Quiz 10&11

Question 1

Abnormal Behavior

Answer 1

Deviation from the average,ideal..behavior that causes people to people to experience distress

Question 2

Medical Perspective

Answer 2

Assumes that physiological causes are at the root of psychological disorders

Question 3

Psychoanalytic perspective

Answer 3

Assumes that abnormal behaviors are learned responses

Question 4

Cognitive perspective

Answer 4

Assumes that cognitions peoples thoughts and beliefs are learned responses

Question 5

Humanistic perspective

Answer 5

Emphasizes peoples responsibilities for their own behavior and the need to self actualize

Question 6

Sociocultural perspective

Answer 6

Assumes that behavior is shaped by family,society,and culture

Question 7

Anxiety Disorder

Answer 7

The occurence of anxiety without an obvious external cause, affecting daily functioing

Question 8

Somatoform disorders

Answer 8

Psychological difficulties that take on a physical(somatic) form but for which there is no medical cure

Question 9

Dissociative disorders

Answer 9

rare psychological dysfunctionns characterized by the seperation of a persons personality that are normally integrated

Question 10

Mood disorders

Answer 10

disturbances in emotional experience that are strong enough to intrude on everyday living

Question 11

Causes of mood disorders

Answer 11

Neurotransmitters serotonin seem to play a role, result of feelings of loss or anger directed at oneself,stress or life

Question 12

Schizophernia

Answer 12

A class of disorders in which a severe distortion of reality occurs

Question 13

Biological

Answer 13

Genetics seem to produce at least a susceptibility to developing schizophrenia

Question 14

Environmental

Answer 14

High levels of expressed emotion (interaction style of criticism, hostility) in families of schizophrenia

Question 15

Antisocial personality disorder

Answer 15

Individuals show no regard for the moral and ethical rules of society or the rights of others

Question 16

Borderline personality disorder

Answer 16

Difficulty developing a secure sense of who they are

Question 17

Narcissistic personality disorder

Answer 17

An exaggerated sense of self-importance

Question 18

Depression

Answer 18

2.5% of children and more than 8% of adolescents suffer from depression

Question 19

ADHD

Answer 19

inattention, impulsiveness, a low tolerance for frustration, and a great deal of inappropriate activity

Question 20

Autism

Answer 20

Severe developmental disability that impairs chidren’s ability to communicate and relate to others

Question 21

Pyschodynamic therapy

Answer 21

Unresolved past conflicts and unacceptable impulses from the unconscious into the conscious

Question 22

Psychoanalysis

Answer 22

Freudian psychotherapy, goal is to release hidden unconscious thoughts and feelings

Question 23

Behavioral treatment approaches

Answer 23

treatment approaches that build on the basic processes of learning

Question 24

Aversive conditioning

Answer 24

reduces the frequency of undesired behavior by pairing an aversive, unpleasant stimulus with that undesired behavior

Question 25

Operant conditioning techniques

Answer 25

Treatment based on reward and punishment

Question 26

Dialectical behavior therapy

Answer 26

focus is on getting people to accept who they are, regardless of whether it matches their ideal

Question 27

Cognitive treatment approaches

Answer 27

teach people to think in more adaptive ways, changing their dysfunctional cognitions about the world and themselves

Question 28

Cognitive-Behavioral approach

Answer 28

Incorporates basic principles of learning to change the way people think

Question 29

Rational emotive behavior therapy

Answer 29

Restructures a person's belief system into a more realistic, rational, and logical set of views

Question 30

Humanistic therapy

Answer 30

people have control of their behvior,can make choices about their lives

Question 31

Person-centered therapy

Answer 31

Goal is to reach one's potential for self-actualization

Question 32

IPT

Answer 32

Short term therapy that focuses on the context of social relationships such as conflicts with others, social skills issues

Question 33

Spontaneous remission

Answer 33

recovery without treatment

Question 34

Drug therapy

Answer 34

control of psychological disorders through the use of drugs

Question 35

Antipsychotic drugs

Answer 35

temporarily reduce psychotic symptoms such as agitation hallucinations and delusions

Question 36

Antidepressant drugs

Answer 36

medications used for severe depression to improve the patients mood; sometimes used for anxiety disorders and bullimia

Question 37

Tricydic drugs

Answer 37

increase norepinephrine at the synapses in the brain

Question 38

MAO Inhibilatiors

Answer 38

prevent monoamine oxidase from breaking down in neurotransmitters

Question 39

SSRIs

Answer 39

increase serotonin at the synapses in the brain

Question 40

Mood stablizers

Answer 40

used to treat mood disorders | prevent manic episodes of bipolar disorder

Question 41

Anti-Anxiety drugs

Answer 41

reduce the level of anxiety a person is experiencing

Question 42

Electroconclusive therapy(ECT)

Answer 42

A procedure used in the treatment of severe depression | An electric current of 70 to 150 volts is briefly administered to a patients head

Question 43

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation(TMS)

Answer 43

An alternative to ECT | A precise magnetic pulse is directed to a specific area of the brain

Question 44

Gene therapy

Answer 44

Specific genes introduced to particular regions of the brain may then reverse or prevent biochemical events that lead to disorders.