290 Final Flashcards
memorize random stat things n hard questions
In a 2005 poll what percentage of Canadians reported that they make a conscious effort to take care of their mental health?
90 percent
Approximately 30 percent of which group are estimated to suffer from schizophrenia and mood disorders?
homeless individuals
What percentage of psychiatric patients is readmitted within a year of their release?
40-50%
In which decade did the number of patients in mental hospitals peak?
1950s
In the United States, when did the average inpatient population in mental hospitals peak?
It was nearly 550,000 in the mid-1950s.
How do tricyclics work?
by slowing the reuptake of norepinephrine and serotonin
What are the most likely complaints of patients seeking mental health services?
anxiety and depression
From which other type of therapy does cognitive therapy borrow many techniques?
Behavioral
What would a behaviour therapists focus be in treating abnormal behaviour?
the environmental cues and consequences associated with the troublesome behaviour
How does the psychoanalytic therapist deal with transference?
by allowing hte client to work through the associated feelings
How does a psy d differ from a phd program?
Phd programs have a relatively heavier emphasis on research whereas the psy d program encourages research but does not require it past dissertation
a perception at odds with reality???
Hallucination
Bianca is suddenly confronted by a snarling pit bull. Based on Schachter’s two-factor theory of emotion, what would Bianca report?
My pounding heart means I am afraid because I interpret this as a dangerous situation
What does the Cannon–Bard theory of emotion state?
Physiological reactions and cognitive assessments occur together but are independent of each other
Subtle differences in the patterns of autonomic arousal that accompany basic emotions, such as happiness, anger, and fear, would provide support for which theory of emotion?
James Lange Theory (but why?)
When a snarling dog approached him suddenly, Ron began to sweat, his heart beat more rapidly, and his muscles tensed. According to the James–Lange theory, when did Ron first feel the emotion of fear?
Right after the physiological arousal began
Although researchers have a difficult time agreeing on “basic” emotions, which emotions do most researchers agree are basic emotions?
Anger, Fear, Disgust, Surprise
Which theory suggests that individuals can alter their emotional experiences by changing the interpretations they give to physiological arousal?
Schacter two factor theory
What did Walter Cannon point out when he criticized the James–Lange theory?
very different emotions are accompanied by highly similar patterns of physiological arousal
What does the James–Lange theory of emotion state?
Physiological reactions precede and drive the cognitive interpretations of emotions
After Tina waited for her car to be serviced for over two hours, the mechanic told her that it would be at least another hour before the car is ready. Tina feels furious when the mechanic tells her this. This reaction is part of which component of Tina’s emotional experience?
Cognitive
What is the basic assumption behind the polygraph exam?
Lying causes increased emotionality which is accompanied by physiological reactions
Which determinant of achievement does NOT vary from situation to situation?
Individual motivation to achieve success
What determinant of achievement increases when a student is enrolled in a university course required for graduation?
incentive value of success
What is associated with the need for affiliation?
the desire to be loved
How does INsulin influence eating and hunger?
By playing a role in the fluctuation of hunger
Which statement best describes gender differences in orgasm consistency?
the gender differences associated with orgasm consistency diminish with age
What best describes the relationship between the probability of success and the incentive value of a task for easy tasks?
(#50) As the probability of success increases, the incentive value of the task decreases. (as tasks get easier success becomes less satisfying)
According to Piaget, which term refers to the revision of a mental structure to incorporate new information?
accomodation
Kohlberg’s first stages (1 and 2) - marked by punishment/reward
Preconventional stage
Kohlbergs 3 +4 stage, makred by other’s approval (good boy/bad girl) or authority (society’s rules, and what gets punished)
conventional
Kohlberg’s 5 and 6 th stage, marked by social conract (society’s rules but rules arefallable rather than aboslute), abstract ethical principles, equity + justice
Post Conventional
According to Kohlberg, what level of moral reasoning is associated with personal guiding principles that take precedence over laws when deciding what is right or wrong?
Postconventional (stages 5 +6)
Numerous studies have measured spouses’ overall satisfaction in different stages of the family life cycle. What have these studies found about marital satisfaction during the early years of marriage?
Some newly weds scored on the distress range for marital satisfaction
Julia has recently retired and she finds herself really focused on her past mistakes. She spends much of her time reliving painful episodes and trying to figure out what she could have done differently. According to Erikson, what psychosocial crisis is she facing?
Integrity vs Despair
What percentage of people over age 75 experience dementia?
15-20 percent
In Erikson’s theory, what stage occurs during the early school years?
Industry vs Inferiority
In Erikson’s theory, what stage occurs during first year? When they are babies
trust vs mistrust (infant depends totally on others for their care)
Eriksons second stage, when parents start to toilet train (second and third years of life)
Autonomy vs Shame and doubt
Eriksons third stage, ages 3-6, kid start to take initiative that might conflict with parents rules
Initiative vs Guilt
Eriksons 4th stage, age 6 thru puberty, challenge to learn to function in realms outside the home (like school, maybe a job)
Industry vs Inferiority
Which statement best describes adolescence as we know it in Canada today?
It occurs because of the trend toward prolonged education and economic dependence
According to Erikson, what psychosocial crisis during early adulthood do individuals need to resolve?
Intimacy vs Isolation
Eriksons 5th stage =Adolescence asking who am i and where am i going? (forming identity)
Identity vs confusion
Eriksons 6th stage=early adulthood=shall I share my life with another?
Intimacy vs Isolation
ERiksons 7th stage= Middle adulthood=Will I produce something of real value?
Generativity vs Self absorption
Eriksons 8th stage=late adulthood= have I lived a full life?
Integrity vs despair
based on effective forecasting what is most likely to happen if you won the lottery (emotionallY) ?
you would have very little change in your emotions pre win to post win
What does robert plutchik suggest about emotions?
different intensities of primary emotions
Piagets stages
sensorimotr, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational
Piaget stage 1 =birth to 2=marked by coordiation of sensory iput and motor responoses, object permanence
Senorimotor
Piagets stage 2=ages 2 to 7=symbolic thought, irreversibilty, centration, egoentrism
preoperational
Piaget stage 3=ages 7 to 11=conservation
Concrete Operational (tangible objects and concrete events)
Piaget stage 4=ages 11 to adulthoood, abstract ideas, logical and systemic thinking
Formal Operational
Which type of psychologist would be most interested in training raccoons to respond to symbols?
Evolutionary psychologist
Poz and Zog visit earth. Poz focuses on studying how computers are used for work and play while Zog focuses on studying the construction of the components….if you were to compare their approaches to the original schools of psychology which school of thought would Poz be most like?
Poz would be similar to a functionlist
statistics that are used to interpret data and draw conclusions
inferential statistics (researchers used to determine whether the observed diffferences between the two groups in a study was large enough to support the hypothesis)
What does the mode of a group of scores represent?
central tendency
What are the three measures of central tendency?
median (score that falls exactly in the centre), mean is the arithmetic average of the scores in a distribution, mode is hte most frequent score in a distribution - in general the MEAN is the most useful measure of central tendency because additional stat manipulations can be performed on it that are not possible with the median or the mode
Where would you look to find a database of research in psychology and breif summaries of individual studies?
PsycInfo
What can be said about a distribution of scores where the MEAN is lower than the median and the mode?
the distribution is negatively skewed
What is it called when someone fills out a survey and doesn’t really pay attention to what they are ansewring and just marks yes yes yes on all the ansewrs?
Response set
WHAT is the purpose of the control group?
to isolate the effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable. and never forget that the INDEPENDENT variable is hte one the scientist manipulates and the DEPENDENT variable is the one that will be impacted and can be measured