Anxiety Disorders
Depressive/Bipolar Disorders
Schizophrenia and Other Disorders
Gender/Cultural Effects
Wild Child
100
An anxiety disorder characterized by persistent, uncontrollable, and free-floating, non-specified anxiety.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
100
What are the three major symptoms of depressive disorders?
Sad, empty, and/or irritable moods (that interfere with daily functioning)
100
What is the difference between a hallucination and a delusion?
Hallucinations involve sensing/perceiving things that are not really there, delusions are false or irrational thoughts/beliefs.
100
True or false: Men are more likely to be diagnosed with major depression than women.
False.
100
Name and describe the four D's of abnormal behavior.
Deviance, dysfunction, distress, danger
200
Symptoms of this disorder include difficulty breathing, heart palpitations, dizziness, trembling, terror, and feelings of impending doom.
Panic Disorder
200
Besides experiencing bouts of depression, what is another major symptom of bipolar disorder?
Mania (unreasonable elation, often with hyperactivity)
200
What are some positive symptoms of schizophrenia? In which type of schizophrenia do these symptoms usually manifest?
Hallucinations or delusions, commonly in rapidly developing schizophrenia.
200
True or false: symptoms of schizophrenia do not differ cross-culturally.
False.
200
What diagnostic model assumes that diseases (including mental illness) have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and possibly cured?
The Medical Model
300
True or false: There is such a thing as a social phobia.
True! Social phobia symptoms include fear of embarrassment in social situations. Fear of public speaking and eating in public are two of the most common examples.
300
Describe Seligman's concept of learned helplessness.
A state of helplessness or resignation, in which human or nonhuman animals learn that escape from something painful is impossible, and the organism stops responding and may become depressed.
300
What are some negative symptoms of schizophrenia? In which type of the disease do they usually manifest?
Impaired attention, limited or toneless speech, flat affect, social withdrawal - common in slow-developing schizophrenia.
300
What is the difference between internalizing and externalizing emotions? Which gender is more likely to internalize? Externalize?
Internalizing is ruminating on negative emotions and not expressing them outwardly. Externalizing is a lack of rumination and the process of acting out emotions. Women are more likely to internalize while men are more likely to externalize.
300
When two or more disorders co-occur at the same time, such as when a person suffers from both depression and alcoholism.
Comorbidity
400
Define phobia and give an example.
A persistent and intense, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object or situation. Examples: agoraphobia (fear of inescapable situations), arachnophobia (fear of spiders)
400
True or false: Suicidal people are fully intent on dying?
False. Only 3-5% of suicidal people truly intend to die.
400
Define either Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or Dissociative Disorder.
OCD: mental disorder characterized by persistent, unwanted, fearful thoughts (obsessions) and/or irresistible urges to perform repetitive or ritualized behaviors (compulsions) DD: a disturbance in the integration of consciousness, identity, memory, and other features
400
True or false: All psychological disorders are the same all over the world.
False. Symptoms and disorders vary considerably.
400
True or false: The DSM and ICP can identify symptoms, classify disorders, and also outlines treatment options.
False! The DSM and ICP are merely identification tools and do not include treatment plans.
500
What are some of the factors that psychologists believe influence the development of anxiety disorders?
Psychological, biological, and sociocultural factors.
500
What is either a biological or psychosocial factor that could contribute to the development of a depressive disorder?
Possible answers: repeated concussions, brain abnormalities, serotonin imbalances, disturbances in interpersonal relationships, negative thinking patterns, etc.
500
Differentiate between Antisocial Personality Disorder and Borderline Personality Disorder.
Antisocial Personality Disorder is a pervasive pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others. Usually begins in childhood or early adolescence. Borderline Personality Disorder is severe instability in emotion and self-concept. Typically behaviors are impulsive and self-destructive.
500
True or false: It is easier to deal with schizophrenia in un-industrialized societies.
True.
500
Compare and contrast the Biopsychosocial & Diathesis Stress Models
Biopsychosocial model looks at biology (genes, heritable traits), psyche (person's thoughts and feelings), and social (environmental factors) The Diathesis Stress model examines preexisting vulnerabilities (genetic predispositions) and possible environmental triggers
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