Behavioral science 7.1–3

Question 1

Biomedical approach to psychological disorders

Answer 1

only accounts for physical and medical causes of psychological disorders

Question 2

Biopsychosocial approach to psychological disorders

Answer 2

Considers the biological, psychological, and social components to a persons disorder

Question 3

DSM-5

Answer 3

Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders

Question 4

Schizophrenia

Answer 4

Psychological disorder with positive and negative symptoms, including psychosis

Question 5

Positive schizophrenic symptoms

Answer 5

An added behavior, including delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, and disorganized behavior

Question 6

Negative schizophrenic symptoms

Answer 6

The loss of typical behavior, cognition, or affect including disturbance in affect and newfound lack of motivation.

Question 7

Major Depressive disorder

Answer 7

For a period of at least two weeks exhibiting at least five of the following symptoms. Persistent depressed mood, loss of interest, appetite disturbances, substantial weight changes, sleep disturbance, decreased energy, feelings of worthlessness, difficulty concentrating her thinking, feeling slow down, thoughts of death or attempts of suicide.

MUST HAVE: depressed mood or anhedonia(inability to feel pleasure)

Question 8

Persistent depressive disorder

Answer 8

Lasting for at least two years, and does not necessarily meet the criteria for major depressive disorder. A more mild form of depression for a longer period of time

Question 9

Seasonal affective disorder

Answer 9

Major depressive disorder triggered by winter months

Question 10

Bipolar I disorder

Answer 10

Described as having at least one manic episode

Question 11

Bipolar II disorder

Answer 11

Having at least one hypomanic episode and at least one major depressive episode

Question 12

Cyclothymic disorder

Answer 12

Contains hypomanic episodes with long term low level depression

Question 13

Generalized anxiety disorder

Answer 13

Disproportionate and persistent worry about many things lasting at least six months

Question 14

Specific phobias

Answer 14

Irrational fear of specific objects

Question 15

Social anxiety disorder

Answer 15

Anxiety due to social or performance situation

Question 16

Agoraphobia

Answer 16

Fear of situations with difficult escape

Question 17

Panic disorder

Answer 17

Recurrent panic attacks with overwhelming fear despite the lack of a clear stimulus

Question 18

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

Answer 18

Has obsessions, persistent intrusive thoughts, and compulsions, repetitive tasks that relieve tension caused by the obsession.

Question 19

Body dysmorphic disorder

Answer 19

Unrealistic negative evaluation of one’s appearance or specific body part.

Question 20

PTSD

Answer 20

Includes intrusion symptoms, reliving the experience,
avoiding systems, avoiding places related to the trauma,
negative symptoms, amnesia or negative mood,
arousal symptoms, increased startle response irritability and anxiety

Question 21

Dissociative amnesia

Answer 21

Inability to recall past experience without any type of underlying disorder

Question 22

Dissociative fugue

Answer 22

Sudden change in location that may involve the assumption of the new identity

Question 23

Dissociative identity disorder

Answer 23

Having two or more personalities that take control of behavior.

Question 24

Depersonalization/D realization disorder

Answer 24

Detachment from body and environment

Question 25

Maddox symptom disorder

Answer 25

One somatic symptom that is not necessarily linked to any underlying medical condition that causes concern

Question 26

Illness anxiety disorder

Answer 26

Preoccupation with thoughts about having a serious medical condition

Question 27

Conversion disorder

Answer 27

Unexplained symptoms affecting motor or sensory function with no injury or trauma

Question 28

Personality disorders

Answer 28

Cluster A, considered odd or eccentric
Cluster B, considered dramatic emotional and erratic
Cluster c, considered fearful and anxious

Question 29

Cluster A personality disorders

Answer 29

Paranoid, involves a pervasive distrust and suspicion in others
Schizotypal, and involves ideas of reference, magical thinking, and eccentricity
Schizoid, involves detachment from social relationships and limited emotion

Question 30

Cluster B personality disorders

Answer 30

Antisocial, involves disregard for the rights of others
Borderline, involves instability in relationships mood and self image (splitting either good or evil no in between)
Histrionic, constant attention seeking
Narcissistic, grandiose sense of self importance

Question 31

Cluster C personality disorders

Answer 31

Avoidant, extreme shyness and fear of rejection
Dependent, involves a continuous need for reassurance
Obsessive-compulsive, characterized by perfectionism and flexibility in need for rules

Question 32

Biology of schizophrenia

Answer 32

Genetic factors, birth trauma, marijuana use, and family history

High levels of dopaminergic receptors

Question 33

Biology of depression

Answer 33

High levels of glucocorticoids and low levels of norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine

Question 34

Bipolar disorder biology

Answer 34

High levels of norepinephrine and serotonin, also very heritable

Question 35

Alzheimer’s disease biology

Answer 35

Associated with genetic factors
KEY FACTORS
-Senile plaquesOf beta amyloid proteins
-Neurofibrillary tangles of hyperphosphorylated Tau proteins

Question 36

Parkinson’s disease biology

Answer 36

Characterized by resting tremor, pill rolling tremor, shuffling gait, and bradykinesia

Decreased dopamine production in the substantia nigra