Abnormal Psychology L8

Question 1

Adult drinkers in ______ are 1.7% as likely to be hazardous drinkers then adults in ______

Answer 1

economically deprived

prosperous

Question 2

____ % of adults used cannibas in the last year

Answer 2

12

Question 3

____ % of adults used ampthetamines

Answer 3

1

Question 4

Drug usage rates are ___ x for Maori and ___ x for Asian.

Answer 4

2

1/4

Question 5

___ % of violent crime occurs during an intoxicated state

Answer 5

63

Question 6

What are the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for a Substance Use Disorder?

Answer 6

Two or more of the following:

1. Failiure to meet obligations
2. Repeated use of the substance in dangerous situations
3. Repeated relationship problems as a result of substance use
4. Continued use in spite of problems
5. Tolerance
6. With-drawl
7. Substance use exceeds intended amount or time frame
8. Efforts to reduce or control use are ineffective
9. Spent a disproportionate amount of time trying to obtain substance
10. Impairment in functioning
11. Craving

Question 7

What is an addiction?

Answer 7

A more severe Substance Use Disorder, entails six or more of the DSM-5 criteria, including tolerance and with-drawl.

Question 8

What are the four drug classes?

Answer 8

1. Depressants
2. Stimulants
3. Hallucinogens
4. Cannabis

Question 9

What are the four general causes of Substance Use Disorders?

Answer 9

1. Genetics (genetic vulnerability)
2. Biochemical Factors (dopamine)
3. Behavioral (reward seeking behavior)
4. Sociocultural

Question 10

How do we treat Substance Use Disorders?

Answer 10

Biological Treatments
- detoxification
- antagonist therapy (use a weak substitute to mitigate with-drawl symptoms
Aversion Therapy
Motivational Interview
Support Groups (ie Alcoholics Anonymous) and 12 Step Programs (Self Help Programs)

Question 11

Define Personality Style Disorders?

Answer 11

“Persistent maladaptive or culturally infrequent thoughts, feelings, and behaviors”

Question 12

What differentiates Personality Style Disorders from most other disorders?

Answer 12

They are inflexible and pervasive across situations

Question 13

Personality Disorders can often be traced…

Answer 13

Back to adolesence

Question 14

What are the three Personality Disorder clusters?

Answer 14

Cluster A - odd and eccentric
Bluster B - dramatic, emotional, or erratic
Cluster C - anxious or fearful

Question 15

What Personality Disorders are included in cluster A?

Answer 15

Paranoid PD
Schizoid PD
Schizotypal PD

Question 16

What defines cluster A Personality Disorders?

Answer 16

People with these disorders display behavior similar to, but not as extensive as, schizophrenia

Question 17

Cluster A PD’s are sometimes called…

Answer 17

Schizophrenia-spectrum disorders

Question 18

What are the symptoms of Paranoid PD?

Answer 18

1. Deep suspicion or mistrust of others
2. Hypersensitivity, vigilance and caution
3. Pathological jealousy
4. Control, anger/hostility

Question 19

What are the symptoms of Schizoid PD?

Answer 19

1. Persistent avoidance
2. Limited emotional expression
3. With-drawn and reclusive
4. Very rare (less then 1%)

Question 20

What are the symptoms of Schizotypal PD?

Answer 20

Psychoticism (not quite the level of delusion or hallucinations)
- ideas of reference
- odd beliefs or magical thinking
- unusual perceptual experiences
- odd thinking and speech
Suspicious or paranoid ideation
Excessive social anxiety

Question 21

What is the difference between a delusion and an eccentric or strange thought.

Answer 21

The person with the thought can change their mind, the deluded persons irrationality is fixed.

Question 22

Schizotypal PD is (conceptually) linked to ________ symptoms, while Schizoid PD is (conceptually) linked to ______ symptoms.

Answer 22

Positive

Negative