Chapter 1
No one model can adequately explain _____
What is abnormal behavior?
_____ relay the electrical signals from one neuron to the next
What are neurotransmitters?
____________ ______ detect impairment in cognitive functioning using both simple and complex tasks to measure language, memory, attention and concentration, motor skills, perception, abstraction, and learning abilities
What are neuropsychological tests?
A measure that demonstrates high sensitivity would also have
What is low number false positives?
The citation format and edition you will be using for class
What is APA 6th or 7th?
1. Biological
2. Psychological
3. Sociocultural
4. Biopsychosocial
What are the 4 models of abnormal psychology?
The brain area that is the center of auditory processing
What is the temporal lobe?
The goals of assessment, the properties of the instruments, and the nature of the patient's difficulties are important to consider when
What is selecting the best set of instruments to address the clinician's questions?
1. _____, which is to add something to increase behavior
2. _____, which is to take away something to increase behavior
What is positive and negative reinforcement?
When you reuse your previous work, including resubmitting an entire paper, copying or paraphrasing messages
What is self-plagiarism or plagiarism?
The basic principle of operant conditioning
What is reinforcement?
A relationship between two variables in which one variable increases as the other decreases
What is negative correlation?
Two of the most important factors affecting a clinician's choice of assessment tools is the __________
What is a person's age and developmental status?
The central nervous system is comprised of
What is the brain and spinal cord?
In a video viewed in class, 3 clients met with a psychic which demonstrated _____ .
What is barnum effect or pseudoscience?
What is rationalization?
____does not allow you to conclude that one variable causes another variable
What is correlation?
1. Clinical Interviews
2. Psychological Tests
3. Behavorial Assessment
4. Psychophysiological Assessment
What are assessment instruments?
The degree to which a test accurately assesses a specific construct and not other related constructs
What is construct validity?
Effortful, careful, consciously controlled processing that maximizes the use of all available evidence and cognitive strategies and strives to overcome individual biases
What is critical thinking?
1. Interferes with daily functioning
2. Creates emotional distress
3. Inconsistent with developmental norms
4. Inconsistent with cultural norms
5. Inconsistent with societal norms
What is the 5 components to defining abnormal behavior or defining abnormal behavior?
_____ attempts to maximize internal validity, allowing the researcher to feel confident in identifying causal relationships
What is efficacy research?
In 1973, eight pseudopatients sought admission into 12 different hospitals across the country which led to an experiment challenging the validity of psychotic disorders.
What is the Rosenhan experiment?
Joseph Wolpe applied the same principles of classical conditioning to eliminate fear and developed _____
What is systematic desensitization?
1. Interpretation
2. Analysis
3. Inference
What are core critical thinking skills or critical thinking skills?