CHAPTER 13 PT 2

Question 1

The _____ Model: mental illness attributed to
evil spirits, use of exorcisms, witch hunting

Answer 1

Demonic Model

Question 2

The _____ model: mental illness is a physical
disorder, use of asylums, bloodletting

Answer 2

Medical model

Question 3

Modern Era Mental health conceptions: 1950s onward, use of
medication, therapy, research-based
approaches
TRUE OR FALSE

Answer 3

TRUE

Question 4

Diagnostic System containing criteria for mental disorders

Answer 4

DSM-5

Question 5

THE APA is the ____________

Answer 5

American Psychiatric Association (APA)

Question 6

THE DSM-5 Diagnoses, High level of comorbidity (2+ disorders at
once. TRUE / FALSE

Answer 6

TRUE

Question 7

If a person commits a crime while suffering from a
serious mental illness they may bring a claim of

Answer 7

Not Criminally Responsible on Account of Mental
Disorder (NCRMD)

Question 8

This assessment is used for psychopathology but has LOW FACE VALIDITY

Answer 8

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality
Inventory (MMPI)

Question 9

What disorder has symptoms such as: Continual
feelings of worry, anxiety, physical
tension, and irritability about many areas
of life

Answer 9

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Question 10

What disorder has symptoms such as: Repeated, unexpected panic attacks,
along with persistent concerns about future attacks
and/or change in personal behavior to avoid them

Answer 10

Panic disorder

Question 11

brief, intense episodes of extreme fear
characterized by sweating, dizziness, lightheadedness,
racing heartbeat, and feelings of impending death

Answer 11

Panic Attack

Question 12

Intense fear of an object or situation that’s
greatly out of proportion to its actual threat; severe,
restricts life and/or causes significant distress is known as a _________

Answer 12

Phobia

Question 13

fear of being in a place from which
escape is difficult or embarrassing, or in which
help is unavailable

Answer 13

Agoraphobia

Question 14

intense fear of negative
evaluation in social situations

Answer 14

Social Anxiety

Question 15

marked emotional disturbance after experiencing
or witnessing a severely stressful event

Answer 15

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder

Question 16

develops out of longer term, chronic forms of traumatic stressors
(violent relationships, abuse, ongoing environmental harms)

Answer 16

Complex PTSD

Question 17

Condition marked by
repeated and lengthy (at least one hour per day)
immersion in obsessions, compulsions, or both

Answer 17

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Question 18

persistent ideas, thoughts, or impulses that
are unwanted and inappropriate and cause marked
distress

Answer 18

Obsessions

Question 19

repetitive behaviour or mental act
performed to reduce or prevent stress

Answer 19

Compulsions

Question 20

Ways Anxiety Disorders can occur cognitively

Answer 20

Learning model: We learn fears by observing others or by hearing
misinformation
Catastrophic thinking - predicting terrible events despite low probability
Anxiety sensitivity – a fear of anxiety-related symptoms

Question 21

Ways Anxiety Disorders can occur biologically.

Answer 21

Twin studies show high genetic component to anxiety disorders and
neuroticism
Anxiety is correlated with trait neuroticism and may involve the same genes
Brain activity and neurotransmitters

Question 22

depressed mood or loss of
interest in previously enjoyable activities, changes to
sleep, eating/appetite, concentration

Answer 22

Major depressive disorder

Question 23

low level
depression of at least two years duration; low energy,
poor appetite, hopelessness, depressed mood

Answer 23

Dysthymia

Question 24

mental disorder characterized by extreme
swings between major depressive episodes and manic
episodes

Answer 24

Bipolar disorder

Question 25

elevated mood, lowered need for sleep, high energy, talkativeness, inflated self-esteem, euphoria, risky and impulsive irresponsible behaviour

Answer 25

Manic episodes

Question 26

Bipolar Disorder has a strong genetic component TRUE / FALSE

Answer 26

TRUE

Question 27

less severe extremes in depressive and manic phases (hypomanic)

Answer 27

Cyclothymia

Question 28

depressive episode that occurs within a month after childbirth (15% of mothers)

Answer 28

Postpartum depression

Question 29

serious depressive symptoms, anger, anxiety, and self- harming feelings in the week prior to menstruation

Answer 29

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder

Question 30

depressive episodes that display a seasonable pattern, most often occurring in fall/winter and improving in spring

Answer 30

Seasonal affective disorder

Question 31

tendency to feel helpless in situations we believe we cannot control

Answer 31

Learned Helplessness

Question 32

depression is caused by negative beliefs and expectations (TRUE/FALSE)

Answer 32

TRUE: Cognitive Model

Question 33

instability in mood, identity, and impulse control, often highly self-destructive

Answer 33

Borderline Personality Disorder

Question 34

impulsivity, irritability, deceitful, irresponsibility Reckless behaviour, risk-taking, repeated criminal acts Disregard for norms, conventions, courtesy Aggression, hostility, violence toward others

Answer 34

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Question 35

Marked by LACK OF EMPATHY, remorse, guilt Low, shallow emotional life Charming, likeable, manipulative, dishonest, parasitic, crue

Answer 35

Psychopathy

Question 36

multiple incidents of feeling detachment (like you’re observing yourself). Can include derealization – sense that the external world is unreal.

Answer 36

Depersonalization disorder

Question 37

inability to recall important personal information—most often related to a stressful experience—that can’t be explained by ordinary forgetfulness

Answer 37

Dissociative amnesia

Question 38

sudden, unexpected travel away from home or the workplace, accompanied by amnesia

Answer 38

Dissociative fugue

Question 39

Characterized by presence of two or more distinct identities (alters), each with unique traits and differences

Answer 39

Dissociative Identity Disorder (Formerly Multiple Personality Disorder)

Question 40

Severe disorder of thought and emotion associated with a loss of contact with reality; disturbances in attention, thinking, language, emotion, and relationships

Answer 40

Schizophrenia

Question 41

Schizophrenic people experience 1. ___________: strongly held fixed beliefs with no basis in reality 2. _______: psychological symptoms reflecting distortions in reality 3. _________: sensory perceptions that occur without external stimuli 4. __________: disorganized speech (word salad), echolalia (repeating speech) 5. _________: motor problems – holding body in rigid position, curling up, withdrawal of speech and communication

Answer 41

Delusions: strongly held fixed beliefs with no basis in reality Psychosis: psychological symptoms reflecting distortions in reality Hallucinations: sensory perceptions that occur without external stimuli Speech disturbances: disorganized speech (word salad), echolalia (repeating speech) Catatonic symptoms: motor problems – holding body in rigid position, curling up, withdrawal of speech and communication

Question 42

Etiology is the study of

Answer 42

cause, set of causes, or manner of causation of a disease or condition.

Question 43

Schizophrenias origins are thought to be explained through.

Answer 43

Diathesis-stress model: Genetic vulnerability and stressors together produce illness

Question 44

Symptoms appear in early development, persistent challenges with social communication, restricted interests, and repetitive behaviours

Answer 44

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Question 45

Two main Types of AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER

Answer 45

Category A: Social/communication ▪Deficits in social-emotional reciprocity ▪Deficits in non-verbal communication ▪Deficits in developing /maintaining relationships ▪Discomfort with eye contact Category B: Restrictive/repetitive behaviour ▪Repetitive motor behavior, speech (stims) ▪Inflexibility, rigidity, rituals ▪Highly restricted, fixated interests ▪Hyper/hypo reactive to sensory inpu

Question 46

Inattention, restlessness, impulsivity, emotion regulation Difficulties with adjustment at school, with friends, may engage in risky behaviour Independent of intelligence

Answer 46

Attention- Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Question 47

The two types of ADHD are:

Answer 47

Two subtypes: A) inattentive B) hyperactive