Psychopathology

4. What does the 'C' stand for in Ellis' ABC model?
7. Phobias are initiated through __________ conditioning.
9. The SERT gene (also called 5-HTT) affects the transport of __________.
11. An emotional characteristic of depression.
12. A type of anti-anxiety drug used to treat OCD.
15. An emotional characteristic of phobias.
17. In CBT, the client is encouraged to spot their negative and __________ thoughts as they occur.
18. Operant conditioning explains that a phobia is __________ because the avoidance of the phobic stimulus reduces fear and thus negatively reinforces the phobic behaviour.
21. This is classed as the first stage of Systematic Desensitisation.
22. The most commonly used drugs for OCD are antidepressants such as SSRIs such as __________.
24. REBT extends the ABC model to an ABCDEF model, 'D' stands for __________.

1. This term refers to a characteristic that is that is influenced by 2 or more genes.
2. Beck explained that depressed people have acquired a negative __________ during childhood, a tendency to adopt a negative view of the world.
3. OCD stands for 'obsessive _________ disorder'.
5. This is a practical application of the behavioural explanation of phobias - __________ desensitisation.
6. A type of therapy for phobias based on behaviourism where there is no gradual exposure.
8. There are three types of characteristics of mental health disorders that you must know about on the AQA specification - these include emotional, cognitive, and __________.
10. Behaviour that makes no sense to others is referred to as _________.
13. Being independent and self-regulating is also referred to as having __________.
14. This is classed as the second stage of Systematic Desensitisation.
16. According to the definition of statistical infrequency, a person’s thinking or behaviour is abnormal if it is statistically __________.
19. The first step in understanding and treating a mental disorder is to be able to diagnose that someone is actually psychologically ‘__________’ (not a nice term but sadly the one the exam board use).
20. COMT regulates the production of the neurotransmitter __________ that has been implicated in OCD.
23. Those with OCD have __________ into their excessive anxiety.