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3 dimensions of adult personality *Ans* neuroticism/negative emotionality,
extroversion/positive emotionality, constraint/consciensciousness/agreeableness
5 dimensions of temperament *Ans* fearfulness, irritability, positive affect, activity level, and
attentional persistent
Aaron Beck *Ans* pioneer of cognitive therapy. Helped develop cognitive theories of
depression, anxiety and personality disorders. Would go through cognition to impact the triangle
Accommodation *Ans* taking in new info and building in a new framework to best categorize
it. Changing existing framework.contact theory -harvard study—interesting but don't need to
know. Will change if around new info but if you stay closed off or only around things that will
reenforce your views with be distorted.
Acute stress disorder *Ans* occur within 4 weeks of a traumatic event and lasts for a
minimum of 2 days and max of 4 weeks. DSM criteria 158
Adjustment disorder **** *Ans* least stigmatizing disorder you can give a client. Involves a
response to an identifiable stressor and the maladaptive response must occur within 3 months of
a stressor. Typically don't last more than 6 months
, Adjustment disorder with depressed mood: criteria the same as above,but....
not really intense depression but on going middle grade depression. Look this up.
Agoraphobia *Ans* the social avoidance in which the fear is that the person is afraid of
having a panic attack in public and escape would be impossible.
Albert Bandura *Ans* "We have a capacity for self direction" can learn more through internal
than external reinforcements.
Anxiety *Ans* general feeling of apprehension about possible danger. Future oriented, what is
going to happen.
Assimilations *Ans* Taking in new info and adding to existing framework. Associated with
the tendency to cling to existing assumptions and to reject or distort new info that contradicts
them.
Asylum *Ans* special institutions meant solely for the care of the mentality ill. Main goal was
to separate mentality ill from society. Not a good thing, became similar to penal institution i.e.
prison
Attributions *Ans* refers to a process of assigning causes to things that happen