Chapter 14 - Abnormal Psychology

Question 1

Sociological Approach

Answer 1

Must consider cultural differences

Question 2

Psychoanalytic Approach

Answer 2

Something in early childhood

Question 3

Behavioral Approach

Answer 3

Abnormal issues cause by learning, can be fixed with therapy

Question 4

Cognitive approach

Answer 4

Problem stands from faulty thinking

Question 5

Interactionist Approach

Answer 5

Looking at multiple factors; most psychologists; interaction between nature and nurture

Question 6

DSM-II

Answer 6

Neurotic and psychotic; not a disorder unless it causes dysfunction

Question 7

DSM -IV

Answer 7

Five axis system, diagnosis by 5 factors

Question 8

Axis 1

Answer 8

Clinical disorders (more severe)

Question 9

Axis 2

Answer 9

Personality Disorders and mental retardation

Question 10

Axis 3

Answer 10

general medical health issue

Question 11

Axis 4

Answer 11

Psychosocial and environmental problems

Question 12

Axis 5

Answer 12

Global assessment of functioning. scored on 100, 100 = fully functional throughout year

Question 13

DSM-V

Answer 13

o Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5th Edition by American Psychiatric Association

Question 14

Anxiety disorders (axis 1)

Answer 14

Axis 1 disorders;

1) generalized anxiety disorder
2) Panic disorder (fear of panic attack)
3) Phobic disorder
4) OCD
5) PTSD (talk about it, genetically influenced)

Question 15

Somatoform Disorders (axis 1)

Answer 15

Not psychosomatic, all in your head. Hypochondriac, Conversion disorders (hysteria) = glove anestesia, wandering uterus, hysterical deafness/blindness

Question 16

Psychosomatic

Answer 16

REAL issue doused by a psychological factor

Question 17

Dissociative Disorder (axis 1)

Answer 17

Break of personality.

1) Psychogenic Amnesia(fugue state, leave family)
2) Dissociative identity disorder, one way with friends grandma, but completely different with no knowledge of others

Question 18

Main mechanism of detachment

Answer 18

Personality by Schumaker

Question 19

Psychosexual Disorders (axis 1)

Answer 19

Sexual dysfunction, paraphilia, fetishism, transvestite, exhibitionism, sadism, pedophilia, zoophilia, gender identity disorders

Question 20

Personality disorders (axis 2)

Answer 20

1) Odd or eccentric,
2) Dramatic or emotional, 3) Antisocial personality disorder (serial killers),
4) borderline personality disorders (relationships start strong and burn out
5) Anxious or fearful

Question 21

Mood (affective) disorders Axis 1

Answer 21

1) Depression (SSRI’s)
2) Bipolar disorder
3) Seasonal Affective disorder
4) Suicide

Question 22

Schizophrenic Disorders (psychotic) axis 1

Answer 22

Auditory, tactile, and visual hallucinations. Delusions of grandeur, persecution, reference, and control

Question 23

Types od schizophrenic disorders

Answer 23

1) Cataonic, unconscious, rigid or wavy flexible
2) Paranoid
3) Disorganized
4) Undifferentiated (mix)

Question 24

Substance use disorder (axis 1)

Answer 24

Has genetic component. problem drug or person?