Chapter 2: An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology

Question 1

multidimensional integrative approach

Answer 1

psychological disorders are always the products of multiple interacting casual factors

Question 2

one dimensional

Answer 2

explain behavior in terms of a single cause, tend to ignore information from other areas

Question 3

epigenetics

Answer 3

the study of factors other than inherited DNA sequence, such as new learning or stress, that alter the phenotypic expression of genes

Question 4

gene-environment correlation model

Answer 4

model that posits one’s genetic make-up may increase the probability that an individual will experience certain events that trigger genetic vulnerabilities to disorders. (e.g. one person more likely to become alcoholic because of genetics)

Question 5

neurotransmitteres

Answer 5

chemical messengers
chemical that crosses the synaptic cleft between nerve cells to transmit impulses from one neuron to the next. Relative excess or deficiency of neurotransmitters is involved in several psychological disorders.

Question 6

agonist

Answer 6

a chemical substance that effectively increases the activity of a neurotransmitter by imitating its effects

Question 7

antagonist

Answer 7

a chemical substance that decreases or blocks the effects of a neurotransmitter

Question 8

inverse agonist

Answer 8

a chemical substance that produces effects opposite those of a particular neurotransmitter.

Question 9

serotonin

Answer 9

tied to depression

Question 10

______ does not cause behavior, it makes it more or less likely.

Answer 10

Emotion