Understanding Psychology (10th Ed)

anorgasmia (an-or-GAZ-mee-uh)

 
A female’s 
lack of orgasm (Module 34).

anterograde amnesia

 
Amnesia in which mem-
ory is lost for events that follow an injury 
(Module 22).

antianxiety drugs

 
Drugs that reduce the level 
of anxiety a person experiences essentially by 
reducing excitability and increasing feelings of 
well-being (Module 51).

antidepressant drugs

 
Medications that 
improve a severely depressed patient’s mood 
and feeling of well-being (Module 51).

antipsychotic drugs

 
Drugs that temporarily 
reduce psychotic symptoms such as agitation, 
hallucinations, and delusions (Module 51).

antisocial personality disorder

 
A disorder in 
which individuals show no regard for the moral 
and ethical rules of society or the rights of oth-
ers (Module 47).

anxiety disorder

 
The occurrence of anxiety 
without an obvious external cause that affects 
daily functioning (Module 47).

archetypes

 
According to Jung, universal 
symbolic representations of a particular person, 
object, or experience (such as good and evil) 
(Module 40).

archival research

 
Research in which existing 
data, such as census documents, college records, 
and newspaper clippings, are examined to test a 
hypothesis (Module 5).

arousal approaches to motivation

 
The belief 
that we try to maintain certain levels of stimula-
tion and activity increasing or reducing them as 
necessary (Module 29).