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😵Abnormal Psychology
Key Terms

321 essential vocabulary terms and definitions to know for your Abnormal Psychology exam

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A

Aaron Beck
Aaron T. Beck
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Acculturative Stress
Actigraphy
Adaptive Functioning
ADOS - Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule
Adverse Childhood Experiences
Affective Flattening
Aftercare Planning
All-or-Nothing Thinking
Amygdala
ANOVA
Anterior cingulate cortex
Anticonvulsants
Antidepressant medication
Anxiolytics
Assertive Community Treatment
Attentional Biases
Atypical Anorexia Nervosa
Atypical Antipsychotics
Avoidant Personality Disorder
Axis II Disorders

B

Beck Anxiety Inventory
Beck Depression Inventory
Behavioral Activation
Behavioral Theory
Bicultural Identity
Binge Eating Episodes
Binge-eating
Biological Explanations
Biological factors
Biological Model
Biological Vulnerability
Brain Abnormalities

C

Case-Control Study
Cerebrovascular Disease
Changes in Appetite
Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS)
Childhood trauma
Cholinesterase Inhibitors
Chronic exposure to discrimination
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy
Clinical Trials
Co-occurring disorders
Cognitive Behavioral Theory
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Bias Modification
Cognitive Deficits
Cognitive Distortion
Cognitive Impairment
Cognitive Rehabilitation
Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
Cognitive symptoms
Cognitive Theory
Cognitive Theory of Depression
Cognitive Therapy
Cognitive-Behavioral Model
Cognitive-Behavioral Theory
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Collaborative assessment and management of suicidality
Collaborative Care Models
Collateral Information
Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale
Combat Exposure
Combination Therapy
Community Mental Health
Community Support Programs
Community Support Systems
Community-Based Approaches
Community-based care
Community-based interventions
Comorbidity
Comorbidity with Anxiety Disorders
Compensatory Behaviors