Exam 4 Ch 10

Question 1

What is abnormal psychology

Answer 1

Scientific study of mental disorders and their treatment

Question 2

What are 3 key criteria to classify and diagnose a mental disorder

Answer 2

Is the behavior/thought process atypical?
Is the behavior/thought process maladaptive?
Is the behavior/thought process personally distressing?

Question 3

What is the name of the most widely used diagnostic system for disorders

Answer 3

DSM-5

Question 4

What type of mental disorders does the diagnostic tool use

Answer 4

anxiety, obsessive compulsive, depressive, bipolar. other personality disorders

Question 5

What are the advantages to diagnostic and statistical manuals for diagnosing mental disorders

Answer 5

reliable, uses common language, helps patients get insurance coverage for therapy

Question 6

What are the disadvantages of using a diagnostic manual

Answer 6

normal behavior might fit criteria for diagnosis, influence of labeling

Question 7

How does a mental disorder label affect someone

Answer 7

negative interpretations of people, stigma, misrepresentation on media

Question 8

What did Rosenhan do

Answer 8

showed that patients who were admitted for hearing things acted normal and sad they felt better once in a mental hospital

Question 9

What did Rosenhan do

Answer 9

showed that patients who were admitted for hearing things acted normal and sad they felt better once in a mental hospital

Question 10

anxiety disorders

Answer 10

excessive fear, specific phobia

Question 11

What likely causes specific phbias

Answer 11

behavioral and biological influence

Question 12

For instance, a person may fear eating in public, rejecting all lunch and dinner invitations.

Answer 12

social anxiety disorder

Question 13

Fear of being in places from which escape might be difficult or embarrassing

Answer 13

agoraphobia

Question 14

fear of being in a crowd, standing in line, and traveling in a crowded bus or train or in a car in heavy traffic

Answer 14

agoraphobia

Question 15

Recurrent unexpected panic attacks—sudden onsets of intense fear

Answer 15

panic disorder

Question 16

A _____ includes symptoms such as trembling, sweating, heart palpitations, chest pain, shortness of breath, and feelings of choking and dizziness. The person is overrun with anxiety and fear.

Answer 16

panic attack

Question 17

Excessive, global anxiety and worry that cannot be controlled for a period of at least 6 months
Not tied to any specific object or situation (as it is in a phobic disorder)

Answer 17

generalized anxiety disorder

Question 18

Recurrent obsessions or compulsions that cause significant distress and disruption in daily life

Answer 18

obsessive compulsive disorder

Question 19

Although Jeffrey realizes his behavior is unreasonable, he is so distraught by high bridges that he avoids them, causing him to take an unnecessarily lengthy route to and from work each day. Jeffrey appears to suffer from:

Answer 19

A) specific phobia.

Question 20

Kate is consistently anxious because she is always thinking about the dangers of slipping and falling. Charlie, whenever he leaves his apartment, immediately goes back at least 10 times to check that the door is locked. Kate’s thoughts BEST illustrate a(n) _____, and Charlie’s behavior BEST illustrates a(n) ______.

Answer 20

C) obsession; compulsion

Question 21

What neurotransmitter imbalance often causes major depressive disorder

Answer 21

serotonin and norepinephrine

Question 22

False sensory perceptions—tend to be auditory, such as hearing voices that are not real

Answer 22

Hallucinations

Question 23

____ of persecution involve thoughts of conspiracy against you.

Answer 23

delusion

Question 24

lithium

Answer 24

stablized mood of bipolar patients, perscribed with anticonvulsions

Question 25

How do antidepressants work

Answer 25

MAO inhibitors, break down serotonin and norepinephrine tricyclics-agonists for norepinephrine and serotonine SSRIS serotonin reuptake inhibitors -most common, blocks reuptake of serotinin

Question 26

What do antianxiety drugs do

Answer 26

increase GABA activity

Question 27

what do antipsychotic drugs do

Answer 27

dopamine blocking, for schizophrenia, but can cause movement side effects

Question 28

What is ECT

Answer 28

electroconvulsive therapy, increases serotonin

Question 29

What is TMS

Answer 29

transcranial magnetic stimulation,

Question 30

psychoanalysis

Answer 30

Freud, gain insight to unconscious thoughts

Question 31

humanistic therapy

Answer 31

person-centered, empathy and engagement

Question 32

behavioral therapy

Answer 32

classical and operant conditioning

Question 33

Assumes that the person's thought processes and beliefs are maladaptive and need to change

Answer 33

conditional therapy

Question 34

Based on assumption that maladaptive behaviors are learned and must be unlearned

Answer 34

behavioral therapy

Question 35

Assumes that the person's thought processes and beliefs are maladaptive and need to change

Answer 35

cognitive therapy

Question 36

, a student who failed a test may think she blew her chance to get into medical school, so the therapist would have the student examine statistics on how few students actually have a perfect GPA and the GPAs of students admitted to medical school.

Answer 36

cognitive therapy