Index

A

AA (Alcoholics Anonymous)

ABC (antecedent, behavior, consequence)

abnormal personality traits

development

treatment

abnormal thoughts

absolute threshold

accidental associations

action, psychotherapeutic drugs

addiction

alcoholism

treatment

pharmaceutical

Adler, Alfred

adolescence

identity

mood disorders

adrenaline

agoraphobia

Ainsworth, Mary

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

alcoholism

treatment

algorithms

Allport, Gordon

altered consciousness

hallucination

hypnosis

meditation

psychoactive drugs

Alzheimer’s disease

amnesia

amphetamines

amygdala

Anafranil

anal stage, personality

androgynous personalities

anorexia

prevention

treatment

Antabuse

antecedent, behavior, consequence (ABC)

antipsychotic drugs

antisocial personality disorder

anxiety disorders

panic disorder

social phobias

treatment

apathy, conversion

apnea, sleep

aromatherapy

Asch, Solomon

Atkinson, John

attention

authority

Autism Spectrum Disorders

aversive conditioning

avoidance coping strategies, stress

avoidant personality disorder

axon

B

Baillargeon, Renee

Baldwin, Alec

Bandura, Albert

barbiturates

behavior reinforcement

behavior therapy

behavioral perspective

benzodiazepines

binge-eating disorder

prevention

treatment

biological perspective

biological psychology

bipolar disorder

treatment

versus schizophrenia

birth order, personality traits

blackouts

Bleuler, Edgar

body image

borderline personality disorder

bottom-up processing

brain

cells

damage

left brain/right brain

lobes

plasticity

structure

brain stem

Brainerd, Chuck

brief reactive psychosis

Brown, Orlando

bulimia nervosa

prevention

treatment

burnout

C

categories, coping

cathartic writing therapy

CBT (cognitive-behavioral therapy)

central nervous system (CNS)

cerebellum

cerebral cortex

cerebral hemispheres

cerebrum

Chaney, Terri

chemical class, psychotherapeutic drugs

child psychology

childhood development

crises

curiosity

infants

language

listening

language

morality

parenting

schizophrenia

stages

concrete operations

formal operations

preoperational

sensorimotor

Chomsky, Noam

chronic pain

cingulotomy

circadian rhythms

classical conditioning

aversive

bad habits

conditioned responses

stimulus generalization

unconditioned responses

clinical class, psychotherapeutic drugs

clinical depression

alcohol

bipolar disorder

children and adolescents

combating

cyclothymia

dysthymic disorder

genetic predisposition

postpartum depression

premenstrual dysphoric disorder

symptoms

treatment

clinical psychologists

clinical social workers

Clozaril

CNS (central nervous system)

cocaine

cognition

categories

cognitive development stages

cognitive models

cognitive perspective

cognitive processes

cognitive theories

cognitive therapy

cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)

critical features theory

decision-making accuracy

information-processing model

investigative thoughts

analyzing errors

behavioral observations

event-related potential (ERP)

introspection

problem solving

algorithms

heuristics

prototype hypothesis

reasoning

schemas

cultural influences

scripts

cognitive development stages

concrete operations

formal operations

preoperational

sensorimotor

cognitive models

cognitive perspective

cognitive processes

cognitive theories

cognitive therapy

cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT)

complexins

concrete operations

conditioned responses

conditioning

classical

aversive conditioning

bad habits

conditioned responses

stimulus generalization

unconditioned responses

operant

bad habits

behavior reinforcement

conformity

confounding variables

consciousness

contingency stimulation quality

continuous memories

contrast stimulation quality

Cooley, Charles

corpus callosum

correlational research

corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)

counseling psychologists

counselors

CRH (corticotropin-releasing hormone)

crises, human

critical features theory

cultural influences, schemas

culture

cures

cingulotomy

electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

lobotomies

medications

psychotherapy

effectiveness

cyclothymia

D

Darwin, Charles

daydreaming

decision-making accuracy, improving

declarative memory

defense mechanisms

displacement

locus of control

projection

rationalization

reaction formation

repression

splitting

sublimation

dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)

Delay, Jean

delusions, schizophrenia

demand characteristics

dendrites

Deniker, Pierre

Depakote

dependent variables

depersonalization/derealization disorder

depressants

depression, clinical

alcohol

bipolar disorder

children and adolescents

combating

cyclothymia

dysthymic disorder

genetic predisposition

postpartum depression

premenstrual dysphoric disorder

symptoms

treatment

depressive disorders

deprivation, sleep

DHEA (dehydroepiandrosterone)

diagnoses, psychological

DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)

gender politics

insanity

MUUDI

psychopathology

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)

DID (dissociative identity disorder)

diffusion of responsibility

discrimination

disorders

agoraphobia

alcoholism

treatment

anxiety

panic disorder

social phobias

treatment

bipolar and related

cures

cingulotomy

electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

labotomies

medications

psychotherapy

depersonalization/derealization disorder

depressive

alcohol

bipolar disorder

children and adolescents

combating

cyclothymia

dysthymic disorder

genetic predisposition

postpartum depression

premenstrual dysphoric disorder

symptoms

treatment

dissociative

DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)

easting

eating

anorexia

binge-eating disorder

bulimia nervosa

prevention

treatment

gender dysphoria

gender politics

ego-dystonic

ego-syntonic

hyperthymestic syndrome

impulse-control

kleptomania

pathological gambling

pyromania

treatment

insanity

Math Learning Disorder (LD)

medications

children

psychotherapeutic

mood

bipolar disorder

children and adolescents

clinical depression

cyclothymia

dysthymic disorder

postpartum depression

premenstrual dysphoric disorder

treatment

narcissistic personality disorder

neurocognitive

neurodevelopmental

obsessive-compulsive and related

paranoid delusional disorder

treatment

personality

antisocial disorder

avoidant disorder

borderline personality disorder

development

histrionic disorder

narcissistic disorder

OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)

schizophrenia

schizotypal disorder

treatments

posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Reading Learning Disorder (LD)

schizophrenia

sexual

sleep

apnea

excessive daytime sleepiness

insomnia

medication

sleep-wake

somatic symptom disorder

substance-related and addictive

trauma and stressor-related disorder

disorganized behavior and speech, schizophrenia

displacement

dissociative disorders

dopamine

dosage, pharmaceuticals

Douglas, John

dreams

altered consciousness

DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)

Duke, Patti

dysfunction, sexual

dysthymic disorder

E

eating disorders

anorexia

binge-eating disorder

bulimia nervosa

prevention

treatment

EBT (Evidence Based Therapy)

ECT (electroconvulsive therapy)

Edge of Darkness: Conversations About Conquering Depression

EEG (electroencephalograph)

ego

ego-dystonic disorders

ego-syntonic disorders

EI (emotional intelligence)

Einstein, Albert

Elavil

electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

electroencephalograph (EEG)

Ellison, Harlan

emotion-focused coping

emotional intelligence (EI)

emotional misinterpretations

emotions

drugs

emotional intelligence (EI)

emotional misinterpretations

feelings

cultural effects

manipulation

moods

empathy, child development

environmental factors, plus genes

episodic memory

Erikson, Erik

ERP (event-related potential)

ethnicity, celebrating

event-related potential (ERP)

Evidence Based Therapy (EBT)

evolution

evolutionary perspective

excitement stage (sexual)

experiments

junk science

scientific method

variables

explicit memory

Eysenck, Hans

F

false memories

feelings

cultural effects

femininity

Festinger, Leon

Field, Sally

fight-or-flight response

fMRI (functional MRI) scans

formal operations

Franklin, Benjamin

Frederick II, King of Germany

Frese, Frederick

Freud, Anna

Freud, Sigmund

Freudian slips

frontal lobes

functional MRI (fMRI) scans

G

Galton, Sir Francis

GAS (general adaptation syndrome)

Gazzaniga, Michael

gender

androgynous personalities

gender dysphoria

identity

mental illness

norms

personality traits

gender dsyphoria

general adaptation syndrome (GAS)

generalized anxiety disorder

panic disorder

social phobias

treatment

genes

dominant

genomes

HGP (Human Genome Project)

genetic predisposition, clinical depression

genetics

personality

nature versus nurture

culture

evolution

genes

human behavior

I.Q. (Intelligence Quotient)

infantile development

maturation

parenting

twins

schizophrenia

genomes

genotype

geriatrics, long-term memory

glutamate

Goleman, Daniel

Gore, Tipper

grossly disorganized behavior, schizophrenia

group therapy

groups

nonconformists

norms

reference

guidelines for studying human behavior

H

hallucinations

drugs

schizophrenia

hemispherectomy

heritability

heterosexuality

heuristics

HGP (Human Genome Project)

high self-esteem

Hinckley Jr., John W.

hippocampus

histrionic personality disorder

Hitler, Adolf

homeostasis

homosexuality

hormones

adrenaline

CRH (corticotropin-releasing hormone)

sexual

Horney, Karen

human behavior

guidelines for studying

Human Genome Project (HGP)

humanist perspective

hunger-hypothalamus connection

hyperthymestic syndrome

hypnosis

hypothalamus

hypothalamus-hunger connection

hypotheses

I

id

identical twins, personality traits

identity

adolescence

defense mechanisms

disorders

gender

personality

ego

Freudian stages

id

infantile temperament characteristics

sacrifices

states

superego

testing

theories

traits

personality disorders

development

histrionic personality disorder

treatments

schizophrenia

sacrifices

self-awareness

self-esteem

IGT (Iowa Gambling Task)

illusions

Ponzo

immune system, T-cells

implicit memory

impulse-control disorders

kleptomania

pathological gambling

pyromania

treatment

independent variables

infantile temperament characteristics

information stimulation quality

information-processing model

insanity, legal defense

insomnia

introspection

intuition

investigative thoughts

analyzing errors

behavioral observations

event-related potential (ERP)

introspection

Iowa Gambling Task (IGT)

ipecac

I.Q. (Intelligence Quotient), genetic and environmental factors

Itard, Jean-Marie

J

James, William

Jeopardy

John, Elton

journaling

judgments

Jung, Carl

junk science

K

Kaczynski, Ted

Kennedy, John F.

King Jr., Martin Luther

kleptomania

treatment

Klonopin

Kohlberg, Lawrence

Kraeplin, Emil

Kronkite, Cathy

L

LADs (language acquisition devices)

LASSes (language acquisition support systems)

law of effect

law of Pragnanz

learning

classical conditioning

bad habits

conditioned responses

stimulus generalization

unconditioned responses

operant conditioning

bad habits

behavior reinforcement

left brain/right brain

leptin

limbic system

Lincoln, Abraham

lithium

lobes, brain

occipital

parietal

temporal

lobotomies

Locke, John

Locke, Steven

locus of control

long-term memory

geriatrics

mnemonics

recall

SQ3R

low self-esteem

M

majority rule

Maladaptive, Unpredictable, Unconventional, Distressing, Irrational (MUUDI)

Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, The

Manic: A Memoir

manipulation, emotions

marijuana

masculinity

Maslow, Abraham

Mason, Shirley Ardell

Math Learning Disorder (LD)

maturation

Mayerto, John

McClellan, David

medication

addiction

addiction risk

antipsychotic

anxiety disorders

children

dosage

emotions

mood disorders

personality disorders

psychoactive drugs

psychotherapeutic

self-medicating

sleep disorders

SSRIs (serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitors)

meditation

medulla

memory

amnesia

continuous

declarative

development

episodic

explicit

false

implicit

long-term

geriatrics

recall

SQ3R

mnemonics

naps, improvements

repressed

sensory

skill-related

traumatic

working

caffeine

mental health professionals

choosing

mental illness

agoraphobia

alcoholism

treatment

anxiety

panic disorder

social phobias

treatment

bipolar and related

cures

cingulotomy

electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

labotomies

medications

psychotherapy

depersonalization/derealization disorder

depressive

alcohol

bipolar disorder

children and adolescents

combating

cyclothymia

dysthymic disorder

genetic predisposition

postpartum depression

premenstrual dysphoric disorder

symptoms

treatment

dissociative

DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)

easting

eating

anorexia

binge-eating disorder

bulimia nervosa

prevention

treatment

gender dysphoria

gender politics

ego-dystonic

ego-syntonic

hyperthymestic syndrome

impulse-control

kleptomania

pathological gambling

pyromania

treatment

insanity

Math Learning Disorder (LD)

medications

children

psychotherapeutic

mood

bipolar disorder

children and adolescents

clinical depression

cyclothymia

dysthymic disorder

postpartum depression

premenstrual dysphoric disorder

treatment

narcissistic personality disorder

neurocognitive

neurodevelopmental

obsessive-compulsive and related

paranoid delusional disorder

treatment

personality

antisocial disorder

avoidant disorder

borderline personality disorder

development

histrionic disorder

narcissistic disorder

OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)

schizophrenia

schizotypal disorder

treatments

posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Reading Learning Disorder (LD)

schizophrenia

sexual

sleep

apnea

excessive daytime sleepiness

insomnia

medication

sleep-wake

somatic symptom disorder

substance-related and addictive

trauma and stressor-related disorder

mental therapies

Milgram, Stanley

mindfulness meditation

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2)

mirror neurons

Mischel, Walter

MMPI-2 (Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory)

mnemonics

moderate exercise, benefits

Moniz, Antonio Egas

mood disorders

bipolar disorder

children and adolescents

clinical depression

combating

dysthymic disorder

genetic predisposition

postpartum depression

premenstrual dysphoric

symptoms

cyclothymia

treatment

mood stabilizers

moods

morality, child development

motivation

achievement

affiliation

hunger-hypothalamus connection

nonregulatory drives

power

regulatory drives

sex drive

sexual

sexual hormones

stages of sexual response

motor neurons

Mozart, Johan Sebastian

multiple personality disorder

multitasking

Murray, David

MUUDI (Maladaptive, Unpredictable, Unconventional, Distressing, Irrational)

N

naps, memory improvements

narcissistic personality disorder

nature versus nurture

culture

evolution

genes

dominant

genes plus environmental factors

genomes

HGP (Human Genome Project)

genes plus environmental factors

human behavior

I.Q. (Intelligence Quotient)

infantile development

Itard, Jean-Marie

Locke, John

maturation

parenting

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques

twins

negative reinforcement

negative symptoms, schizophrenia

nerve cells, synapses

nerves

neurocognitive disorders

neurodevelopmental disorders

neuroleptic drugs

neurons

axon

impulses

mirror

Newell, Allen

nonconformists

nonconsciousness

nonregulatory drives

norms, societal

O

obedience

obesity

obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

occipital lobes

OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder)

Oedipal complex

oligodendrocytes

operant conditioning

bad habits

behavior reinforcement

opiates

oral stage, personality

orgasm stage (sexual)

P

pain

phantom

placebo effect

Pamelor

panic disorder

paranoia, schizophrenia

paranoid delusional disorder

treating

parenting

parietal lobes

pathological gambling

treatment

Pavlov, Ivan

Paxil

penis envy

perception

context

stages of

perceptual strategies

peripheral nervous system (PNS)

personality

defense mechanisms

disorders

development

treatments

ego

Freudian stages

id

identity

projective

adolescence

defense mechanisms

disorders

gender

sacrifices

self-awareness

self-esteem

infantile temperament characteristics

sacrifices

states

superego

testing

MMPI-2

projective

theories

traits

birth order

gender

genetics

identical twins

personality disorders

histrionic personality disorder

schizophrenia

causes

childhood

delusions

demographics

disorganized speech

emotional changes

grossly disorganized behavior

hallucinations

negative symptoms

paranoia

treatment

perspectives, psychological

behavioral

behaviorist

biological

cognitive

evolutionary

humanist

psychoanalytic

sociocultural

phallic stage, personality

phantom pain

pharmaceuticals

addiction

addiction risk

antipsychotic

anxiety disorders

children

dosage

emotions

mood disorders

personality disorders

psychoactive

psychotherapeutic

self-medicating

sleep disorders

SSRIs (serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitors)

Phelps, Michael

phenotype

phobias

agroaphobia

OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)

separation anxiety disorder

treatment

physical exercise, benefits

Piaget, Jean

Pinel, Phillipe

placebo effect

plasticity, brain

plateau stage (sexual)

PNS (peripheral nervous system)

pons

Ponzo illusion

positive psychology

positive reinforcement

postpartum depression

posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

preconscious

prejudice

premenstrual dysphoric disorder

prenatal effects, schizophrenia

preoperational stage of cognitive development

Price, Jill

problem solving

algorithms

heuristics

problem-focused coping

procrastination, detriments

projection

projective personality tests

prototype hypothesis

Prozac

psychedelic drugs

psychiatrists

psychoactive drugs

psychoanalysis

psychoanalytic perspective

psychodynamic therapy

psychogenic amnesia

psychological dependence, pharmaceuticals

psychological diagnoses

DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)

gender politics

insanity

MUUDI

psychopathology

psychological perspectives

behavioral

behaviorist

biological

cognitive

evolutionary

humanist

psychoanalytic

sociocultural

psychologists

psychology

positive

psychoneuroimmunology

psychopathology

psychophysics

psychoses

agoraphobia

alcoholism

treatment

anxiety

panic disorder

social phobias

treatment

bipolar and related

cures

cingulotomy

electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

labotomies

medications

psychotherapy

depersonalization/derealization disorder

depressive

alcohol

bipolar disorder

children and adolescents

combating

cyclothymia

dysthymic disorder

genetic predisposition

postpartum depression

premenstrual dysphoric disorder

symptoms

treatment

dissociative

DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders)

easting

eating

anorexia

binge-eating disorder

bulimia nervosa

prevention

treatment

gender dysphoria

gender politics

ego-dystonic

ego-syntonic

hyperthymestic syndrome

impulse-control

kleptomania

pathological gambling

pyromania

treatment

insanity

Math Learning Disorder (LD)

medications

children

psychotherapeutic

mood

bipolar disorder

children and adolescents

clinical depression

cyclothymia

dysthymic disorder

postpartum depression

premenstrual dysphoric disorder

treatment

narcissistic personality disorder

neurocognitive

neurodevelopmental

obsessive-compulsive and related

paranoid delusional disorder

treatment

personality

antisocial disorder

avoidant disorder

borderline personality disorder

development

histrionic disorder

narcissistic disorder

OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)

schizophrenia

schizotypal disorder

treatments

posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Reading Learning Disorder (LD)

schizophrenia

sexual

sleep

apnea

excessive daytime sleepiness

insomnia

medication

sleep-wake

somatic symptom disorder

substance-related and addictive

trauma and stressor-related disorder

psychotherapeutic medications

children

psychotherapists

psychotherapy

CBT (cognitive-behavioral therapy)

effectiveness

PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder)

punishment

pyromania

treatment

Q–R

Ramos, Luisal

rapid eye movement (REM) sleep

rationalization

reaction formation

Reading Learning Disorder (LD)

Reagan, Ronald

reasoning

recall, long-term memory

reference groups

reflective writing therapy

regulatory drives

reinforcers, behavior

REM (rapid eye movement) sleep

repressed memories

repression

resolution stage (sexual)

reticular formation

retrieval cues, long-term memory

Reyna, Valerie

right brain/left brain

Risperdal

Robertson, Robbie

Robinson, Francis

roles

rules

romantic love

Roosevelt, Eleanor

Roosevelt, Franklin D.

Rorschach test

Rosenhan, David

Rotter, Julian

Rousseau, Jean-Jacques

rules, roles

S

Sabourin, Genevieve

Sacks, Oliver

Salovey, Peter

Sanger, Margaret

Schachter, Stanley

schemas

cultural influences

scripts

schizoaffective disorder

schizophrenia

causes

childhood

delusions

demographics

disorganized speech

emotional changes

grossly disorganized behavior

hallucinations

negative symptoms

paranoia

treatment

versus bipolar disorder

schizotypal personality disorder

scientific method

scripts

self-actualization

self-awareness

gender

self-esteem

self-fulfilling prophecies

self-medicating

Selye, Hans

senses

absolute threshold

attention

bottom-up processing

difference threshold

ESP (extra sensory perception)

hearing

illusions

Ponzo

pain

phantom

placebo effect

perceptual strategies

psychophysics

signal detection theory

smell

stages of perception

taste

top-down processing

touch

vision

sensorimotor stage of cognitive development

sensory memory

sensory neurons

separation anxiety disorder

Seroquel

serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)

sex

androgynous personalities

drive

gender dysphoria

identity

mental illness

personality traits

sexual disorders

sexual dysfunction

sexual hormones

sexual identity

sexual orientation

sexual response, stages of

shaping

short-term memory

caffeine

mnemonics

signal detection theory

Simon, Herbert

skill-related memories

Skinner, B.F.

sleep

altered consciousness

circadian rhythms

deprivation

disorders

apnea

excessive daytime sleepiness

insomnia

medication

dreams

poor habits

rapid eye movement (REM)

sleep-wake disorders

Smith, Donna

social norms

social phobias

agoraphobia

OCD

separation anxiety disorder

treatment

social psychology

authority

demand characteristics

majority rule

nonconformists

norms

obedience

reference groups

roles

rules

social workers

sociocultural perspective

solving problems

algorithms

heuristics

soma

somatic symptom and related disorders

Spencer, Herbert

Sperry, Roger

Spiegel, Herbert

splitting

SQ3R (Survey, Question, and Read, Recite, and Review)

SSRIs (serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitors)

stages

cognitive development

concrete operations

formal operations

preoperational

sensorimotor

morality

perception

sexual response

states, personality

stimulants

stimulus generalization

stress

burnout

changes

coping

avoidance

categories

emotion-focused

identifying stressors

problem-focused

fight-or-flight response

levels

mind-body immunity connection

procrastination

responses

stressors-events

identifying

symptoms

stress-induced analgesia

stressors

sublimation

subliminal messages

substance-related and addictive disorders

alcoholism

treatment

pharmaceutical

superego

Sybil

symptoms

clinical depression

schizophrenia

stress

synapses

T

T-cells

Taxi Driver

Tegretol

temporal lobes

terminators

testing personality

MMPI-2

projective

testosterone

thalamus

theories

therapists

Thorndike, Edward

Three Faces of Eve, The

top-down processing

traits, personality

birth order

disorders

gender

genetics

identical twins

transcendental meditation

traumatic memories

traumatic stress disorder

treatment

alcoholism

anxiety disorders

delusional disorders

impulse-control disorders

mood disorders

personality disorders

schizophrenia

tricyclic antidepressants

twins, I.Q. (Intelligence Quotient)

U–V

unconditioned responses

unconsciousness

unsent letters

variables

Victor, the wolf boy

von Neumann, John

Vygotsky, Lev

W–X–Y–Z

Walker, Lawrence

Wang, Su-hua

Watson, John

Wilbur, Cornelia

Williams syndrome

Williams, Wayne

Word, Deletha

working memory

caffeine

Wundt, Wilhelm

Xanax

Zimbardo, Phillip

Zoloft

Zyprexa