UNIT III GLOSSARY PRACTICE: Fill-in the gaps using the concepts below.

RELIEF - ADHD - EMPIRICISM- INTRAPSYCHIC -PARENTING - PSYCHOSOCIAL THERAPY- NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION - FETAL DISTRESS
-AWARENESS - COGNITIVE DISSONANCE - ENCOPRESIS - PEER PRESSURE- PHOBIA-REPRESSION- CEREBROSPINAL FLUID-

1. Although it may feel like every kid on the street is an ____________________teenager or child, in reality, the
American Psychiatric Association says true cases only occur in three to five percent of children in the United
States.
2. ______________________ corresponds to the psychological tension that occurs when one holds mutually
exclusive beliefs or attitudes and that often motivates people to modify their thoughts or behaviors in order
to reduce the tension.
3. When these inaccurate beliefs influence our thoughts, emotions, and actions, we can feel anxious, stressed,
angry, or depressed about ourselves (or the world around us). These faulty beliefs are known as cognitive
________________________.
4. ______________________________is the view that experience, especially of the senses, is the only source
of knowledge.
5. _____________________________ is defined as repeated involuntary defecation somewhere other than a
toilet by a child age four or older that continues for at least one month.
6. Some children with the attention disorder have bedwetting problems, or nocturnal
_______________________.
7. _________________________ is the an abnormal condition of a fetus during gestation or at the time of
delivery, marked by altered heart rate or rhythm and leading to compromised blood flow or changes in blood
chemistry.
8. ______________________is a specialty in professional psychology characterized by activities primarily
intended to provide professional psychological expertise within the judicial and legal systems.
9. The effects of _____________________on the quality and length of life of people diagnosed with terminal
cancer are many.
10. There are several ________________________strategies which parents with hyperactive children may apply
to cope with this disorder.
11. ________________________ and bullying are a major concern in the public school system.
12. An exposure program for someone with a severe __________________about snakes should start with
thinking about what exactly makes them feel frightened.
13. Research is no substitute for understanding the human ______________________.
14. Major depressive and dysthymic disorders are typically treated with antidepressants or
___________________________.
15. ______________________________is a psychological defense mechanism in which unpleasant thoughts or
memories are pushed from the conscious mind.
16. All were given advanced trauma care and pain ____________________at the scene before being airlifted to
hospital.
17. Freud proposes three levels of ____________________________the preconscious, conscious and
unconscious mind.
18. Facilitated communication (FC) is an alternative to ______________________________ technique.
19. Oliver was born prematurely and developed hydrocephalus, which is an abnormal amount of
___________________________________________around the brain.
20. _____________________________process serves to provide relief from emotional conflict and anxiety.