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postpartum psychosis - ANS-a rare and sever form of depression that occurs in women
just after giving birth and includes delusional thinking and hallucinations
postpartum depression - ANS-depression occurring within a year after giving birth in
about 10 percent of women and that includes intense worry about the baby, thoughts of
suicide, and fears of harming the baby
psychopathology - ANS-the study of abnormal behavior
situational context - ANS-the social or environmental setting of a person's behavior
subjective discomfort - ANS-emotional distress or emotional pain
maladaptive - ANS-anything that does not allow a person to function within or adapt to
the stresses and everyday demands of life
psychological disorders - ANS-any pattern of behavior that causes people significant
distress, causes them to harm others, or harms their ability to function in daily life
biological model - ANS-model of explaining behavior as caused by biological changes in
the chemical, structural, or genetic systems f the body
sociocultural perspective - ANS-perspective in which abnormal behavior (like normal
behavior) is seen as the product of the learning and shaping of behavior within the
context of the family, the social group to which one belongs, and the culture within which
the family and social group exist
cultural relativity - ANS-the need to consider the unique characteristics of the culture in
which behavior takes place
culture-bound syndromes - ANS-disorders found only in particular cultures
cognitive psychologists - ANS-psychologists who study the way people think,
remember, and mentally organize information
biopsychosocial model - ANS-perspective in which abnormal behavior is seems as the
result of the combined and interacting focus of biological, social, and cultural influences
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anxiety disorders - ANS-disorders in which the main symptom is excessive or unrealistic
anxiety and fearfulness
free-floating anxiety - ANS-anxiety that is unrelated to any realistic, known source
phobia - ANS-an irrational, persistent fear of an object, situation, or social activity
social phobia - ANS-fear of interacting with other or being in social situations that might
lead to a negative evaluation
specific phobia - ANS-fear of objects or specific situations or evets
claustrophobia - ANS-fear of being in a small, enclosed space
acrophobia - ANS-fear of heights
agoraphobia - ANS-fear of being in a place or situation from which escape is difficult or
impossible
panic attack - ANS-sudden onset of intense panic in which multiple physical symptoms
of stress occur, often with feelings that one is dying
panic disorder - ANS-disorder in which panic attacks occur frequently enough to cause
the person difficulty in adjusting to daily life
panic disorder with agoraphobia - ANS-fear of leaving one's familiar surroundings
because one might have a panic attack in public
obsessive-compulsive disorder - ANS-disorder in which intruding, recurring thoughts or
obsessions create anxiety that is relieved by performing a repetitive, ritualistic behavior
or mental act (compulsion)
generalized anxiety disorder - ANS-disorder in which a person has feelings of dread and
impending doom along with physical symptoms of stress, which lasts six months or
more
magnification - ANS-the tendency to interpret situations as far more dangerous, harmful,
or important than they actually are
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postpartum psychosis - ANS-a rare and sever form of depression that occurs in women
just after giving birth and includes delusional thinking and hallucinations
postpartum depression - ANS-depression occurring within a year after giving birth in
about 10 percent of women and that includes intense worry about the baby, thoughts of
suicide, and fears of harming the baby
psychopathology - ANS-the study of abnormal behavior
situational context - ANS-the social or environmental setting of a person's behavior
subjective discomfort - ANS-emotional distress or emotional pain
maladaptive - ANS-anything that does not allow a person to function within or adapt to
the stresses and everyday demands of life
psychological disorders - ANS-any pattern of behavior that causes people significant
distress, causes them to harm others, or harms their ability to function in daily life
biological model - ANS-model of explaining behavior as caused by biological changes in
the chemical, structural, or genetic systems f the body
sociocultural perspective - ANS-perspective in which abnormal behavior (like normal
behavior) is seen as the product of the learning and shaping of behavior within the
context of the family, the social group to which one belongs, and the culture within which
the family and social group exist
cultural relativity - ANS-the need to consider the unique characteristics of the culture in
which behavior takes place
culture-bound syndromes - ANS-disorders found only in particular cultures
cognitive psychologists - ANS-psychologists who study the way people think,
remember, and mentally organize information
biopsychosocial model - ANS-perspective in which abnormal behavior is seems as the
result of the combined and interacting focus of biological, social, and cultural influences
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anxiety disorders - ANS-disorders in which the main symptom is excessive or unrealistic
anxiety and fearfulness
free-floating anxiety - ANS-anxiety that is unrelated to any realistic, known source
phobia - ANS-an irrational, persistent fear of an object, situation, or social activity
social phobia - ANS-fear of interacting with other or being in social situations that might
lead to a negative evaluation
specific phobia - ANS-fear of objects or specific situations or evets
claustrophobia - ANS-fear of being in a small, enclosed space
acrophobia - ANS-fear of heights
agoraphobia - ANS-fear of being in a place or situation from which escape is difficult or
impossible
panic attack - ANS-sudden onset of intense panic in which multiple physical symptoms
of stress occur, often with feelings that one is dying
panic disorder - ANS-disorder in which panic attacks occur frequently enough to cause
the person difficulty in adjusting to daily life
panic disorder with agoraphobia - ANS-fear of leaving one's familiar surroundings
because one might have a panic attack in public
obsessive-compulsive disorder - ANS-disorder in which intruding, recurring thoughts or
obsessions create anxiety that is relieved by performing a repetitive, ritualistic behavior
or mental act (compulsion)
generalized anxiety disorder - ANS-disorder in which a person has feelings of dread and
impending doom along with physical symptoms of stress, which lasts six months or
more
magnification - ANS-the tendency to interpret situations as far more dangerous, harmful,
or important than they actually are
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