Research
The number of active cases of a disorder in a given population during a given period of time.
What is prevalence?
This is the current system used to classify mental health disorders.
What is the DSM (or DSM-5-TR)?
A type of stigma where individuals with mental health disorders internalize the negative stereotypes associated with their disorder.
What is self-stigma?
Genetics and brain structure are associated with this model.
What is the biological model?
A primary, evidence-based psychological treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
What is prolonged exposure (PE)?
What is cognitive processing therapy (CPT)?
The degree to which a technique measures what it says it measures.
What is validity?
A type of classification where cognitions, emotions, and behaviors may be quantified on a spectrum.
What is a dimensional classification system?
A procedure where a stone instrument is used to remove a part of the skull in order to let spirits escape, thereby ending the person's mental disorder symptoms.
What is trephination?
Multiple factors and pathways can lead to the same result.
What is equifinality?
This treatment method involves exposure to physical sensations.
What is interoceptive exposure?
A type of study where the researcher manipulates a variable to see its effect on an outcome.
What is an experimental research study?
In this type of assessment, the clinician asks a set of predetermined questions in a systematic way to assess and diagnose disorders.
What is a structured diagnostic interview?
A type of stigma where policies of government or private institutions either intentionally or unintentionally limit opportunities for those with mental health disorders.
What is institutional stigma?
A model which focuses on thoughts, feelings/emotions, physical sensations, and behaviors.
What is the cognitive behavioral model/perspective?
A type of conditioning where an individual watches another person behave fearfully around an object or situation, causing stress in the individual and leading to their own phobia.
What is vicarious conditioning?
The interplay between an individual's genetic makeup and the environments which they are exposed to.
What is the genotype-environment correlation?
These are two different classification systems being proposed for the classification of mental disorders.
What is HiTOP and RDoC?
A popular theory for psychopathology in grecian times where the individual and their symptoms is governed by essential fluids in their body.
What are the four humors?
What is humoral theory?
This model takes into account biological, psychological, and cultural factors in the development of mental health disorders.
What is the biopsychosocial model?
Suzie feels anxious most of the time, in several contexts of her life (i.e., job, family, relationship, day-to-day activities). She would likely be diagnosed with...
What is generalized anxiety disorder (GAD)?
A researcher looking at the relationship between past childhood traumatic experiences and the diagnosis of substance use disorder in adulthood is an example of this study design.
What is a correlation research study?
A type of assessment that relies on behavioral observations made by the clinician assessing for the individual's orientation, memory, speech, and appearance/behavior.
What is the mental status exam?
A movement for the humane treatment of individuals with mental health disorders in an institutionalized setting.
What is the morale treatment movement?
This model posits a person must have both a vulnerability to a disorder and exposure to some type of stressor in order to develop the disorder.
What is the diathesis-stress model?
A theoretical model that focuses on the role of cognitions, thoughts, and beliefs in the development and maintenance of PTSD symptoms.
What is the cognitive model of PTSD?