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incidence

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rate of newly diagnoses of disease, a real number

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prevalence

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the proportion of cases in a population, a percentage

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*prodromal

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the beginning onset of symptoms, between the first symptoms

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*course of disorder (chronic, episodic)

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chronic = persistent or reoccurs 
episodic = occasionally or irregularly
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*onset (insidious, Acute)

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insidious = disorder developed over a period of time 
acute = disorder begins suddenly
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*prognosis

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the likely course of a disease that gives you suggestions for treatment

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*etiology

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the cause of the disorder

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*multidimensional integrative approach

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  • disorder being caused by many different things
  • interdisciplinary, eclectic, integrative
  • system of influences that cause & maintain suffering
  • draw upon several sources
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anosognosia

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a symptom that impairs someone ability to not understand their illness

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*diathesis stress model

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the more negative the environment the more negative the outcome & vise versa

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behavioral model

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1) operant conditioning
2) modeling
3) classical conditioning

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strengths of the behavioral model

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  • powerful force in the field
  • can be tested in the lab
  • significant research support for behavioral therapies
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weakness of the the behavioral model

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  • simplcisit
  • downplays role of cognition
  • therapy is limited
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*operant conditioning

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leaning through consequences

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*positive reinforcement of operant conditioning

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give something good

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negative reinforcement of operant conditioning

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take away something thats bad

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classical conditioning

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  • leaning through association
  • little albert and the rat (created a fear of rats & then took it away)
  • ian pavlov (dogs salivate on command)
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modeling (observational learning) cognitive science

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  • some people may learn to fear certain situations by watching others show sign of fear in the same situation (learn to fear heights himself)
  • used for: phobias, treatment, therapist confronts the feared object while the fearful person observes
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*equifinality

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must consider a number of opaths to give an outcome

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*multifinality

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similar initial conditions lead to different end effects

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diagnosis

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identification of an illness or problem by examination of symptoms

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*prototypical approach

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how diagnoses are categorized in the DSM-5

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*comorbidity

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the stimultaneous presence of two chronic diseases or conditions in a patient

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*what are obsessions & compulsions & how are they related?

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obsessions = thoughts or urges, associated with distress, intrusive & unwanted thoughts 
compulsions = behaviors or mental acts to reduce anxiety
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*what are the “event characteristics” associated with PTSD?

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  • severity, duration, & proximity
  • direct exposure (happened to you), witnessing directly (neighbors house), witnessing indirectly (hearing about your neighbor), repeated or extreme indirect exposure (first responders)
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*Someone has experienced a traumatic event: what is the biggest protective factor that could prevent the development of PTSD?

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social support

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*What is an example of a risk factor for developing PTSD after a traumatic event?

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avoidant behavior, alcohol, childhood/adolescent trauma, lack of social support

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Why might antidepressants be useful for some people but not to others?

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because certain drugs don’t work for everybody

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*Why is ketamine a potentially exciting development for the treatment of depression?

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reversal of anahediona (loss of interest)

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What is the difference between bipolar I and bipolar II disorders?

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Bipolar 1 - manic episode

Bipolar 2 - hypomanic & major depression

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*What is the difference between insomnia (as may be experienced in depression) and a decreased need for sleep (as may be experienced in bipolar disorder)?

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insomnia is the inability to fall asleep

decreased sleep - is the decreased need for sleep which is a symptom of mania in bipolar disorder

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REM sleep in depression

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  • reduced latency (period of time before you go into REM sleep) = you go into Rem sleep quicker if you have depression
  • increased intensity duration = in REM sleep for longer
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What are two important prodromal symptoms of manic episode?

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  • change in speech, rapid & pressured
  • change in behavior, goal-directed behavior reckless & impulsive
  • elevated mood
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*Why treat insomnia in people with depression and comorbid insomnia?

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  • treating the insomnia will severely help the depression
  • if you are treating the depression without treating the insomnia then you will still have insomnia so you need to treat the insomnia & depression
  • sleep problems are a downstream symptom of a upstream issue
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Someone sleeps very little – what additional information do you need to determine whether they have a sleep disorder?

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  • having sufficient time to sleep & not being able to

- interfering with your life, health or functioning

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*Binge eating episodes take place in almost all eating disorders: why?

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  • often occurs after food restrictions - following dieting, fasting or not eating
  • all of these disorders have a restriction of energy intake
  • loss of control
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How is the Minnesota Starvation Study relevant to Anorexia Nervosa?

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restriction of intake would lead to fear that interferes with weight gain & negative self evaluation of body weight

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*Diminished control is the core-defining concept of substance use disorders.
Why are tolerance and withdrawal not considered the core defining features of a substance use disorder?

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because you can have tolerance & withdraw without having a substance use disorder - medicine for surgery

-core defining = loss of control

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Craving is important because it predicts relapse – what is craving and how is it triggered?

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craving is wanting something, can be triggered by seeing it or thinking about it

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*What is Narcan and why is it important?

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  • used to prevent opined overdose

- important because it is used to prevent overdose death

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What substance withdrawal syndrome, at its most severe, tends to be most the dangerous and why?

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alcohol withdraw because of delirium tremens

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*Name examples of treating substance use disorders with agonists, antagonists, and aversive treatments.

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agonist - methadone

antagonist - naltrexon

aversive treatments - antabuse

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*What is Expressed Emotion and why is it important to assess and diminish in the context of bipolar disorder and schizophrenia?

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expressed emotions = family therapy for bipolar, reducing expressed emotion

you also want to reduce expressed emotion because it can cause relapse & diminishing this can help with diminishing severity & hospitalization

environment stressor in the diathesis stress model

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*Someone asks you why someone developed some sort of mental health issue. If there is one concept that I hope you will take away from this class, it is this: that you take into consideration a multidimensional/integrative perspective when considering the causes of mental illness.

• What does it mean to adopt a multidimensional/integrative perspective?

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multiple perspectives & ways to approach things

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abnormal behavior

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deviance, distress, danger, disfunction

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personality disorder

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inflexible pervasive pattern

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personality

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  • collection of traits, insuring pattern of thoughts, emotion and behavior
  • view of world or one self
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5 factor model

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opens to experience 
conscientiousness 
extroversion 
agreeableness 
neuroticism
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disorder

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persistent, unchanging, intensity or improvement

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cluster A

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odd & eccentric

paranoid & schizo,

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cluster B

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dramatic, emotional, erratic

antisocial, borderline, narxositic, historinic

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cluster C

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anxious & fearful

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analogue study

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studies that patients closely resemble the actual population

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case study

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a study done on one person, very detailed

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correlations

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positive - /

negative - \

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randomized clinical trail

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select participants randomly, in a clinical setting, blind testing

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*statistical vs clinical significance

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statistical - p-value

clinical - how the treatment affected the population

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agoraphobia

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strict: not leaving home/room
lenient: noticeable restriction of travel

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*anxiety sensitivity

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  • belief that bodily sensations are harmful

- changes in body interpreted negatively

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*interceptive awareness

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awareness of body sensations

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*double depression

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  • persistent depressive disorder, individual experiences both major depressive episodes & dysthymania
  • individuals suffer from both persistent depressive episode & major depressive episode
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depression with melancholic vs atypical features

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melancholic =

  • only applies if all criteria for major depressive episode
  • includes more psychical symptoms, (early morning awakenings, weight loss, loss of sex drive, excessive or inappropriate guilt, anhedonia, loss of interest in pleasurable activities

atypical =
-oversleep, overeat (can lead to diabetes)

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Why is the experimental method important?

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you can test now ideas, textbook vs reality may have large differences, old facts don’t always remain true

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*If ‘anxiety’ is an emotion we can expect to experience – what makes anxiety disorders different from anxiety?

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when it starts to cause problem in the rest of your functioning

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If avoidance is what maintains a disorder then what is likely a key component of treatment?

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the solution is exposure

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Be able to identify GAD

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characterized by excessive anxiety under most circumstances & worry about practically anything, constant worry in multiple domains in people’s lives

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Be able to identify panic disorder

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recurrent unexpected panic attacks, worry about future attacks, worry about consequences of the attack (ex. heart attack), behavioral changes in response to a panic attack

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Be able to identify phobias

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persistent feat that is recessive or unreasonable, exposure to fear leads to immediate anxiety which could turn into a panic attack, the phobic situation is always avoided, anxiety just knowing that something could potentially happen in the future, preoccupation needs to last at least 6 months

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analogue study

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studies that patients closely resemble the actual population

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statistical vs clinical significance

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statistical = p-value, stats of treatments

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clinical

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how well the treatment actually worked on people

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