Chapter 1 through three

Question 1

Psychological disorder

Answer 1

Dysfunction associated with distress that isn’t a typical response

Question 2

Psychopathology

Answer 2

Scientific study of psychological disorders

Question 3

Presenting problem

Answer 3

Client complaint

Question 4

Clinical description

Answer 4

Details of thoughts and feelings of a person

Question 5

Prevalence

Answer 5

Number of people showing a disorder in the total population at any given time

Question 6

Incidence

Answer 6

Number of new cases in a specific period

Question 7

Course

Answer 7

Pattern of a disorder over time

Question 8

Chronic

Answer 8

Lasts a long time

Question 9

Episodic

Answer 9

Recover in a few months to suffer recurrence later

Question 10

Time-limited

Answer 10

Recover without treatment in a short period

Question 11

Prognosis

Answer 11

Anticipated course of a disorder

Question 12

Etiology

Answer 12

Study of origins

Question 13

Hippocrates and Galen

Answer 13

Believed any psychological disorder could be treated like any other disease

Question 14

Humoral theory

Answer 14

Disease came from an imbalance of the four humors

Question 15

Syphilis

Answer 15

Late stage syphilis causes severe psychological symptoms. Treat the syphilis and you’ll cure the psychological disorder

Question 16

Accidental discoveries

Answer 16

Electric shock brain surgery and medications

Question 17

Id

Answer 17

Primal

Question 18

Ego

Answer 18

Law

Question 19

Superego

Answer 19

Morality

Question 20

Defense mechanisms

Answer 20

Unconscious protection that keeps emotions linked with conflicts in check so that the ego can function

Question 21

Denial

Answer 21

Refuse to acknowledge

Question 22

Displacement

Answer 22

Transferring emotion on to someone else

Question 23

Projection

Answer 23

Seeing your own feelings in everyone else

Question 24

Rationalization

Answer 24

Justifying immoral actions

Question 25

Reaction formation

Answer 25

Substitute feelings that are the direct opposite

Question 26

Repression

Answer 26

Blocks disturbing thoughts from the consciousness

Question 27

Sublimation

Answer 27

Turns bad feelings into acceptable behavior

Question 28

Humanistic theory

Answer 28

Humans are constantly striving

Question 29

Integrative approach

Answer 29

Psychological biological and social influence combined

Question 30

Diathesis

Answer 30

Biological vulnerability to having a disorder

Question 31

Stress

Answer 31

Outside experience that triggers the disorder

Question 32

GABA

Answer 32

Inhibitory and calms brain

Question 33

Serotonin

Answer 33

Processing of information, mood, inhibition | Long term anti depressants Anti-anxiety

Question 34

Norepinephrine

Answer 34

Turn on and off fight or flight | Cocaine and meth

Question 35

Dopamine

Answer 35

Movement exploration and pleasure | Cocaine and meth

Question 36

Agonist

Answer 36

Increases activity

Question 37

Antagonist

Answer 37

Decreases Activity

Question 38

Learned helplessness

Answer 38

Giving up after multiple failures

Question 39

Clinical assessment

Answer 39

Evaluation and measurement of factors in a person

Question 40

Diagnosis

Answer 40

Determining whether the problem afflicting the person meets all criteria for a disorder

Question 41

Mood

Answer 41

Long term emotional state

Question 42

Affect

Answer 42

Feeling state of the current moment

Question 43

Sensorium

Answer 43

Awareness of surroundings

Question 44

Physical examination

Answer 44

Determine if psychological symptoms are caused by treatable physical ailment

Question 45

Behavioral assessment

Answer 45

Observing the client and measuring their behavior in the situation

Question 46

Neuropsychological testing

Answer 46

Evaluating brain damage

Question 47

CAT scans

Answer 47

Use x-rays to read brain issues

Question 48

MRI scans

Answer 48

Magnet and radio waves to pick up molecules from brain water

Question 49

FMRI

Answer 49

Measures oxygenated blood in the brain

Question 50

PET scans

Answer 50

Inject chemicals into bloodstream And records brain activity

Question 51

Protypical approach

Answer 51

List of a disorders inclusion criteria and exclusion criteria