chapter 1 & 2
The scientific study of psychological disorders
What is psychopathology?
In an experimental study, which variable is manipuated
What is the independent variable?
This type of phobia has no uncued panic attacks and has an onset of early to mid 20s
What is situational phobia?
A person who experiences a persistent depressed mood for at least 2 years but is not experiencing major depression may have
What is persistent depressive disorder?
Name one of the three types of personality disorders
What is Cluster A (odd/eccentric), Cluster B (dramatic/emotional), Cluster C (anxious/fear)?
Toward the end of the 14th century and continuing into the 15th, the causes of “madness” were generally attributed to
What is demons and witches?
Why is cause and effect hard to determine for the case study method.
Although the "alarm reactions" experienced in both PTSD and panic disorder are very similar and result in conditioned responses, in panic disorder the alarm is
This is the most widely consumed drug in the U.S.
What is stimulant?
This type of personality disorder manifests in an exaggerated and unreasonable sense of self-importance
What is narcissistic personality disorder?
This part of the brain is involved in emotions, basic drives, and impulse control
What is the limbic system?
Applying a taxonomic system to a psychiatric disorder is called
What is nosology?
Factitious disorder imposed on another is characterized by
What is deliberate actions directed toward making a child sick?
One of the symptoms of a mood disorder is called anhedonia, which means.
What is an inability to experience pleasure from pleasurable activities?
Schizophreniform disorder has psychotic systems that must last from ___ to ___ months.
What is 1 to 6 months?
In the diathesis-stress model, "diathesis" refers to
an inherited tendency or condition that makes a person susceptible to developing a disorder?
This word is used to describe the person who has the disorder of interest.
What is a proband?
In the type of specific phobia called "blood-injury-injection," there is an inherited vasovagal response and a tendency to faint due to
What is a decrease in blood pressure?
People with bulimia nervosa often present with additional psychological disorders, particularly
What is mood and anxiety disorders?
Name one negative symptom of schizophrenia
What is absence of normal functions, associated with poor prognosis, avolition, affective flattening, anhedonia, asociality, alogia?
This neurotransmitter is excitatory and "turns on" neurons
What is glutamate?
This type of onset is slow and has very little changes over time
Name the three types of trauma likelu to increase the likelihood of developing PTSD
What is sexual assault, accidents, and combat?
Name an agonist substitution to treat substance use disorders
What is methadone, buprenorphine, or nicotine?
Schizotypal personality disorder is highly comorbid with this other disorder
What is major depression?