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History of Abnormal Pscyhology/ Diagnosis/Classification
Biology
Clinical Vignettes
Theoretical Orientations
Grab Bag
100
This is the belief that mental disorders and abnormal behavior arise from evil spirit possession
What is demonology
100
These are chemical messengers between neurons in the brain. Some common examples are serotonin, dopamine, and Norepinephrine.
What are Neurotransmitters
100
Donna has a tiny mole on her cheek. Others are barely able to notice this mole, but Donna ruminates about it constantly. She worries that it looks "awful" and "ugly." Donna finds herself checking her mole in the mirror for over an hour every day. Donna has been avoiding social situations because she fears people will notice and be disgusted by her mole. What is the most likely diagnosis for Donna?
What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder
100
This perspective of mental illness focuses on organic causes, and treatments such as medications and electroconvulsive therapy
What is Biological model
100
This is the term for when a test consistently yields the same or similar results across multiple trials.
What is reliability
200
Which one of the following is not mentioned by your text as a criteria for distinguishing abnormal behavior. -Cultural inappropriateness -Distinctiveness -Subjective Distress -Impairment
What is Distinctiveness
200
True or false: There are a number of physical and laboratory tests that can be conducted to confirm that a person has a diagnosable mental disorder.
What is False
200
James is constantly coming into your therapy office complaining of physical illnesses. You have been in contact with James' doctors several times and they have reassured you that there is nothing medically wrong with James. You come to the determination that James' physical symptoms are not genuine. You can not determine any secodary gain that James is obtaining by faking his symptoms. What James' most likely diagnosis?
What is Factitious Disorder
200
This perspective on mental illness focuses on intrapsychic conflicts, defense mechanisms, and early childhood experiences.
What is Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic
200
This type of behavioral approach focuses on utilizing reinforcements and punishments to shape behavior
What is Operant Conditioning
300
Name at least 3 problems with the usage of the clinical interview in making diagnoses.
What are: The context of the interview, The accuracy of the person's self-report; cultural factors; whether or not symptoms cause subjective distress
300
This division of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for restoring homeostasis after a significant stress response. It does things like decrease a persons heart rate, blood pressure, and oxygen intake.
What is the parasympathetic division
300
Susan has irritable bowel syndrome, and she is constantly worried that she will have an accidental bowel movement in public. Susan has begun avoiding many social situations that she used to enjoy because she is terrified that she will have another uncontrollable bowel movement. She has also started calling out of work because she is afraid that it might be difficult to get to the bathroom quickly if she is in a meeting. Susan's IBS is well controlled with medications, and she has not had an accidental BM in over two years. What psychological disorder best describes Susan's symptoms.
What is Agoraphobia.
300
This theoretical perspective has treatments which include, exposure with response prevention, systematic desensitization, and cognitive restructuring/reappraisal
What is Cognitive-Behavioral
300
Loud noises, such as his clock's alarm, cause Alvaro to startle into a state of high awareness. Just before the alarm goes off, the clock makes a light clicking noise, which initially Alvaro didn't even notice. Now that he has had the clock for some time, Alvaro has found that he startles into wakefulness when the clock makes the clicking noise, before the alarm even goes off. In this example, what is the Conditioned Response?
What is waking up when the clock makes a clicking noise.
400
In Rosenhan's 1973 study in which normal people were admitted to mental institutions after they presented to treatment staff the solitary symptom that they were hearing voices, this happened to every member of the study.
What is They were admitted, hospitalized for a period of time, and diagnosed with schizophrenia, which demonstrated the poor objectivity of psychiatric diagnosis
400
These medications are often used to treat anxiety disorders; however, there is also a significant risk for substance abuse and dependency. They are the_________ and they effect the neurotransmitter ___________.
What are the Benzodiazepines and GABA
400
Janice presents to your office with a social phobia. She is petrified of social situations, and actively avoids them to the point that it causes her to feel distressed about how lonely she is. Because you earned an A in abnormal psychology and you know about effective treatments for social phobia, you decide that the best course of treatment is a Cognitive Behaviorally based approach. You decide to use what type of treatment?
What is Systematic Desensitization/Exposure with Response Prevention.
400
This type of therapy emphasizes the setting of ideal therapeutic conditions for treating mental illness. This model believes that in a therapeutic relationship in which the therapist is empathic, unconditionally positively regards the client, and is genuine, that all clients will naturally pursue their inborn self-actualizing tendencies.
What are Humanistic approaches/Person Centered Therapy
400
True or false: Exposure to chronic stressors negatively impacts the functioning of the autonomic nervous system.
What is True
500
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM 5) is this type of classification system
What is the categorical or medical model
500
Stimuli that can be triggers for panic attacks can be increased heart rate, respiration, and perspiration. Such types of triggers are all considered _______ stimuli.
What is Interoceptive
500
Robert is very concerned with orderliness. He likes to make sure that his home is neat and tidy, and he makes sure to arrange his possessions in a way that is "just so." Robert's friends often remark to him that he is a neat freak. Robert does not spend an excessive amount of time cleaning/organizing, and he enjoys the process of cleaning. What diagnosis is most appropriate for Robert?
What is No Diagnosis!
500
In psychodynamic/psychoanalytic treatment models, these are used to protect the ego from anxiety provoking stimuli or situations.
What are Defense Mechanisms
500
John has chronic pain. Each time that John feels strong, highly unpleasant pain, he takes a powerful opiate medication which immediately alleviates his pain. In behavioral terms, taking the pain pill has been _________? (reinforced/punished?) (positive/negative)
What is negatively reinforced.