Exam 1 Flashcards
What are the characteristics of case study?
it is a rich descriptor, but can be used to disprove but not prove a hypothesis, great way to generate new hypotheses
statistical significance
a statistical significant correlation is unlikely to have occured by chance, repeatable correlation, survey population number is important too
external validity
the extent to which the results of a study can be generalized to real life
Defining psychological disorders
personal distress
disability
violation of social norms
dysfunction - something doesnt work right
HIstory of psychopathology
demonology
imbalance of humors, temperaments
dark ages and witches
13th century English hospitals were a haven for the mentally ill, developed into asylums…Bethlehem aka bedlam
Pinel/Pussin reform of French asylums, treat with dignity, but only the rich, moral treatment, Dorathea Dix, more hospitals and technoogy, less personal interaction
biological approaches
syphilis
genetics - eugenics and francis Galton
Biological Treatment - ECT
psychological approaches
iron rods - Mesmer, magnetism
Charcot - a neurologist who helped bring respectibility to hypnosis lol
Bruer - Cathartic method, hypnosis, inspiration to Frued
carl jung
archetypes, broad unconcious across all ppl
adler
social good and working toward goals, cognitive behavior therapy
lasting influence in psychoanalysis
childhood experiences
unconcious effects on human behavior
look under the surface for hidden meaning s in human behavior, not always the direct obvious
The field concerned with the nature, development, and treatment of psychological disorders is called
psychopathology
The 1996 __________ required that insurance companies cover mental illness at the same level as other illnesses
Federal Mental Health Parity Act
Cindy is an accomplished lawyer who sought psychological help in dealing with the stresses of balancing work and family responsibilities. Which definition of mental disorder applies to Cindy?
personal distress
Hippocrates suggested which of the following treatments for mental illness?
care in choosing food and drink
The ‘Malleus Maleficarum’ was a
witch hunt manual
Early asylums were developed
for the confinement and care of the mentallly ill
The ego operates according to the __________ principle.
reality
Conflicts from a particular stage of development, according to Freud, will
continue to effect development
The correct developmental order of Freud’s psychosexual stages is
oral, anal, phallic, latency, genital
According to Freud, people who are fixated at the __________ stage are overly dependent upon others.
oral
Which profession requires a research dissertation as a prerequisite for an advanced degree
clinical pyschology
limbic system
hippocampus, hypothalamus, amygdala, anterior cingulate, septal area
Paradigms in the study of psychopathology
enable us to gather informaiton in a systematic manner
A CNV is an abnormal copy of one or more sections of DNA. They occur due to all of the following EXCEPT:
multiplication of copies, this does not happen
The cortex consists of __________ layers of tightly packed neurons.
6
When people are faced with threat, the hypothalamus releases __________, which then communicates with the pituitary gland.
CRF corticotropin releasing factor
Systematically rewarding desirable behavior and extinguishing undesirable behavior is the centerpiece of which behavioral theory?
operant conditioning
When studying the role of emotions in different mental disorders, it is important to consider
which part of emotion is affected
A distinctive facet of the cognitive behavioral paradigm is that thoughts
cause feelings
Interpersonal therapy emphasizes the importance of __________ and how problems in these relationships contribute to psychological symptoms.
current relationships
criterion validity
correlational validity
One would expect items on a depression assessment measure to have
internal consistency reliability
Reliability, as used in diagnosis, is the same as
agreement
You decide that you wish to use the MMPI to form a scale within the instrument to distinguish potential professional wrestlers from those without the potential to be wrestlers. Using the same method as that used to develop the MMPI, you would
look for things that distinguished pro wrestlers from non wrestlers
Which of the following is a limitation of computer generated scoring of the MMPI?
still need psychologist to interpret
Compared to traditional personality assessment, behavioral assessment
focuses on situational determinants rather than traits
Which is most similar to an X-ray?
ct scan
The Halstead-Reitan and Luria-Nebraska are specific types of
neuropsychological assessments
