Abnormal psychology terminology
Across
- 6. Repetitive thinking/dwelling on negative feelings and distress
- 9. Concluding by focusing on a single part of a whole
- 10. The origin/potential cause of a disorder
- 11. Theory that looks into the role of HPA axis in depression development
- 12. Theory states that low levels of it cause depression
- 15. A neurotransmitter in the brain and spinal cord; increases alertness and attention
- 16. Drawing conclusions based on little/no evidence
- 17. Assuming that others' behaviour is done with the intention to hurt/humiliate you
- 18. Case study on the biological etiologies of disorder
- 19. Applying a single incident to all similar incidents
- 20. Dynamic model suggesting that health & illness result from a combination of factors
Down
- 1. Does not assume that the traits of normalcy and of mental illness are universal; uses local healers
- 2. Also called magnification; overestimating the significance of negative events
- 3. Prolonged feeling of helplessness and hopelessness
- 4. An all-or-nothing approach to viewing the world
- 5. Pooling data from multiple studies from the same R.Q. to arrive at a combined answer
- 7. Resource for diagnosing disorders; uses a 5-axis system
- 8. Ethical considerations
- 13. Process by which new neurons are formed in the brain
- 14. Assumes that normalcy and mental illnesses are universal; applies the DSM-5 to asses the level of mental illness cross-culturally