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Clinical Psychology Flashcards

1
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What is Mental heath?

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not normal behaviour (abnormal psychologists state this)

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What are the parameters used to define mental heath?

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Social norms
Statistical Norms
Social Norms
Maladaptive behaviours
Distress

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3
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What is the stigma of mental health?

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Crisp et al (2000)- overall negative, those with it are dangerous

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What are the three types of Stigma?

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Ben-Zeev et al (2010) says:
Public
Self
Label avoidance

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5
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What is Demonology?

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those displaying symptoms of psychopathology were possessed by bad spirits

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6
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What does the Medical Model state about psychopathology?

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biological causes

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What does the Psychological Model state about psychopathology?

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cognitive causes

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State the Psychoanalysis theory

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Stems from conflict of the Psych
Psychological defence mechanism (denial, repression and projection)

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Who is the Psychologist for Psychoanalysis theory?

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Sigmund Freud

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State the Behavioural Model theory

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stems from reactions to our experience
classical and operant conditioning
behavioural therapy used to treat it

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State the Cognitive model theory

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psychopathy stems from dysfunctional thinking
CBT used to treat

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who is the psychologist for the cognitive model

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Avon Beck

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State the humanist approach

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encourages positive characteristics to outweigh psychopathology
client-orientated therapy, empathy

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14
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Psychologist for Humanistic approach

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Carl Rogers

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15
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State the disadvantages of DSM as a classifier of mental health

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categorization - conflicts with the idea of a continuum
Comorbidity- a client can have more than one mental health problem
Reliability
pathologizing normal experiences

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16
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what are the new features of DSMV

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1) lifespan approach
2) cultural context
3) more distinct chapters
4) more linking

17
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whats the difference beween DSMV and DSMIV

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DSMV is dimensional, has cultural contexts, each chapter has a chronological approach

18
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Define panic disorder

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  • recurrent & unexpected panic attacks
  • 1 month +
  • shortness of breath, dizziness, chess pain
19
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What is the biological development of panic disorder

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1) ventilation exceeds demand
2) change in blood pH
3) less O2 in cells
4) cardiovascular changes
5) panic attack symptoms

20
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what did Papp, kleinn & Gormann (1993) state about CO2

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sensitivity of it is a risk factor of panic disorder

21
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What is psychological development of panic disorder

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classical conditioning
symptom(CS), Anxiety (Learned R), Panic attack, PAD

22
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What did Reiss & McNally ( 1985) state about anxiety?

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belief that anxiety symptoms have harmful consequences

23
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Hows does negative cognitive bias cause panic disorder?

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interpretation of symptoms as threat
cause anxiety
cause PA
result in PAD

24
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Define Anxiety disorder

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  • an excessive amount of anxiety and worry about several events
  • difficulty to control worry
  • easily fatigued, irritable, muscle tension
  • cause impairment in day-to-day activity
25
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How is an anxiety disorder psychologically developed?

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1) Information processing bias
2) function of worrying
3) dispositional characteristics of worrying

26
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What is information processing bias

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hypervigilance for threat, attend more to threat

27
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what is function of worrying

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belief if you worry you can avoid the threat

28
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what are the dispositional characteristics of worrying

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perfectionism, intolerance to uncertainty, poor problem solving outcomes

29
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How to test for these theories

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emotional stroop
homophone spelling task

30
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What are obsessions

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  • intrusive thoughts
  • irrational fear
    recureent, presistent
  • cause distress
31
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what are compulsions

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  • repetitive behaviour or mental acts
  • rituals relieve them of fear
  • constant checking, reassurance
  • correcting thoughts to prevent disaster
  • aimed to reduce anxiety
32
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How is OCD psychologically developed?

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Inflated responsibility

33
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What Inflated responsibility

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