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Chap 1: Abnormal Behaviors Past and Present Flashcards

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Scientist Practitioner Model

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Those who practice in psychology must participate in or at least consume research (treatment requires up to date information and should be empirically supported)

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Primary differences between psychologists and psychiatrists

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Earn different degrees (MD vs. Ph.D)
MDs have no training in psychotherapy
MDs write prescriptions
Psychologists emphasize research

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Incidence

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The number of new cases diagnosed during a specific time

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Prevalence

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The number of people diagnosed with a disorder at any given time

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Course

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The typical short and long term patterns of a particular diagnosis

May be: chronic, episodic, time-limited

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Prognosis

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The anticipated course and likely outcome of a diagnosis

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Etiology

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The study of the origins of a certain diagnosis

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Comorbidity

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Simultaneous presence of two or more chronic illnesses in one patient

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Validity

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Whether or not a test is measuring what it claims to be measuring

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Reliability

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Whether or not a method of measuring will achieve the same results when used on the same subject multiple times

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Confounding Variable

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A third, unplanned variable that may affect results of a study

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Independent variable

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Manipulated variable in an experiment

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Dependent variable

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The variable influenced by the affect of the IV

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Control Group

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Group not exposed to manipulation of a variable in an experiment

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Experimental group

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Group receiving study manipulation

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Correlation and causation

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Correlation DOES NOT equal causation

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Three elements associated with determining abnormal behavior

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Deviance, distress, dysfunction

Also, danger

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Consequences of deinstitutionalization

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Homelessness, short visits rarely provide patient with a full or even partial recovery

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Overuse of ad hoc hypothesis

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A loophole to explain away negative findings

Element of pseudoscience

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Absence of self-correction

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Not admitting when something has been falsified, continued use of old irrelevant data

Element of pseudoscience

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Exaggerated claims

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Ex: in one week you can be addiction free and never go back

Element of pseudoscience

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Over reliance on anecdotes

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Testimonials do not equal scientific support

Element of pseudoscience

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Psychobabble

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Use of flowery or scientific sounding language and people will flock to you

Element of pseudoscience

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Presenting problem

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The symptoms or complaints the client comes in with when first starting treatment

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Historical Treatments for Disorders

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Exorcism, hydrotherapy, scaring evil spirits away with snakes etc.

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Hippocrates’s four humors

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Yellow bile, black bile, blood, phlegm

Theorized that an imbalance of these fluids causes disorders

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Philippe Pinel

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Pioneer of reform of treatment of those with disorders

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Moral treatment

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Emphasis of moral guidance, humane and respectful techniques for treatment

Pioneered by Benjamin Rush and Dorothea Dix

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Somatogenic perspective

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Physical causes for abnormal behavior

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Psychogenic perspective

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Abnormal behavior caused by psychological variables

Influenced by Mesmer and Freud

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Naturalistic observation

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Systematic and well-planned, but without control over the situation

Enter an environment and observe

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Controlled observation

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Takes place in a lab, used widely in research, control of what’s being observed

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Case Studies

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Intensive study of one individual, not generalizable, cannot prove or disprove a theory

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Epidemiology

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Research method focusing on prevalence, distribution, and consequences of disorders

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Cross-Sectional Research

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Different people at different stages of life are studied at the same time

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Longitudinal Studies

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The same people are studied at multiple time points across their lifespan

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Genotype

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A collection of genes relate to the construct of interest (in psych, it would be intelligence)

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Phenotype

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How genotype are expressed in the environment

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Heritability

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How much of a trait is attributable to genetic differences as opposed to environmental influence

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Clinical description

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The combination of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that define any specific disorder

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