Issues and debates
What are cross cultural differences?
Variations between cultures
What are the two types of mood disorders we cover?
Depressive disorder (unipolar) and Bipolar disorder
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
What is the neurotransmitter primarily associated with schizophrenia?
Dopamine
Where did the Oruc study take place
Croatia
What is temporal validity
A type of external validity that refers to assessing a study in relation to how things have changed and progressed over time
What is the ICD-11?
The global standard for recording and reporting health conditions and disease/the World Helth Organization’s international classification of diseases
What does ECT stand for and what is it?
Electroconvulsive therapy. Basically a procedure where a person receives a brief application of electricity to induce the seizure.
What are the two neurotransmitters that have been investigated(with biochemical explanation) in association to depression?
norepinephrine and serotonin
What is the aim of the Freeman study?
to investigate whether people without any mental illnesses or disorders have thoughts of persecutory ideation in a VR setting
What are the strengths and weaknesses to reductionism?
Strength= allows research to be conducted in depth and analyze a specific area behavior
Weakness= it can overlook other factors that may be the cause/related
What are two symptoms of schizophrenia?
Bonus 50: how many and how long to be diagnosed?
Any two correct symptoms
Bonus: at least two symptomas present for a month with some levels of disturbance for six months(in Simpsons cannot be attributed to other conditions)
What are the strengths and weakness of the Beck Depression Inventory?
Strength is of the fail can be validated and it is a long-standing measure depression. Therefore, the result produced it is considered to be an accurate representation of that individuals current level depression. Weakness is that it relies on self report of the individual. As the person may will be depressed, the views given as answers to the statements may not be how the person is truly feeling.(people have distorted cognition about the world and themselves). so in general is always a weakness anyways due to its possibility affecting validity
What are the three factors that Beck believed People cognitively vulnerable to depression?
Negative view of, negative view of the world, negative view of the future.
To investigate the role of5-ht2C receptors5-HT transporter jeans in bipolar depressive disorder
Explain the difference between determinism and free will
Determinism as the idea that peoples actions and thoughts are totally determined by external and internal mechanism’s operation on them, while free will argues that people choose their own behaviors and thoughts
What are the two types of depressive disorder called? Bonus 50 points if you can tell me the difference.
Single episode and recurrent episode
What are the Classification of drugs commonly used to treat schizophrenia?
Phenothiazines
What are the three levels of attribution that can affect peoples view of their own behavior(Weiner at al)?
Internal or external, stable or unstable, global or specific
A result from each
Any correct answer
Explain the difference between the idiographic approach and the nomothetic approach and a strength for each
Idiographic approach aims to describe and understand a single case. Nomothetic approach aims to establish general laws about behavior that can be applied to all people.
What is the difference/differences between hypomanic episodes and manic episodes?
Hypo manic episodes are milder and less destructive than manic episodes lasting at least four days. Well manic episodes last at least one week can significantly impaired daily functioning.
Rational motive behavior therapy (REBT) Follows the ABC model. What is a summary of the model?
A-activating event
B-beliefs
C-cognitive
D disputation or challenge of the irrational or limiting beliefs is required for mental change to take place.Reviewingin challenging, the current belief sets the person up for future success
E-this is the effect of challenging the self-defeating belief system.
What is the ‘metarepresentation’ system?
This system that makes people able to reflect on thoughts and emotions and behaviors?
What are the samples of each study?
Freeman: 24(12 male/12 female) with no history of mental illness. Volunteer.
Oruc: 42 patient(25 female and 17 male. Mean age of 31.7) diagnosed with bipolar type disorder and compared with 40 healthy controls