Ch.15- Psyc Disorders
What is the name of the tool that used to diagnose mental disorders in the US?
The DSM-5
The kind of treatment with biological or medical methods to relieve symptoms
Biomedical Therapy
A state marked by relatively low levels of physical activity and reduced sensory awareness that is distinct from periods of rest that occur during wakefulness
Sleep
People from countries that have lots of buildings with corners are more susceptible to this illusion
Muller Lyer Illusion
Type of memory that only holds about 7 (+/-2) pieces of information
Short term memory
Extreme & persistent anxiety & avoidance of social situations.
Social Anxiety Disorder
Type of therapy with the goal of revealing unconscious or repressed conflicts
Psychoanalysis
Stage of sleep in which the eyes move back and forth under the eyelids
REM Sleep
The idea that things that are alike tend to be grouped together (why we separate rows)
Similarity
Memories of facts and events we can consciously remember and recall/declare
Explicit Memory
Bipolar disorder is the combination of which 2 types of episodes?
Depressive episodes & manic episodes
A type of therapy that has a goal to identify cognitive distortions & replace those distortions with healthier thoughts
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
If someone cannot stop from falling asleep at random times by rapidly entering REM sleep out of nowhere such as behind the wheel of a car or during class, what sleep disorder would they have?
Narcolepsy
What part of a wavelength is associated with color intensity & loudness
Amplitude
Memory aids that help organize info such as OCEAN are considered as
Mnemonic
Name 1 example of a positive symptom of schizophrenia
Hallucinations, delusions, unorganized speech, abnormal motor behaviors
Using a sticker chart to promote good behavior in school is an example of
Operant Conditioning/Token economy
Who says that dreams are a way to access the collective unconscious?
Carl Jung
Describe how visual pathways/fields work (how the information from the eyes is sent to the brain)
The right visual field is sent to the left side of the brain
The left visual field is sent to the right side of the brain
Damage to this part of the brain can lead to the inability to process new declarative memories, since its primary function is associated with explicit memory.
Hippocampus
Bill does not want to go to the concert with his friends because he says there are too many people there and he is afraid that he will have a panic attack and won't be able to escape if he needs to. Which disorder is this an example of?
Agoraphobia
This type of therapy is used to stop undesirable behavior by pairing with an aversive stimulus
Aversive Conditioning (Behavior Therapy)
Which sleep disorder occurs when someone's body doesn't become paralyzed during REM sleep and causes them to violently act out their dreams by kicking or yelling in their sleep
REM sleep behavior disorder
Cones in your eye are located in which part of the eye?
Retina
Name 3 ways we can retrieve information
Recall
Recognition
Relearning