Ch. 15

Question 1

phobias

Answer 1

fears related to a specific object, person, or situation that are disproportional to the threat posed by them.

Question 2

specific phobias

Answer 2

persistent excessive fear of a specific object or situation

Question 3

social phobias

Answer 3

fear of a social or performance situations in which embarrassment may occur

Question 4

what is the most treatable psychological disorder?

Answer 4

phobias

Question 5

OCD stands for

Answer 5

obsessive compulsive disorder

Question 6

OCD

Answer 6

recurrent obsessions and/or compulsions

Question 7

obsessions

Answer 7

thoughts/impulses/images that are intrusive/inappropriate/cause anxiety.

Question 8

compulsions

Answer 8

repetitive behaviors/mental acts that a person feels driven to perform in response to an obsession.

Question 9

mood disorders

Answer 9

psychological disorders characterized by emotional extremes.

Question 10

Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is diagnosed as:

Answer 10

2 or more weeks of depressed mood, feelings of worthlessness, and anhedonia.

Question 11

anhedonia

Answer 11

loss of interest/pleasure in activities.

Question 12

What is the most common mood disorder?

Answer 12

MDD

Question 13

Seligman’s study:

Answer 13

can people learn to be depressed?

Question 14

MDD is ____ in women than men.

Answer 14

diagnosed 2x more

Question 15

what are some reasons that Women are more likely to be diagnosed with MDD than men are?

Answer 15

• reporting bias
• hormones fluctuate more often
• more likely to ruminate

Question 16

Persistent Depressive Disorder (PDD) is diagnosed as:

Answer 16

depressed for most of the day, more days the not, for at least 1 year.

Question 17

Which is more chronic: MDD or PDD

Answer 17

PDD, it lasts for at least 1 year.

Question 18

Bipolar disorder is diagnosed as:

Answer 18

1 or more manic episodes accompanied by 1 or more major depressive episodes.

Question 19

manic episode

Answer 19

distinct period during which the predominant mood is abnormally elevated or irritable for at least a week

Question 20

symptoms of mania

Answer 20

1. decreased need for sleep
2. increased talkativeness
3. racing thoughts
4. easily distracted
5. hyperactive
6. excessive involvement in pleasurable activities
7. inflated self esteem

Question 21

dissociative identity disorder (DID)

Answer 21

a person exhibits 2 or more distinct and altering personalities.

Question 22

DID is not the same as

Answer 22

schizophrenia

Question 23

schizophrenia

Answer 23

disorganized/delusional thinking, disturbed perceptions, and inappropriate emotions/actions.

Question 24

delusions

Answer 24

beliefs that the rest of society would generally disagree with or view as misinterpretations of society

Question 25

what is the most common type of delusion?

Answer 25

paranoid delusions (someone is following me)

Question 26

hallucinations

Answer 26

disturbance in perception , can involve any sensory modality (auditory, visual, touch, olfactory)

Question 27

positive symptoms (schizophrenia)

Answer 27

excess: seeing/hearing things that aren't there

Question 28

negative symptoms (schizophrenia)

Answer 28

deficit: e.g- no emotion in someone's voice

Question 29

disorganized symptoms (schizophrenia)

Answer 29

inappropriate emotions or not making sense of words

Question 30

Is schizophrenia common or rare?

Answer 30

Very rare

Question 31

eating disorders are not really about ____.

Answer 31

food

Question 32

eating disorders are often comorbid with?

Answer 32

depression and anxiety

Question 33

anorexia neurosa

Answer 33

distorted body image and excessive dieting that leads to severe weight loss - 1% of the population - excessive concern with body shape/weight - restriction or binging/purging

Question 34

what psychological disorder has the highest mortality rate?

Answer 34

Anorexia

Question 35

Bulimia

Answer 35

recurrent episodes of binge eating and inappropriate compensating methods to prevent weight gain - excessive concern with body shape/weight - does not meet criteria for anorexia

Question 36

binge

Answer 36

abnormally large amounts of food are consumed with a sense of lack of control

Question 37

types of compensating methods

Answer 37

vomiting, laxatives, diuretics, exercise

Question 38

psychopharmacology

Answer 38

use of medications to treat psychological disturbances

Question 39

all medications have _____?

Answer 39

side effects

Question 40

Medication + _____ = best results

Answer 40

therapy

Question 41

psychoanalysis

Answer 41

patients gain insight into problems throughout therapists interpretation of free association, or hypnosis.

Question 42

psychoanalysis is NOT ______

Answer 42

empirically supported

Question 43

transference

Answer 43

client transfers onto therapist feelings/attitudes toward people in there lives