1 - Psychopathology

Question 1

Name 4 definitions of abnormality

Answer 1

Statistical Infrequency
Deviation from Social Norms
Deviation from Ideal Mental Health
Failure to function adequately

Question 2

Give behavioural, emotional and cognitive characteristics of Phobias, Depression and OCD

Disorder -
Behavioural
Emotional
Cognitive

Answer 2

Phobias -
Avoidance/Freeze
Anxiety/Fear
Unreasonable fear, selective attention distortions

Depression -
Low activity/sleep/eating
Negative emotions/sadness/anger
Irrationality/negative thoughts

OCD -
Compulsive behaviours
Anxiety distress
Recurrent/intrusive/insight

Question 3

Name the 2 processes in the behavioural explanation of phobias

Answer 3

Acquisition - Classical Conditioning
Maintenance - Operant Conditioning

Question 4

Name 2 behavioural treatments for Phobias

Answer 4

Flooding
Systematic Desensitization

Question 5

Name 2 cognitive explanations for depression

Answer 5

Ellis’ ABC
Beck’s Negative triad

Question 6

Name 2 cognitive interventions used in CBT

Answer 6

Patient as scientist

disputing interventions
- Rational Disputing
- Logical disputing
- Pragmatic Disputing

Behavioural Activation

Question 7

Name 2 biological explanations for OCD and give an example of each

Answer 7

Neural (NT Dopamine/Serotonin)
Brain Structure (basal Ganglia PFC) Genetic (COMT, SERT)

Question 8

Name a drug therapy used to treat OCD

Answer 8

SSRI’s Benzodiazepine
Tricyclics