Word Bank
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bipolar disorder
conversion
dopamine
Glasgow Coma Scale
isolation of affect
multiple sclerosis
babinski reflex
alzheimers disease
cataplexy
creativity
ethics
hypothesis
lobotomy
Multiple Sclerosis
passive aggression
projection
regression
Schizophrenia
sublimation
placebo
pupilliary
REM
Sleep apnea
suppression
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Babinski reflex
circadian rhythm
Displacement
eustress
intellectualization
Moro reflex
Munchausen's Syndrome by
Proxy
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
reaction formation
repression
Stockholm Syndrome
undoing
1) Statement of expected results. Can be proved or disproved through observation and
experimentation are: _______________
2) _______________ is a disease characterized by the triggering of an autoimmune response that
attacks the myelin protecting your central and peripheral nervous systems
3) Medicine with no active ingredients – works by power of suggestion: _______________
4) Parkinson's disease is a disorder of the brain that leads to shaking (tremors) and difficulty with
walking, movement, and coordination. This disorder primarily involves the destruction of nerve
cells that process this neurotransmitter: _______________
5) If you are easily awakened, and perhaps talking in your sleep, you would be in stage
_______________
6) If you are experiencing a hypnogogic reflex, you are in stage _______________
7) Guidelines for Psychological Experiments – results must outweigh risks. No harm must come to
participants: _______________
8) A rare disorder where a person collapses and falls asleep when experiencing an extreme
emotion like fear: _______________
9) Your internal clock that determines when you are most/least alert and determines your inherent
sleep pattern is called your: _______________
10) If a neurologist asks you to draw a clock, he or she is likely testing you for: _______________
11) The _______________ reflex is normal in babies and children under the age of 3. Testing for
this involves watching the movement of the toes while running the back end of a reflex hammer
down the middle of the foot. The toes separate and move towards the body. _______________
12) _______________ is a defense mechanism that provides an outlet, but can also benefit the
individual and humanity, sometimes referred to as the "healthy defense mechanism".
13) Surgical separation of nerves or complete removal of the frontal lobe was a procedure used
from the 1920's to 1970's on psychiatric patients. It was over-used with unpredictable results.
_______________
14) The appearance of a positive Babinski reflex in an adult is often a sign of _______________
15) The _______________ is a reflex normal in babies and children under the age of 3. Testing for
this involves watching the movement of the toes while running the back end of a reflex hammer
down the middle of the foot. The toes separate and move towards the body
16) The _______________ that babies are born with is the only human "unlearned fear",
sometimes also known as the startle reflex. Absence of this reflex can be a sign of significant
neurological deficits
17) The term "Breaking Set" mean in analyzing _______________ which is an important part of
emotional intelligence
18) A mother who brings her child to the hospital frequently for injuries and illnesses that often
resolve around medical staff but return once the child returns home may be investigated for
_______________
19) Somatoform Disorders are often characterized by the _______________ of an emotional issue
into a physical problem.
20) _______________ is a sleeping disorder characterized by the absence of oxygen – patients
often snore and have other risk factors such as obesity. They wake several times a night
because they stop breathing
21) This type of depression, called _______________ is a psychological disorder characterized
cycling of periods of depression and out of the ordinary periods of excitation/mania
22) _______________ is characterized by a problem in adaptation to change, and is the major
cause of conflict in our lives. Even positive changes can cause this sense of uneasiness when
there are too many at one time. This type is due to positive change.
23) The _______________ reflex is often used in diagnosing concussion.
24) The _______________ measures the severity of a coma and the likelihood of recovery
25) _______________ is a psychological disorder which occurs after a loss, tragic incident that
causes multiple symptoms, loss of memories and outbursts of aggression when faced with
certain triggers, and inability to adjust to regular life activities characterize this disorder
26) _______________ is a serious psychological disorder characterized by a break from reality.
Auditory and Visual hallucinations are often the first sign
27) _______________ is a defense mechanism where you may take out your hostilities on
someone or something other than your actual target of aggression. Often a "safer" target where
you have less risk of conflict
28)
29) You are angry at your best friend and it is causing you to feel anxious and distressed. While
talking to them you ask "Why are you so angry at me?". They respond with surprise since they
absolutely don't feel angry. You are exhibiting the defense mechanism known as:
_______________
30) Your mother picks up your phone and looks at your text messages. You are so upset by this
that you shout at her to put your phone down. She responds by apologizing and says it is
because she thought it was her phone since you both have the iPhone 5. After thinking about
your outburst you can't stop feeling guilty and decide to clean the kitchen and start dinner to
give her a break. This is known as _______________.
31) When you absolutely DO NOT remember a traumatic incident. It feels like it was entirely erased
from your memory. This is a defense mechanism known as _______________
32) You choose to deny a memory of an unhappy or traumatic incident. You are aware that this
happened, but choose to not think about it and even sometimes deny that it happened. This
defense mechanism is called _______________
33) A man is diagnosed with a stage 4 tumor and then goes to lunch with his friend. He discusses
the diagnosis with no emotion, simply telling his friend the statistics of recovery. He has
researched his condition and knows all the medical details about his condition and he sounds
like an expert. _______________.
34) Identifying with the demands of an aggressor even though you are being victimized is a defense
mechanism sometimes referred to as _______________ after a bank robbery in Sweden in the
mid 70's when the hostages refused to leave the bank even after they were allowed to leave.
35) This defense mechanism that is characterized by expressing feelings and actions that are
actually the opposite of what you're feeling is called _______________
36) Liz has a car accident and totals her brand new car that she'd saved up for over a long period of
time. She doesn't have collision on her car insurance policy so she will not be able to replace
her car. After she leaves the scene of the accident, she goes to school and later is laughing with
her friends. She feels like she should feel bad about the accident but all she feels is a sort of
numbness and feels that there is no connection to the accident and herself even though she's
aware that it happened. This is known as _______________.
37) Reverting back to behaviors of a younger age or a time in your life when you felt safer or
happier is known as _______________. This defense mechanism can sometimes be a good
coping skill unless the behavior interferes with your ability to adapt to change.
38) Olivia finds out that her friend has been hanging around with her boyfriend after school when
they had been telling her that both of them were at work. Instead of confronting them she starts
texting them negative information that she says they've said about each other - even though
none of it is the truth. This is _______________
39) This period of sleep is characterized by the movement of your eyes back and forth and a surge
in brain activity which is usually combined with a natural paralysis of your limbs. This is known
as _______________ sleep.