Chapter 3

Question 1

Process of gathering information about people’s symptoms and possible causes of those symptoms

Answer 1

Assessment

Question 2

Questionnaires meant to assess people’s typical ways of thinking

Answer 2

Personality Inventories

Question 3

Keeping track of the number of times per day that one does a certain behavior

Answer 3

Self-monitoring

Question 4

Tests designed to detect specific cognitive deficits

Answer 4

Neuropsychological Tests

Question 5

CT Scan

Answer 5

Computerized Tomography; enhanced X-ray scan; shows structure of the brain

Question 6

PET Scan

Answer 6

Positron-emission Tomography; uses radio-isotope labeling to track blood flow and brain activity

Question 7

SPECT Scan

Answer 7

Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography; similar to PET but less accurate and less expensive

Question 8

MRI

Answer 8

Magnetic Resonance Imaging; detailed brain anatomy; fMRI shows function and structure

Question 9

Tests that detect changes in brain activity via emotional and psychological changes

Answer 9

Psychophysiological Tests

Question 10

EEG

Answer 10

Electroencephalogram; measures electrical activity of the brain

Question 11

Tests that present an ambiguous stimuli to be interpreted

Answer 11

Projective Tests

Question 12

A set of symptoms that tend to occur together

Answer 12

Symdrome

Question 13

Meeting criteria for multiple disorders at once

Answer 13

Comorbidity