Biological Psychology
What is biological psychology?
Biological psychology is the study of the biological and neural mechanisms that underlie behavior, thoughts, and emotions.
What is CBT?
Form of psychotherapy that focuses on modifying dysfunctional emotions, behaviors, and thoughts by integrating and uprooting negative or irrational beliefs.
What are the stages of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development?
Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development includes the stages of sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, and formal operational.
What is the timeframe that a CPS report must be filed?
No later than 48 hours.
Define psychological disorder.
A psychological disorder refers to a clinically significant disturbance in an individual's thoughts, emotions, or behaviors that causes distress or impairs functioning.
What are the different neurotransmitters called?
Serotonin, Dopamine, Endorphins, Acetylcholine, Epinephrine, Glutamate, Adenosine, GABA
When is CBT considered to be used/applied?
Some examples are: Depression, Anxiety, OCD, Addiction, Chronic Pain, PTSD.
Explain Erik Erikson's psychosocial stages of development.
Erik Erikson's psychosocial stages of development propose that individuals go through eight stages, each characterized by a unique psychosocial crisis or challenge that must be resolved.
Who is the holder of privilege regarding a client's file/information when subpoenaed by a judge
TBD
Name and briefly describe the five main types of anxiety disorders.
The five main types of anxiety disorders are generalized anxiety disorder (excessive worry), panic disorder (recurrent panic attacks), social anxiety disorder (fear of social situations), specific phobia (fear of a specific object or situation), and obsessive-compulsive disorder (obsessions and compulsions).
What is an example of a biological response?
The fear response. The fear response gives way to fight, flight, or freeze behaviors.
Who was the founder of CBT?
Dr. Aaron T. Beck.
What are the three types of temperament identified by Chess and Thomas?
The three types of temperament identified by Chess and Thomas are easy, difficult, and slow-to-warm-up.
At what age can a minor consent to mental health treatment?
12 years old and the attending professional determines they are mature enough to participate. However, the minor's parent or guardian must be involved in the treatment unless the professional determines that involvement would be inappropriate. The professional must document whether and when they made this determination in the client's record.
What are the symptoms and diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder?
The symptoms of major depressive disorder include persistent sadness, loss of interest or pleasure in activities, changes in appetite or weight, sleep disturbances, fatigue, feelings of worthlessness, difficulty concentrating, and recurrent thoughts of death or suicide.
Explain the concept of plasticity in the brain.
Plasticity refers to the brain's ability to change and reorganize itself in response to experience, learning, and injury.
Describe the concept of cognitive dissonance.
A mental discomfort that results from holding two conflicting beliefs, values or attitudes.
Example: You want to be healthy but you don't exercise regularly or eat a healthy diet and feel guilty as a result.
Define attachment and describe the different attachment styles.
Attachment refers to the emotional bond formed between an infant and their primary caregiver. The different attachment styles are secure, insecure-avoidant, and insecure-resistant/ambivalent.
Upon termination of services and or death of a client, how long must a therapist retain a client's records?
Explain the differences between delusions and hallucinations in schizophrenia.
Delusions are false beliefs that are not based in reality, while hallucinations are sensory perceptions that occur without an external stimulus, such as hearing voices or seeing things that are not there.
What are the major divisions of the peripheral nervous system?
The major divisions of the peripheral nervous system are the somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system.
What interventions are used in CBT?
Cognitive restructuring, mindfulness practices, exposure therapy, activity scheduling, behavioral experiments, relaxation techniques, role-playing, problem-solving, journaling, and skills training.
*Psychological (food, water, clothing, shelter)
*Safety (health, employment, security)
*Belonginess/Love (family, friends, intimate relationships)
* Self-esteem (respect, prestige, feelings of accomplishment)
*Self actualization (creativity, and achieving ones full potential)
When do you report Tarasoff and what is the timeframe to do so?
When a therapist determines, or pursuant to the standards of his profession should determine, that his patient presents a serious danger of violence to another, he incurs an obligation to use reasonable care to protect the intended victim against such danger.
The duty to report mandates a “licensed psychotherapist” to “report to a local law enforcement agency, within 24 hours,…the identity of a person subject to the prohibition specified by subdivision (b) of Section 8100.”1 Local law enforcement will notify the Department of Justice and the client will be prohibited from accessing weapons for 5 years.
Discuss the causes and treatments for dissociative identity disorder and what was it previously classified as?
The causes of dissociative identity disorder (DID) are believed to be linked to severe childhood trauma. Treatment often involves psychotherapy, with the goal of integrating the different identities into a cohesive whole and addressing the underlying trauma.
Multiple Personality Disorder (MPD).