Chapter 15-16 AP Psychology Vocabulary
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Psychology [1]
Lauren Percy 3rd period April 2011 Chapter 15 Vocabulary Antisocial personality disorder- a personal disorder in which the personality (usually a man) exhibits a lack of conscience for wrongdoing, even toward friends and family members. May be aggressive and ruthless or a clever con artist. Anxiety disorders- psychological disorders characterized by distressing, persistent anxiety or maladaptive behaviours that reduce anxiety Bio-psycho-social perspective- a contemporary perspective which assumes that biological, psychological and sociocultural factors combine and interact to produce psychological disorders. Bipolar disorder- a mood disorder in which the person alternates in between the hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the over excited state of mania.