexual dysfunction where a person is too grossed out by sex or even just the thought of sex. TERM 83
DEFINITION 83 Female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD), commonly referred to as frigidity, is a disorder characterized by a persistent or recurrent inability to attain sexual arousal or to maintain arousal until the completion of a sexual activity, or an adequate lubrication-swelling response that otherwise is present during arousal and sexual activity. TERM 84
DEFINITION 84 Sexual dysfunction characterized by the inability to develop or maintain an erection of the penis during sexual performance. TERM 85
DEFINITION 85 Increase blood flow to the heart for heart patients.
Psychoanalysts say it is due to unconscious conflict from sexual abuse. TERM 92
DEFINITION 92 Behavioral. TERM 93
DEFINITION 93 First ban sex altogether, then the person with the dysfunction learns what they enjoy sexually and basically learn about their body, teach partner what they like and don't like, and then intercourse is allowed again. TERM 94
DEFINITION 94 A biomedical term used to describe sexual arousal to objects, situations, or individuals that are not part of normative stimulation and that may cause distress or serious problems for the paraphiliac or persons associated with him or her. TERM 95
DEFINITION 95 Sexually aroused by innatimate objects and usually doesn't pose a problem.
The practice of cross-dressing, which is wearing clothing traditionally associated with the opposite sex. Can also be considered a sexist category, as women tend to dress like men in our society without it being considered a norm violation. TERM 97
DEFINITION 97 Happily married men, heterosexual (90% of transvestites). TERM 98
DEFINITION 98 Get in touch with feminine side. TERM 99
DEFINITION 99 A behavior by a person that involves the exposure of private parts of his or her body to another person in a situation when they would not normally be exposed, such as in a public place, with a tendency toward an extravagant. TERM 100
DEFINITION 100 10% become molesters, 8% of rapists.