Schizophrenia
Personality Disorders
Substance Use Disorders
Trauma-Related Disorders
Eating Disorders
100
This disorder does not include an Active Phase because it only requires 1 symptom and lasts less than 1 month.
What is Brief Psychotic Disorder?
100
Identify the symptom: “Your apology? I’m supposed to just say ‘okay, no problem’ and let it go? Screw you. You knew what you were doing, and I’m not letting it go.”
What is holding grudges (in paranoid PD)? [Which Cluster B PD involves paranoia? But how is paranoia in that disorder different from paranoia in paranoid PD?]
100
Identify the symptom: “It’s like it runs through me now. I used to be set, one hit about early morning, I’d ride that wave basically all day. Now, that hit. I’m lucky if it gets me to mid-afternoon.”
What is tolerance? [What are the 3 mechanisms of tolerance, and how do they influence responsivity to the substance?]
100
Based on existing research, exposure to combat increased the rates of PTSD by _____ in discordant MZ twins.
What is 9 times! [What else have we learned about the genetic contributions to PTEs and PTSD from twin studies?]
100
Rates of eating disorders are lowest among females in which ethnic group(s)?
What are African American and Asian American females? [In which of these groups are rates increasing, and why? How do rates of other ethnic groups compare?]
200
Identify the symptom: “My mom asked me how my day was. I told her all the details. I got up. Brushed my teeth. Went down… … … …”
What is alogia? [What group of symptoms does alogia belong to? What other symptoms make up this group?]
200
Name 1 PD that is more prevalent in men, 1 that is more prevalent in women, and 1 with no known gender difference.
More prevalent in men = (schizoid), (schizotypal), narcissistic, antisocial, obsessive-compulsive More prevalent in women = borderline, avoidant, dependent No difference = paranoid, histrionic
200
Provide me with enough symptoms to warrant a diagnosis of Stimulant Use Disorder.
Any TWO symptoms. [How long do symptoms of Substance Use Disorder need to last in order to meet for the diagnosis?]
200
Identify the symptom: “It’s not like I wake up suddenly. Not scared or anything. But upset for sure. I never used to be able to remember them before, but I remember bits of them now. Pushing down, hard. Holding pressure on him…and just waiting. Waiting and waiting, seems like forever. Til the copter gets there. Every morning, I wake up tense and upset.”
What are nightmares consistent with the trauma? [What cluster does this symptom belong to? How many of these symptoms are required for PTSD diagnosis?]
200
Identify the symptom: “I was so disgusted with myself. Ranch dressing. I didn’t need to put that on my salad. I had to get rid of it. So I threw up.”
What is interfering behavior (in anorexia)? [Why is this not better understood as a Compensatory Behavior?]
300
Name the 3 possible endophenotypes for schizophrenia. Which one might actually be an endophenotype for schizotypal PD instead?
What are working memory deficits, deficits in smooth-eye pursuit, and schizotypal PD? But smooth-eye pursuit may actually be an endophenotype for schizotypal PD.
300
Two children are playing with a large and surprising jack-in-the box. One of these children is demonstrating elevated levels of psychopathy. How will this child's reaction to the jack-in-the-box popping open be different from that of the other, non-psychopathic child?
The child high in psychopathy will have a smaller startle response. [How do psychopaths respond to reinforcers and punishers?]
300
Compare/contrast the effectiveness of Alcoholics Anonymous with the effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing.
Ultimately, both are about equally effective. [What is the best predictor of how successful a person will be in treatment?]
300
What are the 5 types of cognitive distortions that are explicitly targeted in Cognitive Processing Therapy?
What are Safety, Trust, Power/Control, Esteem, and Intimacy? [Does this represent a similarity or difference between CPT and PE? In what ways are these two treatments similar?]
300
What are the 3 possible cognitive symptoms of anorexia?
What are distorted perceptions of the body, denial that low weight is a problem, and undue influence of body shape/weight on self-evaluation? [Which one is also a symptom of bulimia? What is the physical symptom of anorexia? How is that physical symptom addressed in treatment?]
400
Name one side effect of "older" antipsychotics and one side effect of newer "atypical" antipsychotics?
For older antipsychotics, prominent side effects are extrapyramidal symptoms or tardive dyskinesia. For atypicals, severe weight gain (and the consequences of that) are the biggest concern.
400
Name the empirically supported treatment for borderline PD; then, name all 4 of the components of that treatment.
What is Dialectical Behavior Therapy, which is composed of individual sessions, group skills training, coaching calls, and team consultation? [How is DBT related to the Biosocial Theory? What is the Biosocial Theory?]
400
Increased appetite is a withdrawal symptom for which substances?
What are tobacco and stimulants? [Both of these are "uppers" physiologically. Which substances are "downers" and what withdrawal symptoms do they tend to share?]
400
Choose any of the Mood/Cognition symptoms of PTSD. Provide a mini-vignette that expresses/reflects that symptom.
Many possible answers. [How many symptoms from this cluster are needed? How many of them are applicable to Acute Stress Disorder?]
400
Describe two ways that men are affected by exposure to "thin ideals."
(1) There is a positive correlation between exposure to the male thin ideal and extent of dieting, as well as expressed desires to be thinner (i.e. more toned); (2) Men exposed to the female thin ideal show higher preferences for and reported importance of being with women who are thin. (Note that "thin" means underweight, though not necessarily to the degree seen in anorexia.)
500
Describe 3 benefits of Assertive Community Treatment.
(1) It provides basically constant access to wraparound care; (2) It reduces hospitalization; (3) It helps the person feel like part of the community and connects the ACT community with the surrounding community; (4) In the long term, it's cheaper than medication & hospitalization. [What other psychosocial interventions are used for schizophrenia?]
500
Choose any of the symptoms of OCPD and come up with a mini-vignette that expresses/reflects that symptom.
Many possible answers. [Can you do this with other symptoms of this or other PDs?]
500
How do our current sociocultural context contribute to higher rates for Alcohol Use Disorder in men than in women?
Depending on how you frame it, it's either about alcohol consumption being socially less acceptable for women or about it being more acceptable (even encouraged) among men. In addition, women face greater in-the-moment risk when intoxicated and greater "victim-blaming" later on, if something bad did happen.
500
Explain 2 reasons why many clinical psychologists consider EMDR a controversial treatment.
(1) The "novel" techniques in EMDR -- the eye movements -- have no basis in science; (2) Dismantling studies indicate that only the exposure part is effective and the eye movements could be replaced by any other repetitive element (e.g., tapping); (3) providers have been required to sign contracts saying that they won't teach others how to provide EMDR, which is inconsistent with standard practices in the field.
500
Given what we know about how families can contribute to the development of anorexia, why is the Maudsley Method counter-intuitive?
Families of those with anorexia tend to be enmeshed (highly over-involved, which seems to take all autonomous control away from the patient); yet early in the Maudsley Method, the parents are told to totally take all control of eating away from the patient. [Why? What else goes on in this Method?]
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