GCSE: Psychological Problems

Across

2. An explanation which focuses on how thought processes influence behaviour
3. One of the main symptoms of depression where a person does not want to do the things they usually do
6. The belief that our actions come from what we are born with and what we experience
7. A study which is carried out over a long period of time with the same people tested over that long period
11. The kind of depression which is characterised by low mood
13. An inactive substance or 'fake pill' used instead of an active substance
15. The level of depression episode characterised by 7 or more symptoms plus general feelings of worthlessness
17. A psychological problem where people feel that they need to have or do something to be able to avoid negative feelings
19. Explanations of behaviour that focus on environmental factors - things that happen to us
21. The gender which is affected twice as much by depression
23. In learning theory, this will always strengthen a behaviour and make it more likely it will be repeated
24. The ICD-10 refers to addiction as this because the body depends on the substance in order to feel normal
26. A type of antidepressant which is the oldest used to treat depression and which boost the effects of serotonin and noradrenaline by preventing their reabsorption of into the neuron
29. The name of the psychologist who carried out a study into the influence of life stress on depression
30. A term which describes the idea that some people are more likely to develop a mental health problem if there is a family history
31. Explanations of behaviour that focus on innate factors - what we are born with
32. The manual used to diagnose mental health problems

Down

1. The first stage of CBT used to treat addiction, which identifies triggers which makes a person turn to their addiction
4. A learning theory where learning is from the consequences of actions, reinforcement and punishment
5. People who had at least one short version of this gene and who had been through stressful life events between 21 and 26 years of age showed a significant increase in symptoms of depression
8. A drug that can help treat alcohol addiction and severe gambling addictions
9. The belief that our behaviour is our choice and that we can choose what type of behaviour we want to show
10. A type of antidepressant which prevents the enzyme monoamine oxidase from breaking down serotonin and noradrenaline so more of them are available
12. A learning theory where learning is by association
14. A learning theory where behaviour is learned through observation and imitation of role models
15. A type of antidepressant which blocks the reuptake of serotonin when it is released from a neuron which means it is available for longer
16. A drug typically used to treat depression but which has been shown to help addiction patients control their urge to participate in a behavioural addiction
18. This is the leading psychological treatment for depression used in the UK
20. A scale where a person can rate their level of agreement to a statement used by Young (2007) in his client outcome questionnaire
22. The scientific name for the type of twins share 100% of their genetics
24. A gene which has been shown to be related to developing addiction
25. The psychologist who carried out a study into therapy with internet addicts
26. The number of weeks at least one of the main symptoms of depression should occur on most days, most of the time, in addition to other symptoms for a diagnosis of depression to be made
27. The name of Beck's model of cognitive theory where negative views of the self, lead to negative views of the future and the world
28. An explanation for depression that claims people can have a gene that makes them more likely to develop depression, but only if they face a stressful situation that triggers depressive thoughts