Intelligence
What does IQ stand for?
Intelligence Quotient
What does DSM-5 stand for?
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th Edition
What does GAD stand for?
Generalised Anxiety Disorder
What are the three components of emotion?
Physiological changes
Associated behaviours
Subjective feelings
What sort of studies were conducted to measure the heritability of intelligence?
Twin Studies
What term is used to describe situations when there is some loss of contact with reality?
Psychosis
Describe the treatment where seizures are induced in patients to provide relief in patients suffering from mental health issues, particularly bipolar mood disorder and major depressive disorder.
Electroconvulsive therapy
Describe the limbic structures involved in the long route of LeDoux's Biological model of emotion.
Thalamus to the Sensory Cortex to the Hippocampus to the Amygdala
Tall Snails Have Apples
What are the three approaches to describing intelligence?
Information-processing approach to intelligence
Emotional intelligence (EQ)
Describe psychological disorder
Psychological disorder - any psychological dysfunction in an individual that is associated with distress or impairment in mood, behaviour or cognition that can adversely affect an individual in their everyday functioning.
Explain the placebo effect
A placebo is an inert or inactive substance (such as a sugar pill) that causes a reduction in symptoms simply because people believe that what they are taking will be effective.
Two-factor theory of emotion
IQ (intelligence quotient)
Standford-Binet scales
Wechsler's intelligence scales
Distinguish adaptive and maladaptive behaviour
Adaptive behaviours are behaviours that assist in our ability to function on a daily basis whereas, maladaptive behaviours interfere with a person's ability to function on a daily basis.
What is the personality disorder that is characterised by extreme instability of moods and relationships with other people.
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
Define primary appraisal
Primary Appraisal - process by which someone initially evaluates whether or not a situation is threatening or irrelevant.
Primary appraisal can be classified into one of four categories:
Harm or loss
Threat
Challenge
Irrelevant
Which psychometric test of intelligence was designed to assess people according to age?
Stanford-Binet assesses people according to age and an individual's test score is compared with the norms of others in their age groups.
What are the six approaches to normality?
Situational approach - determines what is or isn't normal by using situational cues
Sociocultural approach - suggests that what is normal behaviour based on cultural and societal cues
Historical approach - suggests what normal behaviour is based on cues in different periods in time
Statistical approach - identifies normal by behaviours by the frequency of this behaviour within the specified population
functional approach - suggests that behaviour is considered normal if the individual is able to lead a functional life
medical approach - views a mental disorder in terms of a physical illness with a possible biological basis.
What are the three types of risk factors for psychological disorders?
Biological (genes, medication, sleep, substance use)
Psychological (rumination, impaired reasoning and memory, stress)
Social (disorganised attachment, significant relationships)
Problem-focused coping - addressing a negative situation by using practical ways to deal with it, such as seeking information and evaluating the pros and cons.