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Abnormal Psychology 1 Flashcards

Midterm 1

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What is abnormal psychology?

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It addresses the description causes and treatment of abnormal behaviour patterns

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when defining abnormal behavior, you have to ask seven questions what are they?

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unusual behavior, violating, social norms, faulty, interpretation of reality, personal distress, maladaptive, dangerous

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how are behaviours defined

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on a scale from normal to abnormal based on symptoms

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what is the Demonological model?

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assumes that abnormal behaviour is due to Demons

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what is the medical model or the humors?

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a theory that abnormal behaviour could be solved by letting the bad blood out

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how did they used to handle abnormal behaviour in the mediaeval times

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exorcism

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where was the most famous asylum and what was it known for in its treatment of people?

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most famous Asylum was Bedlam in London UK and it was known for treating people like they were incarcerated

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what was the issue with Bedlam

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there was no criteria

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what is moral therapy?

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moral therapy provides humane treatment in an encouraging environment, and the focus was to move away from the conceptualization of mentally ill people as undesirable and focus on their humanity

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what happened to health care when there were too many people going to asylums

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mental healthcare shifted to controversial procedures, such as lobotomy and electrocution

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what did the pharmaceutical company do to the growth and institutions?

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They started controlling people by meds

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What did the community mental health movement stand for?

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Mental illness should be treated as the same as physical in terms of Organization and professionally

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WHat is the biological cause of schizophrenia

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biochem imbalancee

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whats General Paresis

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a degenerative brain disorder that occurs during the final stage of syphillis

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how many canadians are homeless every year

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200,000

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What percentage of homeless Canadian people have had a mental health problem in their lifetime

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67%

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what is biological perspective versus the medical model?

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Biological factors versus medical terminology

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What is a gene?

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Unit found on a chromosome that carries heredity

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what is a chromosome

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Structure found in the nuclei of cells that carry gene

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what is DNA?

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Made up of four compounds

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how many base pairs does a human have?

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2.8 billion

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What is Epigenetics?

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The study of the heritable and acquired changes in the gene

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How are neurotransmitters related to mental health issues?

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Certain neurotransmitters are either lacking or are too much in certain mental health diagnosis

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what is the psychodynamic model split up into and who was the main theorist?

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The main theorist was Sigmund Freud and the psychodynamic model is split up into conscious preconscious and unconscious

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what is in the preconscious level

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Ego, the info isn’t immediately ready most is stored here

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what is ego

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The mediator between the super ego and the ID, it doesn’t wanna cause problems between either of the two

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what is in the unconscious level

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The super ego and the ID

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where do the super ego and the ID live?

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In the unconscious

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what happens if the ego isn’t doing a good job

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The creation of psychosis happens

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what did Sigmund Freud believe The ID ego and super ego were meant for?

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The ID was the pleasure principle and the primary process thinking the ego was for reality and was a secondary process thinking and the super ego was morale

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what was Ivan Pavlov known for?

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Classical conditioning

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what was BF skinner known for?

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opperant conditioning

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what is humanistic psychology?

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Emphasizes the personal freedom human beings have in making conscious choices that give their lives meaning and purpose.

An example of this is when someone is doing something for themselves and themselves only.

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in regards to the humanistic perspective what is unconditional positive regard

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Unconditional positive regard is when you value other peoples worth as basic regardless of the behaviour at a particular time

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in regards to the humanistic perspective what is conditional positive regard

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conditional positive regard is valuing other people on the basis of whether their behaviour meets your approval

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what did albert ellis say about irrational beliefs

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irrational beliefs about unfortunate experiences, foster negative emotions and maladaptive behaviour

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what did Aaron Beck think of depression?

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Depression resulted from cognitive errors, such as judging oneself entirely on the basis of one’s flaw, this means that people create their own misery

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what is the downward drift hypothesis

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Abnormal behaviour is caused by the failures in society rather than in the person

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what is the interactionist perspective?

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Interaction of multiple factors to explain abnormal behaviour

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what is the diathesis stress model?

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Diathesis is your symptoms and or genetics plus any additional stress and it’ll equal out to the development of a disorder

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what is an example of un structured interview?

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The questions are open ended and the client kind of controls the conversation

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what is a semi structured interview

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There’s a format that you have to use on certain questions. This is the most popular option.

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What is a structured interview?

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Fully scripted and it reduces bias, but the cons are as you don’t get as much information because you can’t Ask your own questions.

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what is a mental status examination?

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How the client presents themselves to you meaning appearance, mood, orientation, awareness, level, and judgement

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what is intelligence?

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global capacity to understand the world

the ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills

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whats the stanford binet scale?

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It determines your IQ age by dividing your chronic age and your mental age and then multiplying by 100

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what was wrong with standford binet in terms of testing children

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the test started out as questions related to attention, memory and problem solving and later adapted to academics which at this time there werent alot of ppl going to school

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whats The Wechsler Scales?

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measures iq and cognitive ability

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What is a self report test?

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Its a personality test wheres theres only yes or no questions and they have to circle their answer

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whats an MMPI, where is it used?

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personality test tht uses true or false questions, this is typically used in court

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what are the issues with the inkblot test

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it depends on the subjective judgment of the examiner

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what test is usually given to kids?

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house-person-tree, where the kids have to draw a houe-person-tree

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whats the difference between a behavioural approach and an assessment?

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A behavioural approach looks at the factors the assessment looks at the description of the problem

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Whats a Behavioural Interview

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Approach to clinical interviewing that focuses on relating problem behaviour to previous stimuli and reinforcement consequences

54
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what is self monitoring?

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Process of recording or observing one’s own behaviour, thoughts, or emotions

55
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what does a cognitive assessment look for?

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thoughts, beliefs, and attitudes

56
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What is the dsm5

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abnormal behaviour is classified as mental disorders

57
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how do they evaluate the dsm?

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reliability, validity, and cultural factors

58
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when was the dsm5 created?

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2013

59
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whats one example of a Culture-Bound Syndromes

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(TKS) in Japan, that involves excessive fear of offending or causing embarrassment to others

60
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what does a clinical psychologist do?

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administers psychological tests, diagnosing psychological disorders

61
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Whats does a psychiatrist do?

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Specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of psychological disorders,

62
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What are the benefits of putting someone on medication?

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it can make them come out of their shell?

63
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What is Psychodynamic Therapy

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Psychoanalysts view psychological problems as rooted in early childhood experience

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Whats behaviour therapy?

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apply the principles of learning to help clients make adaptive changes in their behaviour

65
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what types of things do they do in behaviour therapy

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Systematic desensitization
Gradual exposure
Token economies
Modelling

66
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what is Person-centred therapy?

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who are you and what is your meaning

67
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albert ellis

whats Rational Emotive Therapy?

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focuses on controlling irrational or unhealthy thoughts, emotions, and behaviors

68
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whats Beck’s Cognitive Therapy

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focuses on the thought processes that can lead to negative behaviors

69
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whats Meichenbaum’s Cognitive-behavioural Therapy?

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change the narrative of our lives broader

70
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whats the difference between Civil versus Legal Commitment:

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civil: Psychiatric commitment if their going to hurt themselves or others legal) criminal commitment if they are found not criminally responsible due to a mental illness

71
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What is the duty to warn?

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therapists must tell third parties if their have been threats made onto them

72
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what is the insanity defence?

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defendant pleads guilty but due to mental disorder

73
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anxiety is adaptive when…?

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when it prompts you to seek medical attention

74
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anxiety is maladaptive when…?

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it comes out of no where

74
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what is panic?

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a strong physical reaction

75
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is anxiety normal in children

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its okay for children to have fear which can often be presented as anxiety but its when it doesnt go away that it becomes an issue

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what are the characteristics of a panic disorder

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repeated panic attacks, feels like a heart attack and can last about 20 minutes

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what is agoraphobia

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a gear of places where they might not be able to escapae

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who is more likely to have agoraphobia in terms of gender

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women

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What is generalized anxiety disorder?

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persistent feelings of worry

80
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in terms of gender who is most likely to have GAD

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most common in women

81
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What is a phobic disorder?

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Persistent fears of objects or situations that are disproportionate to the threats they pose

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what are the 5 most common types of specific phobias?

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animal, nature, blood, situational, and other (costumes)

83
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what is a social anxiety disorder?

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Excessive fear of negative evaluations from others

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in terms of gender who is most likely to have a social anxiety disorder?

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men in dating and women in public speaking or authority

85
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what is seperation anxiety disorder?

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extreme fears of separation from parents or others on whom the child is dependent/ the child feels like this all the time and eventually it goes away

86
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What is selective mutism?

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Not initiating speech or reciprocating speech when spoken to.

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does selective mutism go away?

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Usually begins in early childhood, disappears as the child ages, but social anxiety can persist in adulthood.

88
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What is OCD?

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Recurrent obsessions, compulsions

occupy more than an hour a day

significantly interfere with normal routines

89
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what is the difference between obsession and compulsion?

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Obsession is an intrusive unwanted thought and compulsion is repetitive behaviour also rituals is really important in compulsion

90
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what is adjustment disorder?

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after you go thru something stressful you develop other stressors such as anxiety

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whats an acute stress disorder?

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an acute stress reaction following a traumatic event no longer then 4 weeks

92
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what is post traumatic disorder

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impaired functioning following a traumatic event

93
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when thinking in a psychdynamic perspective what could be said about anxiety disorders?

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Its the ego trying to control the conscious emergence

94
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what is the two factor theory

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obsessional fears are processed because of classical conditioning and maintained by operant conditioning

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what does the cognitive perspective think of anxiety?

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anxiety is a state of mind and not a reflection of reality

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what is the Cognitive perspective?

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Cognitive theorists focus on the dysfunctional patterns of thinking

97
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what does a biological perspective think of anxiety?

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genetic factors like if their twins and neurotransmitters

98
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what is the fear network?

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fear is created in the amygdala and also has interactions with the hippocampus so this area is called “the fear network”

99
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What happens with OCD and the brain?

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theres increased neurotransmitter activity

100
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what are some phobia treatments using cognitive & behaviour based approaches?

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Systematic Desensitization
Fear-Stimulus Hierarchy
Gradual Exposure
Flooding
Cognitive Restructuring

101
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What is the definition of moods

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individuals’ emotional experience as in depressed mood

102
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BPD symptoms are often sees on a scale similar to a….

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mood thermometer

102
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What is MDD

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Major depressive disorder

102
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Is MDD uni or bi polar

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Major depressive disorder is uni polar as its only depression

103
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what is the difference between MDD and grief

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it is normal to experience sadness after grief, when a person had MDD their feelings or similar to guilt and longing

104
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true or false women are 2x as likely to report MDD

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true

105
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what are some of the features of MDD?

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hopelessness, cognitive error, blaming themselves, low self esteem, always in a “fog”

106
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What is psychosis?

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delusion psychosis with MDD

107
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what is MDD with Peripartum onset?

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new term for post partum

108
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What is Dysthimia?

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its not enough to be diagnosed with depression, life just doesn’t seem that great

109
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What is bi-polar disorders?

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Fluctuations in mood in sad and mania

110
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What is a type 1 BPD

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manic episodes, extreme restlessness, excessive activity

111
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What is type 2 BPD

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lesser symptoms then bpd 1, they just don’t have delusions

112
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what is cyclothymic disorder?

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characterized by a chronic pattern of mild mood swings

113
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Who is more at risk for BPD

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its purely genetic

114
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what is the relationship between stress and depression?

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stressful life events may contribute to depression

115
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what is Aaron Becks theory on Cognitive triad of depression

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depression develops due to the adoption of negative views of oneslf

116
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What is the Learned helplessness model?

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people learn to view themselves as helpless in order to control the reinforcements in their environments

117
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What is more likely in terms of genetics, depression or BDP?

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BPD

118
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therapy approach

What is behavioural activation?

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encourages patients to increase the frequency of enjoyable activities

119
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whats the definition for cbt?

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Cognitive behaviour therapy, uses coping skills by using social skill training

120
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what is the % of suicide rate of 15-24?

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25%

121
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in terms of gender

who has a higher success rate in suicide?

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men because they use more lethal ways

122
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between the ages of 10-19 what is the 2nd cause of death?

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Suicide

123
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what is the rate at which indigenous ppl commit suicide

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7x

124
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what are the steps for suicide prevention?

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be sympathetic, ask what their plan is, dont degrade them, dont make them feel stressed by telling them they have to reach out

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