Psychopathology

Question 1

what can information processing biases cause
and
what is information processing biases reference to in simple terms?

Answer 1

cause the suffer to view situations in unrealistic ways and behaving inappropriately to the situation
and
refred as systematic errors in cognition processing

Question 2

what is an excititory neurotransmitter?

Answer 2

type of neurotransmitter that promotes the generation of electrical signals in the receiving neuron

Question 3

what is interpersonal perspective?

Answer 3

recognising the importance of broad social context in shaping personality

Question 4

the over production of which type of excititory neurotransmitter has been linked to schizophrenia?

Answer 4

Glutatmate

Question 5

what is a inhibitory neurotransmitter?

Answer 5

a type of neurotransmitter that tends to decrease the likelihood of the receiving nuron firing an action potential

Question 6

what is more likely to happen when an excititory neuron is activated?

Answer 6

higher chance of that neuron to fire an action potential

Question 7

neurotransmitter play what role?

Answer 7

regulating mood, behaviour and serious cognitive functions

Question 8

what type of neurotransmitter is Dopamine?

Answer 8

Can have both exitatory and inhibitory effects

Question 9

what dose GABA help to regulate?
and
what have low levels of it been linked to?

Answer 9

regulating arousal and anxiety
and
high levels high levels of anxiety and arousal

Question 10

what is
“cognitive perspective”

Answer 10

A psychopathology that focuses on how thoughts, beliefs and cognitive processes contribute to how and why you think the way you do

Question 11

what is information processing biases?

Answer 11

when an individual processes information in a given cognitive domin (eg. memory and interpretation) in an unhelpful way

Question 12

what are cognitive processes?

Answer 12

mental activity such as:

-perception
-attention
-memory
-problem solving

Question 13

What dose Dopamine play a role in?
and
name 3 things that realse Dopmaine

Answer 13

pleasure, reward, attention and focus
and
exercise, sex and organisms

Question 14

what dose attachment theory emphasise?

Answer 14

the importance of early attachment realationships as the laying foundation for later functioning throughout life

Question 15

what are low-level of serotonin linked to?

Answer 15

Depression

Question 16

what is the object realations theory?

Answer 16

focuses on the interpersonal relationships and emotional bonds formed with others (mainly in childhood)

Question 17

what dose behavioural perspective focus on?

Answer 17

on observable behaviour and the reinforcing properties of behaviour pushing the role of learning and environmental factors in development

Question 18

what is serotonin involved in?

Answer 18

thinking and processing information from the environment

eg. hugging someone you love relesses serotonin

Question 19

what type of neurotransmitter is serotonin?

Answer 19

inhibitory

Question 20

What is Glutamate involved in?

Answer 20

learning and memory

Question 21

Interpersonal perspective considers _____ forces rather then inner instints as determinations of behavour

Answer 21

cultural and soical forces

Question 22

Define
“neurotransmitter”

Answer 22

the chemical substances relased into the synapse when a nerve impulse occurs

Question 23

what is an example of interpersonal perspective?

Answer 23

A child having difficulty making friends at school due to their family’s discouragement of emotional expression and lack of founds for extracurricular activities

Question 24

what is too high levels of Dopamine linked to?

Answer 24

poor impulse control

Question 25

what type of neurotransmitter is Glutamate?

Answer 25

excititory

Question 26

what type of neurotransmitter is GABA?

Answer 26

Inhibitory

Question 27

The _____ model posits that mental disorders develop from genetic or biological predisposition for that illness combined with _______ cognitions that play a facilitating role

Answer 27

Diathsis-stress model and Stressful cognitions

Question 28

what is an example of the object relations theory?

Answer 28

a strict father rating a harsh and self-critical child that associates father figures with this type harshness

Question 29

Reinforcement is to ___ behavour and punishment is it ___ behaviour

Answer 29

Reinforcement= increase behaviour and punishment=decrease behaviour

Question 30

In regards to attachment theory, what behaviours are seen in children when perants engage in poor parental care?

Answer 30

children may ignore their care given or develop an extra clingy or anxious bond with their perant to make sure their needs get met

Question 31

what have imbalances in the neurotransmitters been linked to?

Answer 31

several mental disorders

Question 32

______ theories distinguish 3 broad classes of psychopathology, neuroticism, personality and psychosis

Answer 32

psychodymanic

Question 33

What are cognitive distortions and what dose this contribute to?

Answer 33

biases and irrational ways of thinking and can contribute to negative emotions and unhelpful ways of thinking and behaving

Question 34

Define -positive punishment -positive Reinforcement -negative punishment -negative Reinforcement and what it is doing to behaviour

Answer 34

-positive punishment= add bad stimulus to weaken behaviour -positive Reinforcement= add good stimulus to encourage behaviour -negative punishment= remove good stimulus to weaken behaviour -negative Reinforcement=remove bad stimulus to encourage behaviour

Question 35

what is an action potential?

Answer 35

the electrical impulse that allow neurons to communicate with eachother