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Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Abnormal Psychology

Understanding Double Depression: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatment Options

Double Depression meets the criteria for both Dysthymic Disorder with presence of Major Depressive disorders at intervals Double depression is a term used to describe a type...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Abnormal Psychology

Understanding Dysthymia: Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Options for Persistent Depressive Disorder

Dysthymic Disorder -Milder symptoms but persist for a lot longer-minimum 2-years with no more than 2 months of symptoms Dysthymic disorder, also known as persistent depressive disorder,...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Abnormal Psychology

Understanding Psychological Disorders: Causes, Types, and Treatment Options

Psychological Disorders Persistently harmful thoughts, feelings, and actions 1. What are psychological disorders? Psychological disorders, also known as mental disorders, are mental conditions that can affect an...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Abnormal Psychology

Understanding the DSM: How Psychologists Define Mental Disorders and their Diagnosis.

Psychologists Label it as disorder when? your behavior is deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional Psychologists label a behavior as a disorder when it meets certain criteria outlined in...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Cognitive Psychology

Understanding Sensation: How Our Senses Interact with the Environment

sensation the subjective awareness of a stimulus; the process by which our sensory receptors and nervous system receive and represent stimulus energies from our environment Sensation is...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Cognitive Psychology

The Fascinating Process of Perception: Understanding How Our Brain Interprets Sensory Information

perception the process of organizing and interpreting sensory information; enabling us to recognize meaningful objects and events; helping us make sense of the world around us Perception...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Cognitive Psychology

Understanding Bottom-Up Processing: How Sensory Inputs Build Our Perception

bottom-up processing analysis begins withe the sensory receptors and works up to the brain’s integration of sensory information Bottom-up processing, also known as data-driven processing, is a...

Adam Park
June 21, 2023
Cognitive Psychology

Understanding Top-Down Processing: How Your Brain Interprets Information Based on Prior Knowledge and Experience

top-down processing information processing guided by higher-level mental processes, as when we construct perceptions drawing on our experiences and expectations Top-down processing refers to the use of...