Abnormal Psych

Study Terms to Know

biopsychosocial model: a model in which the interaction of biological, psychological, and sociological factors is seen as influencing the development of the individual

case formulation: a clinician’s analysis of the factors that might have influenced the client’s current psychological status

catharsis: the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, especially through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music

Charcot: Jean Martin, a French neurologist, noted for his attempt using hypnotism to find an organic cause for hysteria, which influenced Freud

client-centered: an approach based on the belief held by Rogers that people are innately good and that the potential for self-improvement lies within the individual

cognitive restructuring: one of the fundamental techniques of cognitive-behavioral therapy in which clients learn to reframe negative ideas into more positive ones

command hallucination: a hallucination in which the individual hears an instruction to take an action

comorbidity: multiple diagnostic conditions that occur simultaneously within the same individual

compulsion: a repetitive and seemingly purposely behavior performed in response to uncontrollable urges or according to a ritualistic or stereotyped set of rules

concordance rate: agreement ratios between people diagnosed as having a particular disorder and their relatives

conversion symptom: a somatoform disorder involving the translation of unacceptable drives or troubling conflicts into physical symptoms.

Counterconditioning: the process of replacing an undesired response to a stimulus with an acceptable response

Countertransference: the complex of feelings of a psychotherapist toward the patient

crossfostering study: a method of comparing genetic versus environmental contributions to a disorder by tracking the incidence of disorders in children who are adopted by parents with psychological disorders but whose...