Anxiety
True or False: CBT patients have lower frequency of anxiety symptoms in comparison to thus treated by drugs.
true
What does the acronym “SSRI” stand for?
what is selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors?
What are the two main components of OCD?
What are compulsions and obsessions
What is comorbidity? What is often comorbid with depression?
When there is the presence of two or more diseases or medical conditions in a patient.
What is genome-wide association studies
Comparing the genetics between two individuals
Name five symptoms of Generalized Anxiety Disorder
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True or False: There is ample evidence supporting the use of benzodiazepines in treating PTSD?
False
Which of the following neurotransmitters are linked to OCD?
- Acetylcholine and serotonin
- Oxytocin and dopamine
- Serotonin and dopamine
- Adrenaline and Acetylcholine
Serotonin and dopamine
What is used as the mediator between stressful life events and depression in the biological approach?
Serotonin transporter gene
Minuchin et al (1975) said that families with eating disorders have a variety of traits; name one and explain what it means
Enmeshment - Over-involvement of parents in the lives of their children
Overprotectiveness - Parents are significantly concerned for the safety of their children
Lack of conflict resolution - Family avoids addressing problems and are constantly in a state of conflict
Rigidity - Family avoids change
The two types of anxiety are:
- DSM-5 and ICD-10
- ICD-10 and SNM-4
- SNM-4 and DSM-5
- DSM-10 and ICD-4
DSM-5 and ICD-10
What are the two types of psychotherapies that were mentioned in the psychological approach of treating PTSD?
What are testimonial therapy, virtual reality exposure therapy
In the West, OCD is NOT associated with:
- Checking
- Cleaning
- Religious/taboo topics
- Ordering
Religious/taboo topics
Name one of the theories/hypotheses for depression
The serotonin hypothesis, the neurogenesis theory, chemical imbalance hypothesis
What does DBT stand for and what is it?
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)
- teaching skills to manage emotions, tolerate distress and improve interpersonal relationships
- Most effective for those with anorexia who struggle with emotional dysregulation
Describe cognitive reconstructing and its role on cognitive behavioral therapy.
Cognitive reconstructing helps patients change their way of thinking to reduce distress and symptoms of GAD. It's rooted in the idea that anxiety is based on negative thinking which can be changed.
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True or False: VRET has a low attrition rate (few participants drop out of treatment).
True
The worry circuit links:
- the cerebral cortex and the amygdala
- the orbito-frontal cortex and the basal ganglia
- the frontal lobe and the basal ganglia
- the orbito-frontal cortex and the amygdala
the orbito-frontal cortex and the basal ganglia
Name the three antidepressants used to treat depression.
SSRIs, MAOIs, SNRIs
Describe one study that examined the cognitive approach in disordered eating.
- Fallon & Rozin (1985): schema
- Stormark & Torkildsen (2004): attentional bias
Fear of the dark, heights, closed spaces, spiders, snakes, are evolutionary causes of anxiety, as they helped human ancestors survive dangerous circumstances, long enough to evolve and reproduce another generation
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Which initial study used testimonial therapy to help patients comb at PTSD?
Weine (1998)
Describe in detail one psychological treatment used to treat patients struggling with OCD?
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Name a strength and weakness of ketamine.
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What did Fallon & Rozin (1985) conclude?
After being shown images of different body types:
- Women chose shapes larger than their actual BW, and their ideal body was much thinner than the one they had chosen similar to their own body shape.
- Men chose similar figures for all three body shapes
- Women have a higher risk for anorexia and bulimia