Positive Psych
Mark is taking a class on positive psychology. His instructor encourages class members to recognize, reflect on, and appreciate the moments in their lives when they have had positive feelings or have been influenced in ways that had positive outcomes. What is Mark's instructor trying to get the students to practice?
gratitude
Charlie believes anorexia nervosa is the direct result of the emphasis put on thinness in movies, television, and advertisements. What approach is Charlie taking in his understanding of anorexia?
socio-cultural
While there are valid criticisms of hypnotic therapy, what conditions has it proven helpful for?
pain management, habit based disorders
What is used in the US to describe key traits of psychiatric disorders?
The DSM-5
Danielle was laid off from her job six months ago and has been unsuccessful at finding a new one. The income from her long hours of temp work barely covers her bills. She has begun to have frequent cold and flu symptoms and has become depressed. Danielle is most likely in the stage of Hans Selye’s general adaptation syndrome known as
Exhaustion
What is it called when some people experience GROWTH following a traumatic event?
Post traumatic growth
Ever since Minnie witnessed a serious car crash, she continues to have vivid nightmares and reacts with panic at any sudden noise. Minnie's symptoms are most indicative of what disorder?
PTSD
Rachel struggles with anxiety and often feels the physical signals of anxiety even without an obvious trigger. To help her manage the physical reaction to anxiety, Rachel's doctor has her wear a heart monitor and blood pressure monitor while being exposed to triggers and practicing bringing her heart rate down. What therapeutic approach is Rachel's doctor using?
Biofeedback
This manual is used internationally to classify psychiatric disorders and was created by the World Health Organization
International Classification of Mental Disorders (ICD)
Andrea is having difficulties with her roommate. She decides to go to her roommate and discuss the issue. What coping strategy is this?
Problem focused coping
Positive psych has identified 6 virtues and 24 what?
signature strengths
Marcia avoids crowds because she is afraid that she will not be able to escape. She avoids going to movie theaters, riding in elevators, and using public transportation. Sometimes her fear is so overwhelming Marcia doesn’t leave her house.
Marcia is experiencing which kind of disorder?
Agoraphobia
This therapeutic approach believed that the psychodynamic and behavioral approaches didn't give a client enough agency. Instead, this perspective believes that, given enough unconditional positive regard (along with other support from a therapist), a person will be able to get back on the path to self actualization. Talk therapy is often employed in this approach.
Humanistic
This approach uses multiple methods to address psychiatric disorders
The eclectic approach
Aidan, a recent college graduate, has just started an exciting new job. He has been hired by a large company that he has long admired. He feels stress because he worries that he lacks the necessary skills to perform well in this job, but is excited to learn. What kind of stress is this?
Eustress
Altruism
Awe
Bridging differences
Compassion
Diversity
Empathy
Forgiveness
Gratitude
Social connection
Intellectual humility
Mindfulness
purpose
Three-year-old Antra avoids eye contact, lacks facial expressions, and struggles to show empathy for others who are upset. What disorder is most consistent with these symptoms?
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Jim decides to seek treatment for his alcoholism that involves taking a medication that causes nausea when paired with alcohol. What type of treatment has Jim chosen?
Behavioral/ aversion therapy
What are the "3 Ds" that help distinguish normal behavior from a disorder?
Distress
Disfunction
Deviation from social norms
Jodie has been experiencing high amounts of stress due to her coworkers actions. She knows she can't directly control her coworkers, so instead, she decides to take up meditation to practice calming her own stress around the situation. What strategy has Jodie employed?
Emotion based coping strategy
During his Psychology of Well-Being course in college, Jacob learns about research that suggests regularly expressing gratitude toward others can increase subjective well-being. Based on this life experience, Jacob believes the outcome of this research is obvious, and everyone would intuitively recognize the value of gratitude.
Which cognitive bias does Jacob’s thinking represent?
Hindsight bias
Dora alternates between periods of extreme euphoria, when she is very talkative, overconfident, and hyperactive, and times of profound sadness, when she experiences feelings of hopelessness. What disorder is Dora most likely experiencing?
bipolar disorder
List the three parts of the "cognitive triad"
This model considers the impact of both environment and genetics in contributing to psychiatric disorders
the diathesis model
A study was conducted with first-year students in a high-stress honors program at a university. At the beginning of the semester, two hundred students in the program were selected at random and asked to complete two surveys.
The first survey measured their stress levels related to school, and the second was a health questionnaire measuring recent illnesses. Participants again completed both surveys during exam week at the end of the semester.
The results of the study showed that as school-related stress levels increased, the number of illnesses also increased. The researchers concluded that school stress causes students to experience more illness.
What research method was used in the university study?
Coorelational study