A description of behavior as fitting the criteria for a particular type of disorder
What is a diagnosis?
100
Reliability
What is the extent to which two therapist agree on the diagnosis of a patient?
100
A form of depression that lasts for two years and less severe than major depression.
What is Dysthymia?
100
A type of panic attack that happens in the presence of a particular stimulus.
What is a cued panic attack?
100
Most common emotion among individuals who are suicidal?
What is Hopelessness?
200
Two Diagnostic systems used by clinicians?
What is the DSM 5 and ICD 10?
200
The extent that a test is useful
What is validity?
200
Increased sleeping, headaches, and stomachaches.
What is a somatic symptom of depression?
200
Fear of heights.
What is acrophobia?
200
Gender that is more likely to attempt suicide?
What are females?
300
Assessment
What is a type of interview where a psychologist administers several psychological tests in order to evaluate the nature of a person's problem and to formulate a treatment plan?
300
Consistency of tests over time.
What is test retest reliability?
300
High energy but less severe than mania?
What is Hypomania?
300
Nearly identical to specific phobia but includes additional element of performance
What is Social Phobia?
300
Gender that is most likely to complete suicide?
What are males?
400
Biopsychosocial factors.
What is the cause of most psychological disorders?
400
Internal consistency of measurements
What is split half reliability?
400
The activity at the synapse of which of the following is most especially enhanced by medications like Prozac?
What is Serotonin
400
Excessive anxiety and worry
Trouble controlling the worries
Worries lead to significant distress
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
400
Two demographic characteristic of individuals who die by suicide?
What are white males over the age 50.
500
Patient takes notes on their experiences on a daily log.
What is self monitoring?
500
Concerned with factors that cause or contribute to the onset of the disorder
What is etiological validity?
500
At type of bipolar disorder that consist of atleast four episodes of mania, hypomania, or major depression within a year
What is Rapid Cycling?
500
Repetitive, unwanted, intrusive cognitive events in the form of thoughts, images, or impulses that intrude suddenly into consciousness are called?
What is obsessions
500
Biological predictor of suicide?
What are Reduced levels of serotonin (poor impulse control; violent and aggressive behaviors) and genetic predisposition.