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What is Conscious
Material in our minds that we are aware of right now.
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What is Situational Attributions
Where we have a judgment assigning the cause of a person’s behavior to his or her environment.
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What is Phobias
Unrealistic fear of an object or situation.
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What is Psychosurgery
The attempt to improve symptoms of psychological disorders through brain surgery.
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What is Ego Defense Mechanism
Protective behaviors that reduces anxiety.
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What is Dispositional Attributions
A judgment assigning the cause of a person’s behavior to his or her personal qualities or characteristics.
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What is Agoraphobia
Fear of open spaces, being outside the home alone, or in a crowd.
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What is Deep Brain Stimulation
Electrical stimulation applied through surgically implanted electrodes.
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What is Projection
Anxiety producing behaviors of the cell that are attributed to others.
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What is The Just-World Belief
The assumption that people’s outcomes can reasonably be explained by their own actions.
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What is Specific phobias
Specific fear of an object or situation.
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What is Neurofeedback
- A type of biofeedback teaching the client to keep measures of brain activity within a certain range.
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What is Reaction Formation
Adopting behavior that is the opposite to our anxiety.
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What is Prejudice
A prejudgment of another person on the basis of his or her membership in a group.
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What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Psychological disorder that is characterized by obsession and compulsion to the point of endless repetition.
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What is Compensation
Resolving anxiety by taking on characteristics of others.
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What is Discrimination
Unfair behavior based on our stereotyping and prejudice.
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What is Obsession
An intrusive, distressing thought
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