PSYC 3082 EXAM 1 VERIFIED STUDY GUIDE
psychological disorder - Answers - a severe expression of abnormal behavior;
psychological disfunction with distress or impairment in functioning that is not typical or
culturally expected response
impairment - Answers - set in the context of a person's background and culture;
developmental level
distress - Answers - not all disorders lead to distress
dysfunction - Answers - psychological dysfunction refers to a breakdown in cognitive,
emotional, or behavioral function
statistical deviance - Answers - a criterion of abnormal behavior based on an
infrequency of occurrence in members of a population; a criterion of abnormality stating
that a behavior is abnormal if it occurs infrequently among the members of a population
cultural inappropriateness - Answers - an individual does things that others find
disturbing, puzzling, irrational
- behavior is deemed inappropriate in the context of the setting, culture, and situation
psychopathology - Answers - scientific study of psychological disorders
psychologist - Answers - an expert or specialist in psychology
psychiatrist - Answers - a medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and
treatment of mental illness
social worker - Answers - work carried out by a trained personnel with the aim of
alleviating the conditions of those in need of help or welfare
presenting problem - Answers - original complaint reported by the client to the therapist.
the actual treated problem may be a modification derived from the presenting problem
incidence - Answers - number of new cases of a disorder appearing during a specific
period
prevalence - Answers - number of people displaying a disorder in the total population at
any given time
etiology - Answers - cause or source of a disorder
prognosis - Answers - predicted development of a disorder over a time
, people: - Answers - freud
dix - created first mental hospitals
galen - circulatory system
kraeplein - pharmacopsychology; researched connections between brain biology and
mental illness; father of classification system
skinner - operant conditioning
pinel - moral therapy
id - Answers - in psychoanalysis, the unconscious psychic entity present at birth
representing basic drives
i.The source of our strong sexual and aggressive feelings or energies
ii.Operates according to the pleasure principle, with an overriding goal of maximizing
pleasure and eliminating any associated tension or conflicts
iii.Has a characteristics way of processing information
iv.Referred to as the primary process, this type of thinking is emotional, irrational, and
illogical is filled with fantasies; as is preoccupied with sex, aggression, selfishness, and
envy
ego - Answers - in psychoanalysis, the psychic entity responsible for finding realistic
and practical ways to satisfy id drives
i.The part of our mind that ensures that we act realistically
ii.Operates according to the reality principle instead of the pleasure principle
iii.The cognitive operations or thinking styles of the ego are characterized by logic and
reason and are referred to as the secondary process, as opposed to the illogical and
irrational primary process of the id
iv.The role of the ego is to mediate conflict between the id and the superego, juggling
their demands with the realities pf the world
v.Often referred to as the executive or manager of our minds
1. If it mediates successfully, we can go on to the higher intellectual and creative
pursuits of life
2. If it is unsuccessful, and the id or the superego becomes too strong, conflict
overtakes us, and psychological disorders develop
superego - Answers - in psychoanalysis, the psychic entity representing the internalized
moral standards of parents and society
i.What we might call conscience
ii.Represents the moral principles instilled in us by our parents and our culture
iii.Because the purpose of the superego is to counteract the potentially dangerous
aggressive and sexual drives of the id, the basis for conflict is readily apparent
conscious - Answers - refers to your individual awareness of your unique thoughts,
memories, feelings, sensations, and environment
preconscious - Answers - drives, desires, thoughts, feelings that are just below the
surface. easily brought to the level of conscious
psychological disorder - Answers - a severe expression of abnormal behavior;
psychological disfunction with distress or impairment in functioning that is not typical or
culturally expected response
impairment - Answers - set in the context of a person's background and culture;
developmental level
distress - Answers - not all disorders lead to distress
dysfunction - Answers - psychological dysfunction refers to a breakdown in cognitive,
emotional, or behavioral function
statistical deviance - Answers - a criterion of abnormal behavior based on an
infrequency of occurrence in members of a population; a criterion of abnormality stating
that a behavior is abnormal if it occurs infrequently among the members of a population
cultural inappropriateness - Answers - an individual does things that others find
disturbing, puzzling, irrational
- behavior is deemed inappropriate in the context of the setting, culture, and situation
psychopathology - Answers - scientific study of psychological disorders
psychologist - Answers - an expert or specialist in psychology
psychiatrist - Answers - a medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and
treatment of mental illness
social worker - Answers - work carried out by a trained personnel with the aim of
alleviating the conditions of those in need of help or welfare
presenting problem - Answers - original complaint reported by the client to the therapist.
the actual treated problem may be a modification derived from the presenting problem
incidence - Answers - number of new cases of a disorder appearing during a specific
period
prevalence - Answers - number of people displaying a disorder in the total population at
any given time
etiology - Answers - cause or source of a disorder
prognosis - Answers - predicted development of a disorder over a time
, people: - Answers - freud
dix - created first mental hospitals
galen - circulatory system
kraeplein - pharmacopsychology; researched connections between brain biology and
mental illness; father of classification system
skinner - operant conditioning
pinel - moral therapy
id - Answers - in psychoanalysis, the unconscious psychic entity present at birth
representing basic drives
i.The source of our strong sexual and aggressive feelings or energies
ii.Operates according to the pleasure principle, with an overriding goal of maximizing
pleasure and eliminating any associated tension or conflicts
iii.Has a characteristics way of processing information
iv.Referred to as the primary process, this type of thinking is emotional, irrational, and
illogical is filled with fantasies; as is preoccupied with sex, aggression, selfishness, and
envy
ego - Answers - in psychoanalysis, the psychic entity responsible for finding realistic
and practical ways to satisfy id drives
i.The part of our mind that ensures that we act realistically
ii.Operates according to the reality principle instead of the pleasure principle
iii.The cognitive operations or thinking styles of the ego are characterized by logic and
reason and are referred to as the secondary process, as opposed to the illogical and
irrational primary process of the id
iv.The role of the ego is to mediate conflict between the id and the superego, juggling
their demands with the realities pf the world
v.Often referred to as the executive or manager of our minds
1. If it mediates successfully, we can go on to the higher intellectual and creative
pursuits of life
2. If it is unsuccessful, and the id or the superego becomes too strong, conflict
overtakes us, and psychological disorders develop
superego - Answers - in psychoanalysis, the psychic entity representing the internalized
moral standards of parents and society
i.What we might call conscience
ii.Represents the moral principles instilled in us by our parents and our culture
iii.Because the purpose of the superego is to counteract the potentially dangerous
aggressive and sexual drives of the id, the basis for conflict is readily apparent
conscious - Answers - refers to your individual awareness of your unique thoughts,
memories, feelings, sensations, and environment
preconscious - Answers - drives, desires, thoughts, feelings that are just below the
surface. easily brought to the level of conscious
