Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapters 5 & 6
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A breakdown in behavioral functioning
What is psychological dysfunction
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The brain and the spinal cord comprise this
What is the central nervous system
100
A mental status exam covers these 3 categories
What is intellectual functioning, appearance, and behavior
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The type of study that generally does not follow the scientific method adn typically contains many confounds is call this
What is a case study
100
Fear activates a ____
What is a surge of autonomic energy so we can flee
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The number of new cases of a disorder that occur during a given period of time
What is incidence
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According to recent estimates, genetic contributions to the development of most psychological disorders are the percentage
What is below 50%
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An operaional definition refers to identifying specific behaviors that are this
What is measurable
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Epidemiologists study this of a particular problem in one or more populations (3 things)
What is distribution, incidence, and consequences
200
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is most associated with these 3 terms
What is fear, panic, and emotion
300
Insidious onset
What is a disorder that comes on slowly
300
The chemicals that allow transmission of signals between neurons are called this
What are neurotransmitters
300
When a taxonomic system is applied to a psychological problem, it becomes this
What is nosology
300
a phenotype is defined as an individual's what
What is observable or physical characteristics
300
The median age for onset of a specific phobia is ___
What is 7
400
Catharsis
What is Freud's technique that included the release of emotional material
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This part of the brain has been associated with autism and is also the part of the brain that controls motor coordination
What is the cerebellum
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The term that describes the names or labels of the disorder is called this
What is nomenclature
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The correlation between the amount of time a college student studies and the student's height in inches is what
What is zero
400
The following 2 are typical characteristics of patients with somatization disorder
What is female and implusive
500
Accusing your partner of being mad at you after they have aggrevated you is an example of this
What is projection
500
Neurotransmitters are important because they do this
What is allow neurons to send signals to other neurons
500
The best way to have a general idea about a patient's overall level of functioning is to look at this DSM-IV axis
What is 5 (V)
500
The basic components of informed consent are what (4 answers)
What is competence, volunteerism, full information, and comprehension
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The disorder in which more than one distinct personality exists within one individual is now call this in the DSM-IV
What is dissociative identity disorder
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