ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY EXAM 1 (MULTIPLE CHOICE) – Flashcards
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WHAT ARE THE 4D'SOF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR?
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1. deviant 2. distress 3. dysfunctional 4. danger
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what is deviant
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occurs infrequently in person's culture/community
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what is distress
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causes the person or others psychological pain
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what is dysfunction
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interferes with person's ability to maintain relationships, life or job
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what is danger
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physically harmful to themselves or others
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WHAT ARE THE 4 ANCIENT HUMOURS
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blood, yellow bile, black bile and phlegm
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what was the ancient name and characteristic for blood
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1. Sanguine 2 courageous, hopeful and amorous
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what was the ancient name and characteristic for yellow bile
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1. choleric 2. easily angered, bad tempered
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what was the ancient name and characteristic for black bile
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1. melancolic 2. despondent sleepless, irritable
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what was the ancient name and characteristics fro phlegm
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1 phlegmatic 2. calm, unemotional
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WHAT WERE THE SWING IN VIEWS AND TREATMENTS FOR PSYCHOPATHOLOGY FROM THE STONE AGE?
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views? work of evil spirits Treatment? trephination and exorcisms
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what were the views and treatments for psychopathology from the Greek and romans
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views? illnesses had natural causes Treatment? rebalance the 4 humors
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what were the views and treatments for psychopathology from the middle ages
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views? demonology returns treatment? prayer, holy objects , confinement, and exporcisms
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what were the views and treatments from psychopathology from the Renaissance
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views? bodily functions, psychic or mental causes treatments? hypnosis, asylums
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WHAT IS MORAL TREATMENT
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humane type of care
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HOW DOES A MORAL TREATMENT DIFFER FROM EARLIER ASYLUM CONDITIONS
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asylums were made to remove the mentally ill from the general population. provided very little treatment. moral treatment, people were treated
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DURING WHAT TIME PERIDO WAS MORAL TREATMENT EMPHASIZED IN
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during the 1th century
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WHAT IS MASS MADNESS?
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abnormal behavior increased. mass hysteria
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WHEN WAS MASS MADNESS COMMON
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during the middle ages
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WHAT IS TARANTISM?
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victims of tarantula's spirit which led to raving, jumping, dancing and convulsions
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WHAT IS LYCANTHROPY
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a person has been transformed into a demonic animal
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WHAT ARE THE TWO COMPETITIVE PERSPECTIVES ON PSYCOPATIHOLOGY IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY
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Somatogenic and the psychogenic perspective
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WHAT IS the somatogenic perspective ?
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abnormal functioning has physical causes
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WHAT IS the psychogenic perspective ?
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abnormal functioning has psychological causes
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WHO WAS HIPPOCRATES?
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known as the father of modern medicine
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WHAT WAS HIPPOCRATES CONTRIBUTION TO PSYCOPATHOLOGY
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created therapeutic environments
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WHO WAS PHILIPPE PINEL and what was his contribution to psychopathology
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from france, introduced an alternative to asylums
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WHO WAS DORTHEA DIX?
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from the united states. reformed the attitudes about mental illnesses, established more than 30 hospitals
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WHO WAS KRAEPELIN?
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father of psychiatric classification, contributor to the biological model
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WHAT WAS KRAEPELIN'S CONTRIBUTION TO PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
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proposed two types of mental illnesses 1. manic depression 2. Dimentia praecox
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ACCORDING TO FREUD, WHAT IS FIXATION?
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failure to "pass" developmental stage
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HOW DOES FIXATION HELP EXPLAIN PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
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being stuck in psychosexual stages can case adaptation problems
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ACCORDING TO FREUD, WHAT ARE THE 3 CORE PARTS OF THE MINd
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id, ego and super ego
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WHAT GUIDES THE 3 CORE PARTS OF THE MIND?
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unconscious motives
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WHAT IS REPRESSION?
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push desire out of awareness
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WHAT IS PROJECTION
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blame another person for having desire
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WHAT IS DISPLACEMENT
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redirect desire to appropriate object
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WHAT IS REACTION FORMATION
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behave opposite of desire
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WHAT ARE THE FOUR STEPS COMMON TO MANY PSYCHODYNAMIC THERAPIES
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projective techniques, therapist interpretations, working through , catharsis
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WHICH MODEL INFORMED THE FIRST DSM?
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psychodynamic model
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WHICHMODEL INCREASINGLY INFORMS THE DSM NOW?
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biological model
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ACCORDING TO THE BIOLOGICAL MODEL, PROBLEMS IN WHAT THREE ASPECTS OF THE BODY PRODUCE PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
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brain anatomy, brain chemistry and genes
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WHAT IS THE FUNCTION FOR THE LEFT HEMISPHERE
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language, analytic thinking details
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WHAT IS THE FUNCTION FOR THE RIGHT HEMISPHERE
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emotion, intuition, the big picture
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WHAT IS THE FUNCTION OF THE CEREBRAL CORTEX
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awareness, attention
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WHAT IS THE FUNCTION FOR THE FRONTAL LOBE
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planning, organization
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WHAT IS THE FUNCTION FOR THE FOREBRAIN (LIMBIC SYSTEM)
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emotions and impulses
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HOW DOES THE BRAIN'S STRUCTURE DIFFER IN TERMS OF COMPLEXITY
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moving from the brainstem to the cortical or from the outside of the brain causes complexity and causes plasticity.
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WHAT IS A GENOTYPE
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your inherited genetic composition
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WHAT IS A PHENOTYPE
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how your genotype is expressed/ activated
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HOW DO METHYL AND HISTONE MODIFY GENE EXPRESSION
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methyl is a off/on gene switch and a histone is the dimension or volume
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WHAT ARE THE 4 TYPES OF DISTORTED THINKING COVERED IN LECTURE?
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1. all or nothing 2. jumping to conclusions 3. magnification/ minimizing 4. emotional reasoning
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WHAT ARE THE 3 AREAS OF DISTORTED THINKING FOR BECK
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self, future, world
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ROGERS THERAPY IS CALLED ___:?
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client- centered therapy
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HOW ARE CONDITIONS OF WORTH PROBLEMATIC?
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create anxiety and depression
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WHAT ARE THREE COMPONENTS OF A SUPPORTIVE CLIMATE
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unconditional positive climate accurate empathy genuineness
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WHAT IS T. SZASZ'S CRITIQUE OF ABNORMALITY
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Are we really helping or are we trying to find a way to have a cultural norm
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ACCORDING TO THE SOCIOCULTURAL MODEL, PSYCHOPATHOLOGY IS CAUSED BY WHAT
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norms and roles in family and
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WHAT IS TRIANGULATION
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team up against another, ex: mother and father against the child or child and mother against the father. xsxAGP
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WHAT ARE THE 2 DIMENSIONS OF THE FAMILY CIRCUMPLEX THAT CAN HELP EXPLAIN PSYCOPATHOLOGY?
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ENMESHED-DISENGAGED AND RIGID-CHAOTIC
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WHAT IS ENMESHED-DISENGAGED
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YOU EITHER KNOW TOO MUCH ABOUT ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT OTHER MEMBERS IN THE FAMILY
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WHAT IS RIGID-CHAOTIC
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YOU EITHER HAVE A VERY STRUCTURED ROUTINE OR AN UNSTRUCTURED ROUTINE
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WHICH MODELS ARE DETERMINISTIC?
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PSYCHODYNAMIC MODEL
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WHICH MODELS EMPHASIZE FREE WILL
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HUMANISTIC-EXISTENTIAL MODEL
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WHICH MODELS HAVE STRONG RESERACH SUPPORT
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BIOLOGICAL AND COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY
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WHAT SI THE LIFETIME PREVALENCE RATE FOR HAVING A DISORDER
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50%
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WHAT ARE THE MOST COMMONLY DIAGNOSED GROUP OF DISORDERS
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ANXIETY MOOD AND SUBSTANCE DISORDERS
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WHAT IS THE MEDIAN AGE OF ONSET FOR DISORDERS
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14
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HOW DOES THE AGE OF ONSET FOR ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION DIFFER
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AGE FOR ANXIETY IS 11 AGE FOR DEPRESSION IS 30
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ANXIETY IS ESPECIALLY COMORBID WITH WHAT TWO DISORDERS
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BIPOLAR AND DIPRESSION
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE IS COMORBIED WITH
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ALOT OF THINGS
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WHEN POPLE HAVE COMORBID DISORDERS, THE DISORDERS TEND TO BE ______1_____ IN SEVERITY AND MORE _______2__________ TO TREAT
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HIGHER SEVERITY AND HARDER TO TREAT
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WHAT ARE COMMON RIST FACTORS?
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GENDER, RACE & ETHNICITY, NEUROTICISM, AGE, SES, QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS AND LOCUS OF CONTROL
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what are the three types of aces
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ABUSE, NEGLECT AND HOUSEHOLD DEPLOYMENT
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how are the ACE's related to disorders
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THE MORE ACE'S YOU HAVE THE MORE VOLNURALBLE AND GREATER RISK YOU ARE AT HAVING A DISORDER
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what are the common protective factors discussed in lecture
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SOCIAL SUPPORT, FINANCIAL WEALTH, INTELLIGENCE, HARDINESS, U.S CULTURAL POWER GROUPS, EXTRAVERSION
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what is civil commitment?
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WHEJN A PERSON HASN'T DONE ANYTHING THAT VIOLATES THE LAW
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what is criminal commitment
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PERSON WHO IS CHARGED WITH A CRIME AND FORCED INTO A MENTAL INSTITUTE
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what is not guilty by reason of insanity
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THEY ARE MENTALLY UNSTABLE AT THE TIME OF THE CRIME
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what does it meant to be mentally incompetent
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MENTALLY UNSTABLE AT TIME OF THE TRIAL
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according to ethics, why must you not have dual relationships with a client
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CONFLICT OF INTEREST
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according to ethics, what is are the limitations of being in a sexual relationship
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THERAY BEGINS WHEN THEY MAKE A PHONE CALL TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. IN ORDER TO HAVE A SEXUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH A CLIENT YOU JUST WAIT 2 YEARS AFTER THERAPY HAS ENDED
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according to ethics, when must you maintain confidentiality
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YOU MUST THINK OF WHO IS THE CLIENT? EVEN IF A SPOUSE WANTS TO KNOW, YOU MUST STILL KEEP IT CONFIDENTIAL. YOU CAN NOT INFORM OTHERS THAT YOU ARE GIVING A SPECIFIC PERSON THERAPY
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according to ethics, when must you break confidentiality
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YOU HAVE A LEGAL OBLIGATION TO INFORM WHT THE CLIENT IS AT DANGER TO SELF OR TOHERS
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what are the two types of clinical interviews?
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UNSTRUCTURED AND STRUCTURED
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what are the 3 types of clinical observations
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NATURALISTIC, SELF MONITORING AND CONTROLLED
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how do projective test work
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AMBIGUOUS STIMULI EVOKES THE UNCONSCIOUS
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what are the common test reviewed in class
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CLINICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL, NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL TEST
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what is the MMPI-2
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PERSONALITY TEST
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with regards to the MMPI-2, what are the 2 types of scales that are measured?
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SELF-REPORT AND EHAVIOUR
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With regards to the MMPI-2, how are the results typically assessed and presented
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55O SELF STATEMENTS EITHER TRUE OR FALSE. IF YOU SCORE ABOVE 70 YOU ARE CONSIDERED DEVIANT , BY LOOKING AT THE RESPONSE ONE CAN PROFILE PROBLEMS OR HEALTH
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what are the common psychophysiological test
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ELECTROCARDIOGRAM, GALVANIC SKIN CONDUCTANCE, EEG AND POLYGRAPH
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how do these psychophysiological test help assess psychopathology
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IDENTIFIES SIGNS OF STRESS OR ANXIETY
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what are 4 common neuroimaging tests
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CT, MRI, FMRI, PET
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what kind of test is the bender visual- motor gestalt test?
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NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL TEST
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what does the Bender visual motor gestalt test consist of
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THE PATIENT IS ASKED TO COPY THE PICTURE THAT IS BEING PRESENTED. STUDIES THE ABILITY TO FOCUS ON SOMETHING AND PROPERLY EXECUTE IT
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what is the most common way to assess overall functioning wit the DSM-5
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WHO-DAS 2.0
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what are the areas of functioning that the DSM-5 assesses
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COGNITION, MOBILITY, SELF-CARE, GETTING ALONG. LIFE ACTIVITIES AND PARTICIPATION
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what are the core ways that diagnosing can cause harm?
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MISDIAGNOSIS, LABELING AND STIGMA
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what are 3 steps of systematic desensitization therapy
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Learning relaxation skills Construct a fear hierarchy Confront feared situations
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what model does the systematic desensitization therapy come from
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COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY
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what are the ABCDE's of Ellis rational restructuring therapy
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A= ACTIVATING EVENT B= DISTORTED BELIEF C= CONSEQUENCES OF BELIEF D= DISPUTE BELIEF E= EVALUATE CONSEQUENCES
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what model Ellis rational restructuring therapy come from
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MOSTLY COGNITIVE BUT ALSO USES THE BEHAVIORAL MODEL
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what are the 4 common factors of treatment effectiveness
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EXTRA THERAPEUTIC FACTORS , EXPECTANCY , THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP, SYSTEMATIC TECHNIQUE
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which 2 factors are most responsible for treatment effectiveness
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THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP, AND EXTRA THERAPEUTIC FACTORS
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what are three things therapists can do to enhance the effectiveness of treatment
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THERAPY THAT MATCHES THE CLIENT INVITE AND USE EXTRA-THERAPEUTIC FCTORS ACTIVE LISTENING
