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Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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Hippocrates

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somitogenesis
4 humors

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Galen

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animal dissection
physical: head, adolescence, menstrual
mental: shock, hear, love

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3
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Avicenne

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wrote canon of medicine
classified and defined mental illnesses

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4
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Johann Weyer

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rebutted the malleus maleficarum

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5
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Benjamin Rush

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bloodleting + tranquilizer

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6
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Joseph Cox

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swinging chair to cure mental illness

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7
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Phillipe Pinel

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La Bicetre asylum
treated with sympathy and kindness

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8
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William Tuke

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york retreat
trained nurses and physicians
rest, talk, pray

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9
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Benjamin Rush (later)

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hired intelligent and sensitive staff
walk around the grounds

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10
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Dorothea Dix

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worldwide awareness
32 mental hospitals

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11
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8000 BCE

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supernatural beliefs

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12
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460-377 BCE

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Hippocrates - somitogenesis - 4 humors

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13
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130-200 CE

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galen - NS/animal disections
bloodletting

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14
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980-1037 CE

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Persia - book of all mental illnesses

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15
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Middle Ages

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supernatural
witches (hunt)

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16
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16th - 19th century

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Era of Asylums
Bad and harsh conditions

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17
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Humanitarian Reform

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treated with kindness

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18
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New Era of Asylums

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run by medical professionals

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19
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Modern Times

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Somatogenesis (physiological cause) vs. psychogenesis (origin)

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20
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multidimensional models

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what cause and maintain suffering

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21
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polygenic

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transmission = norm
gene specify protein structure

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22
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Transcription factors regulated by

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environment

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23
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epigenetics

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environmental experiences also impact genetic expression

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24
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Diathesis

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underlying predisposition or vulnerability
increase risk of disorders

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25
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Stress

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environmental effects

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26
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Diathesis-stress model

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cause factors like genetics, neurobiological, psychological, environmental

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27
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Prefrontal lobotomy

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surgery to help mentally ill by poking brain through eye

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28
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norepinephrine

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anxiety and stress

29
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GABA

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inhibits nerve impulse + anxiety

30
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Behavioral theory

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our actions are determined by our experiences in live

31
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Factor Theory

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escape and avoidance learning

32
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Cognitive behavioral theory

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where we grew up, with who, how, cultural influences

33
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Reliability

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degree to which a measurement is consistent

34
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Validity

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degree to which a technique measures what is designed to measure

35
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Standardization

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application of certain standards to ensure consistency across different measurements

36
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taxonomy

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classification in a scientific context

37
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nosology

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Taxonomy used in psychological/medical phenomena

38
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nomenslature

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names or labels in a nosological system

39
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ICD-II

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all categories of physical and mental health disorders
WHO published

40
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comorbity

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2+ disorders diagnosed in the same person

41
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categorical

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assume disorders are unique and discrete

42
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dimensional

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disorders are points on a continuum

43
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p factor

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Internalizing and externalizing overlap (underlying trait that causes that)

44
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case study

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biographical descriptions, helpful for rare disorders
paradigm influence observation, can’t rule out alternative explanation

45
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epidemiology

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distribution of disorders in a population and possible correlations

46
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3 features of a disorder

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prevalence, incidence, risk factor

47
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experimental effect

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difference between conditions on dependent

48
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internal validity

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results due to independent variable

49
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external validity

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results generalized to the population

50
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withdrawal design

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stop treatment to see if behavior/symptoms return the way they were before

51
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multiple baseline design

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start treatment at different times and under different conditions

52
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episodic

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dissipates over timer

53
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recurrent

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if it happened once it is a big chance it will happen again

54
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persistent depressive disorder

55
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disruptive mood dysregulation

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temper outburst

56
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early-onset depression

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before 20
more problematic
more severe

57
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late-onset depression

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more favorable
single episode

58
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mixed features

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can occur in both disorders

59
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interpersonal contexts

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family, intimate relationships, general relationships
decrease social support is damaging

60
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antidepressant medication

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MAOIs + TCAs
effective

61
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second-generated antidepressant

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SSRIs, NRIs, SNRIs

62
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ECT

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induce brain seizure and momentary unconsciousness

63
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suicide ideation

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thoughts of ending one’s life regardless of intensity

64
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non-suicidal behavior

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deliberate direct destruction of body tissue without a conscious suicidal intent

65
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postvention

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intervention to address the care of bereaved survivors, caregivers, healthcare providers

66
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suicide contagion

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suicide + behavior increase exposed to suicide of others

67
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neurobiological model

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heritability (48% for suicide attempts)

68
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interpersonal theory

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will have to have 3 to be lethal
I am alone
I am a burden
I am not afraid to die

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