Neurotransmitters
What influences movement, learning, attention and emotion? (an oversupply is linked to schizophrenia; and an under supply is linked to tremors and a loss of motor control and Parkinson's disease)
dopamine
Bill's sister is getting married in Hawaii, but he refuses to attend due to his fear of flying. Bill likely meets criteria for which disorder?
Specific Phobia
What approach explains abnormal behavior as resulting from multiple influences that includes biological, behavioral, cognitive, emotional, cultural, interpersonal, social, developmental, and environmental influences?
Multidimensional Integrative Approaches
What is the systematic evaluation and measurement of psychological, biological, and social factors?
Clinical Assessment
What are the defining criteria of psychological disorder (hint: there are three)?
Psychological dysfunction, distress, atypical response
What is the portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the top of the head and toward the rear; receives sensory input for touch and body position; the somatosensory cortex is located here?
parietal lobe
Kevin is afraid to leave the house and travel to public places or other locations where it would be difficult to escape. He likely suffers from what disorder?
Agoraphobia
Diathesis-stress model and Reciprocal gene-environment model
Name three observations that are made in a mental status exam.
Appearance, behavior, thought processes, mood, affect, intellectual/cognitive functioning, sensoriam/orientation
What is the term that refers to what causes a disorder?
Etiology
What is part of the autonomic nervous system subdivision that calms the body, conserving its energy?
parasympathetic
What is the most effective behavioral therapy for OCD and OCD-related disorders?
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) Therapy
What is the master control center of the stress response that regulates adrenal glands, cortisol levels, thyroid hormones, gonadal hormones, blood sugar, immune system response, and neurotransmitters?
HPA-axis
What is one disadvantage of using semistructured clinical interviews?
Loss of spontaneity, may inhibit patient from volunteering useful information
What are the three historical traditions of explaining abnormal behavior?
Supernatural, Biological, and Psychological
What is the term for the kind of behaviors that maintain the fears of people who suffer from anxiety or OCD-related disorders?
Safety behaviors
Behavior, physiology, and cognition
What are the ABCs of behavioral assessment?
Antecedents, Behaviors, Consequences
Who is credited with moral therapy and the rise of the mental hygiene movement?
Dorothea Dix
What enables muscle action, learning and memory?
acetylcholine
Interoceptive Exposure Therapy is most effective for treating people with which disorder?
Panic Disorder
What are the primary components of the diathesis stress model?
Precursors, Diathesis, Stress, Outcome
What Classification approaches are currently used in the DSM-5-TR?
Dimensional and prototypical approach
What are three things you might include in your clinical description?
Presenting problem, symptoms, course, onset, prevalence, incidence, prognosis