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100
Name two of the traumatic experiences I listed that could be causes of PTSD.
What is Combat, natural disasters, sexual or physical assaults, a terrorist attack, serious, life threatening accidents or childhood sexual or physical abuse. Studies also show PTSD can occur not only in the person that experiences the ordeal but also to the person’s loved ones.
100
Name at least three symptoms of a manic episode
What is long period of feeling happy, extreme irritability, talking fast, easily distracted, increase in activities, overly restless, not sleeping, unrealistic belief in one's abilities, behaving impusively
100
What book do doctors use to diagnose people with Bipolar Disorder?
What is Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
100
What is the most popular category for medicine used by those with bipolar disorder
What are mood stabilizers
100
What is the tendency, once a response has been conditioned, for a stimuli similar to the conditioned stimulus to elicit the same/ similar conditioned response
What is Generalization
200
Name two of the brain areas that deal with PTSD
What is amygdala and prefrontal cortex
200
What are three categories of symptoms of PTSD
What is Recurring Symptoms, Hyperarousal Symptoms and Avoidance Symptoms
200
Which type of bipolar is defined by a pattern of depressive and hypomanic episodes, but no full-blown manic or mixed episodes?
What is Bipolar II Disorder
200
What is one of the main treatments for PTSD
What is psychotherapy and/or medication
200
Which of Piaget’s stages is detailed in the example below: A Child is given a cardboard box and pretends it is a train?
What is Preoperational
300
How is the amygdala differ from one who has bipolar disorder from one who does not?
What is reduced volume
300
What category of symptoms would nightmares, and scary thoughts of the memory be in for PTSD?
What is Recurring Symptoms
300
How long must a person show signs of PTSD for a person to be officially diagnosed?
What is More than a month
300
What is the treatment that is also known as shock therapy?
What is Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
300
Name 3 Conditions that are likely to strengthen conformity
What is • One is made to feel incompetent or insecure • The group has at least three people • The group is unanimous • Answers are stated publicly • One admires the group’s status/attractiveness • One has made no prior commitment to any response • Others in the group observe one’s behavior • One’s culture strongly encourages respect for social standards
400
Name all three brain structures that can have abnormal qualities when plagued by Bipolar Disorder.
What is amygdala, basil ganglia, or prefrontal cortex
400
What is the name of a less severe type of bipolar disorder?
What is hypomania
400
How many avoidance symptoms must a person display for them to be diagnosed with PTSD?
What is three
400
How many drugs has the FDA approved for treatment of PTSD
What is two
400
Which is reinforcement schedule is detailed in the example below? A coffee shop rewards you with a free coffee after you buy 10.
What is Fixed ratio
500
What is the name of the new technological advance that is improving genetic research on the disorder?
What is Bipolar Disorder Phenome Database
500
When people attempt to repress traumatic memories, what category of symptoms are they experiencing?
What is Avoidance Symptoms
500
Which type of bipolar disorder plagues mostly women?
What is rapid-cycling disorder
500
What is exposure therapy?
What is therapy that helps people face and control their fear by exposing them to the trauma in a safe way through imagery, writing or visiting the place where the trauma occurred
500
What is central route persuasion?
What is Attitude change path in which interested people focus on the arguments and respond with favorable thoughts
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