The belief that one can accomplish one’s goals and control outcomes, is more important for success

A person’s sense of who they are based on their group membership(s).

This perspective seeks genetic, neurochemical, and neuroanatomical explanations for symptoms of disorder.

A form of treatment that focuses on examining the relationships between thoughts, feelings and behaviors

An individuals’ characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving

Positive or negative evaluations that predispose behavior toward an object, person, or situation.

physiological symptoms that are not explained by an underlying medical cause.

These typically work by altering neurotransmission.

In this defense mechanism, excuses are made for anxiety-producing behavior

Reduced motivation and effort shown by individuals working in a group.

A brief state characterized by a sudden, extreme experience of fear and sympathetic nervous system arousal.

A therapy that improves symptoms of a psychological disorder by building one’s understanding of one’s issues

The component of Freud’s personality theory that internalizes society’s rules for right and wrong; the “conscience.” It seeks to control the id.

A judgment assigning the cause of a person’s behavior to his or her personal qualities or characteristics

Behaviors meant to ward off the anxiety brought on by the obsessions

This technique is used in therapy to restate the clients comments to help them feel understood

Material that could move at any time into the conscious sate, but is not presently there.

The uncomfortable state that occurs when behavior and attitudes do not match

What are the two major components for Anxiety?

Iirrational belief systems are replaced with rational ones as a result of logical analysis of the problems