Unit I Test

Question 1

Define psychopathology

Answer 1

Study of symptoms and causes of mental disorders

Question 2

Define etiology

Answer 2

Possible causes

Question 3

Define psychodiagnosis

Answer 3

Attempts to describe, assess, and understand the situation

Question 4

What are the different mental health professionals?

Answer 4

Clinical and counseling psychologist, mental/ family counselor, psychiatrist( only one to prescribe medication), psychiatric nurse and social worker, school psychologist, substance abuse counselor

Question 5

What is our classification system called?

Answer 5

DSM-5

Question 6

What is prevalence?what is lifetime prevalence?

Answer 6

Percentage of ppl in a population who have the disorder during a given interval of time
Existence of a disorder during a person’s life

Question 7

What is the social stigma associated with mental illness?

Answer 7

Prejudice, discrimination, self stigma

Question 8

What does demonology mean?

Answer 8

The study of demons used; the earliest idea for mental disorders.

Question 9

Explain exorcism and trephining

Answer 9

Trephining the practice of making a hole in a patient’s skull
Exorcism cast the demon out

Question 10

Explain the naturalistic thought.

Answer 10

Mental disorders come from the culture that one is in

Question 11

Who is Philipe pinel?

Answer 11

Took charged of the mental hospitals removed chains, replaced dungeons with sunny rooms and encouraged exercise

Question 12

Who is Emil kraeplin?

Answer 12

Defined syndromes based on clusters of symptoms, the foundation of the DSM used today

Question 13

What is the drug Revolution?

Answer 13

Intro to psychotropic medications, naturally occurring lithium found to calm down patients, many made for different disorders, depopulation of mental hospitals

Question 14

Multidimensional models suggest multiple paths to psychological illness. It combines…

Answer 14

Biology, psychology, social and cultural dimensions

Question 15

Biological model…

Answer 15

The brain is the central organ for intellect so illness can cause strange behavior; treat the body and brain

Question 16

The human brain…

Answer 16

Controls all functions

Question 17

What is the function of the forebrain?

Answer 17

Controls higher mental functions

Question 18

What if the function of the limbic system?

Answer 18

Emotions, decision making and memory

Question 19

What is the function of the amygdala?

Answer 19

Implicated in many anxiety disorders is the fear circuit in the brain

Question 20

Function of the neurons

Answer 20

Basic nerve cells that allow communication between the body and the brain

Question 21

Function of dendrites

Answer 21

Receive incoming messages

Question 22

Function of the cell body

Answer 22

The nucleus of the neuron

Question 23

Function of the axon

Answer 23

Tube like structure extending from the cell body that transmits the message

Question 24

Function of the myelin sheath

Answer 24

Covers insulates and protects the axon

Question 25

Terminal branches and buttons

Answer 25

Treelike branches extending fro the axon that hold neurotransmitters that are released into the synapse in response to a message

Question 26

Synapse

Answer 26

Space between 2 neurons

Question 27

What are neurotransmitters

Answer 27

Chemical messengers involved in neural transmission

Question 28

Basic idea is that ppl don’t inherit disorder but rather they

Answer 28

Have a predisposition to disorders

Question 29

Biology based treatments

Answer 29

Antidepressants, anti anxiety, mood stabilizer and antipsychotic

Question 30

Psychological illness is a result of

Answer 30

Unresolved unconscious conflict

Question 31

Components of personality

Answer 31

Id, ego and superego, pleasure reality and morality principle

Question 32

Explain Id, ego and superego

Answer 32

Id- pleasure principle Ego- realistic and rational Superego- conscience

Question 33

Treatments for psychodynamic

Answer 33

Dream analysis free association and interpersonal therapy

Question 34

Classical conditioning (Pavlov)

Answer 34

Learn through association

Question 35

Operant conditioning (skinner)

Answer 35

Reinforcement-strengthening of a response by presenting a reinforcer as a consequence Punishment- the weakening of a response by presenting an aversive stimulus as a consequence

Question 36

Observational learning( Bandura)

Answer 36

Learn by watching others

Question 37

Explain exposure therapy

Answer 37

Graduated exposure, flooding, systematic desensitization

Question 38

Systematic desensitization

Answer 38

Gradually exposing the individual to levels of the feared stimulus

Question 39

Flooding

Answer 39

Exposing the person to high levels of the feared stimulus

Question 40

Explain cognitive behavior

Answer 40

Thoughts affect emotions and behaviors, ABC therapy with A being the event C being the reaction and B being the thoughts of the event

Question 41

Explain humanistic existential

Answer 41

Humans need unconditional positive regard, focuses on helping ppl achieve the max potential

Question 42

Explain the scientific method

Answer 42

Systemic data collection, controlled observation, and testing hypotheses

Question 43

Reliability

Answer 43

Consistency of measurement

Question 44

Validity

Answer 44

Accuracy of the measurement, the test measuring what it was supposed to measure

Question 45

Standardization

Answer 45

Giving a test or measure the same way every time

Question 46

What is a psychological assessment

Answer 46

Gathering information and drawing conclusions about a client

Question 47

Why do we need a classification system?

Answer 47

A classification system allows for a diagnosis to be made

Question 48

What is the current edition of the DSM?

Answer 48

DSM 5 TR