History and Research
Hippocrates suggested this as a treatment for mental illness
What is "taking care in choosing food and drink"?
Which of the following is NOT considered a common symptom of depression?
a) Psychomotor retardation or agitation
b) Feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt
c) High Energy Level
What is "high energy level"?
A response to immediate danger
What is fear?
Bonus for 1 extra credit point (awarded to everyone present in class tonight): How is this different from anxiety?
Repeated intrusive and unwanted thoughts
What are obsessions?
The destructive beliefs and attitudes held by a society that are ascribed to groups considered different in some manner, such as people with psychological illness
What is stigma?
According to behavior genetics, this increases the likelihood of abnormal behavior
What is a genetic predisposition?
The percentage of people who meet the criteria for a diagnosis of MDD also experience an anxiety disorder during their lifetime
What is 60%?
A diagnosis of a person that becomes extremely anxious when in certain situations that involve activities done in the presence of other people
What is social anxiety disorder?
The compulsive need to acquire objects and the inability to discard any objects
What is hoarding disorder?
The field concerned with the nature, development, and treatment of psychological disorders
What is psychopathology?
An abundance of receptors on the postsynaptic neuron; excesses of different neurotransmitters; and deficiencies in different neurotransmitters are part of what mental health paradigm?
What is the neuroscience paradigm?
Major depressive disorder is three times more common among this SES level?
What is Low SES?
having a panic attack in places in which escape would be difficult or embarrassing resulting in extreme difficulty leaving one's home.
What is agoraphobia?
A disorder that is characterized by compulsively checking one's appearance and spending countless hours staring at themselves in the mirror
What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder?
Slow, gradually increased, exposure to elevators under safe and comfortable conditions, including relaxation techniques to help a person overcome their fear of elevators
What is systematic desensitization?
This type of study is helpful for generating hypotheses
What is a case study?
For a period of one week, Alan experienced episodes of extreme elation that caused significant functional impairment.
What is a manic episode?
Conditions that are triggered by exposure to severely stressful events
What are trauma-related disorders?
BONUS! For an extra credit point (for everyone present today): name the two disorders we reviewed in class!
Regarding, OCD, compulsions tend to be understood by behaviorists as conditioned by this behavioral principle
What is operant conditioning?
Jim was given an intelligence test in March and readministered the same test one year later. His score both times was the same. This indicates that the intelligence test has...
What is high test-retest reliability?
Correlation does not imply...
What is causation?
Neurotransmitters implicated in mood disorders
What are serotonin and norepinephrine?
When someone has this diagnosis, their worries tend to be similar to the worries of most people, just more excessive
What is Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
Disorder that involves repetitive thoughts and behaviors that are so extreme as to interfere with everyday life
What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder?
the presence of a second diagnosis when a person currently has a diagnosed (or diagnosable) condition
What is comorbidity?