Exam 1

Question 1

What are the characteristics of case study?

Answer 1

it is a rich descriptor, but can be used to disprove but not prove a hypothesis, great way to generate new hypotheses

Question 2

statistical significance

Answer 2

a statistical significant correlation is unlikely to have occured by chance, repeatable correlation, survey population number is important too

Question 3

external validity

Answer 3

the extent to which the results of a study can be generalized to real life

Question 4

Defining psychological disorders

Answer 4

personal distress
disability
violation of social norms
dysfunction - something doesnt work right

Question 5

HIstory of psychopathology

Answer 5

demonology
imbalance of humors, temperaments
dark ages and witches
13th century English hospitals were a haven for the mentally ill, developed into asylums…Bethlehem aka bedlam
Pinel/Pussin reform of French asylums, treat with dignity, but only the rich, moral treatment, Dorathea Dix, more hospitals and technoogy, less personal interaction

Question 6

biological approaches

Answer 6

syphilis
genetics - eugenics and francis Galton
Biological Treatment - ECT

Question 7

psychological approaches

Answer 7

iron rods - Mesmer, magnetism
Charcot - a neurologist who helped bring respectibility to hypnosis lol
Bruer - Cathartic method, hypnosis, inspiration to Frued

Question 8

carl jung

Answer 8

archetypes, broad unconcious across all ppl

Question 9

adler

Answer 9

social good and working toward goals, cognitive behavior therapy

Question 10

lasting influence in psychoanalysis

Answer 10

childhood experiences
unconcious effects on human behavior
look under the surface for hidden meaning s in human behavior, not always the direct obvious

Question 11

The field concerned with the nature, development, and treatment of psychological disorders is called

Answer 11

psychopathology

Question 12

The 1996 __________ required that insurance companies cover mental illness at the same level as other illnesses

Answer 12

Federal Mental Health Parity Act

Question 13

Cindy is an accomplished lawyer who sought psychological help in dealing with the stresses of balancing work and family responsibilities. Which definition of mental disorder applies to Cindy?

Answer 13

personal distress

Question 14

Hippocrates suggested which of the following treatments for mental illness?

Answer 14

care in choosing food and drink

Question 15

The ‘Malleus Maleficarum’ was a

Answer 15

witch hunt manual

Question 16

Early asylums were developed

Answer 16

for the confinement and care of the mentallly ill

Question 17

The ego operates according to the __________ principle.

Answer 17

reality

Question 18

Conflicts from a particular stage of development, according to Freud, will

Answer 18

continue to effect development

Question 19

The correct developmental order of Freud’s psychosexual stages is

Answer 19

oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital

Question 20

According to Freud, people who are fixated at the __________ stage are overly dependent upon others.

Answer 20

oral

Question 21

Which profession requires a research dissertation as a prerequisite for an advanced degree

Answer 21

clinical pyschology

Question 22

limbic system

Answer 22

hippocampus, hypothalamus, amygdala, anterior cingulate, septal area

Question 23

Paradigms in the study of psychopathology

Answer 23

enable us to gather informaiton in a systematic manner

Question 24

A CNV is an abnormal copy of one or more sections of DNA. They occur due to all of the following EXCEPT:

Answer 24

multiplication of copies, this does not happen

Question 25

The cortex consists of __________ layers of tightly packed neurons.

Answer 25

6

Question 26

When people are faced with threat, the hypothalamus releases __________, which then communicates with the pituitary gland.

Answer 26

CRF corticotropin releasing factor

Question 27

Systematically rewarding desirable behavior and extinguishing undesirable behavior is the centerpiece of which behavioral theory?

Answer 27

operant conditioning

Question 28

When studying the role of emotions in different mental disorders, it is important to consider

Answer 28

which part of emotion is affected

Question 29

A distinctive facet of the cognitive behavioral paradigm is that thoughts

Answer 29

cause feelings

Question 30

Interpersonal therapy emphasizes the importance of __________ and how problems in these relationships contribute to psychological symptoms.

Answer 30

current relationships

Question 31

criterion validity

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correlational validity

Question 32

One would expect items on a depression assessment measure to have

Answer 32

internal consistency reliability

Question 33

Reliability, as used in diagnosis, is the same as

Answer 33

agreement

Question 34

You decide that you wish to use the MMPI to form a scale within the instrument to distinguish potential professional wrestlers from those without the potential to be wrestlers. Using the same method as that used to develop the MMPI, you would

Answer 34

look for things that distinguished pro wrestlers from non wrestlers

Question 35

Which of the following is a limitation of computer generated scoring of the MMPI?

Answer 35

still need psychologist to interpret

Question 36

Compared to traditional personality assessment, behavioral assessment

Answer 36

focuses on situational determinants rather than traits

Question 37

Which is most similar to an X-ray?

Answer 37

ct scan

Question 38

The Halstead-Reitan and Luria-Nebraska are specific types of

Answer 38

neuropsychological assessments