5 Steps to a 5 AP Psychology, 2014-2015 Edition

Validity—test measures what it is supposed to measure; methods of measurement include face, content, predictive, construct. Type ...

Charles Spearman used factor analysis to identify g(general factor underlying all intelligence) and s(less important specialized ...

 215 Abnormal Behavior IN THIS CHAPTER Summary:What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think about psychology? Befo ...

disturbing or disabling, or culturally so deviant that others judge it as maladaptive, inappropriate, or unjustifiable. Atypical ...

Individuals can have diagnoses on both Axes I and II. The other axes deal with general medical conditions, psychosocial and envi ...

often accompanied by compulsions,ritualistic behaviors performed repeatedly, which the person does to reduce the tension created ...

operant responses are learned and maintained because they result in rewards. Cognitive behaviorists continue that the rewards en ...

Because it occurs so often, depression has been called the “common cold of psycholog- ical disorders.” Major depressive disorde ...

in treating some symptoms in about 50% of the sufferers. A positive symptom of schizo- phrenia isn’t something that is good, but ...

DSM-IV classifies personality disorders on Axis II grouped into three clusters: odd/eccen- tric (including paranoid, schizoid, s ...

Autismcan be an extremely serious childhood disorder. Diagnosis is based on three pri- mary symptoms that become evident early ...

7.Paranoid personality disorder is characterized by (A) unwarranted suspiciousness and mistrust of other people (B) lack of inte ...

Abnormal Behavior  225 E—A conversion disorder is characterized by excessive anxiety that has been trans- formed into a physic ...

sion; bodily symptoms of sweating, muscular tension, and increased heart rate and blood pressure; as well as cognitive symptoms ...

Abnormal Behavior  227 Delusion—false belief of being plotted against (persecution), or being extraordinar- ily important (gran ...

CHAPTER 17 Treatment of Abnormal Behavior IN THIS CHAPTER Summary:If a close friend or family member were experiencing severe an ...

Clinical psychologistsmust earn a doctoral degree (Ph.D. or a Psy.D.), which includes a supervised internship and then a licens ...

An unintended consequence of deinstitutionalization is today’s homeless population. A substantial proportion of this group is th ...

emotionally charged experience from the past, may ultimately result in relief of anxiety. Traditional psychoanalysis requires to ...

Classical Conditioning Therapies After Watson conditioned Baby Albert to fear a rat, he planned to remove the fear but Albert wa ...