Exam 4

Question 1

Two words to describe psychological disorders

Answer 1

Dysfunctional
Maladaptive

Question 2

The medical model for mental health

Answer 2

Physical
Symptoms
Diagnosis
therapy

Question 3

Biopsychosocial approach

Answer 3

Epigenetics informs our understanding and society influences and biochemistry
Bio
psycho
social

Question 4

Anxiety def

Answer 4

planning ahead to have a sense of control and worry if there is no perceived control over something

Question 5

Generalized anxiety disorder

Answer 5

continually tense and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal.

Question 6

Panic disorder

Answer 6

Intense dread and fear

Question 7

OCD

Answer 7

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive thoughts
Compulsive behaviors

Question 8

What are some influences for anxiety disorders

Answer 8

Conditioning, Cognition, Biology

Question 9

Three types of conditioning

Answer 9

Classical Conditioning - anxiety is related to cues
Stimulus Generalization - something happened once and your brain predicts that the same thing will happen again
Reinforcement - Something happens to confirm a phobia you already have

Question 10

Eating disorders examples

Answer 10

Anorexia nervosa
Bulimia nervosa
Bing-eating disorder

Question 11

Intellectual Disability

Answer 11

intelligence test score of less than 70

Question 12

Autism spectrum disorder

Answer 12

Limitations of communication and social interaction and rigidity fixated interests and repetitive behaviors

Question 13

ADHD

Answer 13

extreme inattention and or hyperactivity and impulsivity

Question 14

Psychotherapy def

Answer 14

Psychological techniques from training to assist someone to overcome challenges and achieve personal growth

Question 15

Biomedical Therapy def

Answer 15

Medical professional who offers medications and biological treatments

Question 16

Psychoanalysis goals and techniques

Answer 16

Goals: Bring patients’ repressed feelings in conscious awareness
Techniques: Free association

Question 17

Psychodynamic goals and techniques

Answer 17

Goals: Help people understand current symptoms and explore and gain perspective
Techniques: face-to-face meetings exploration of past troubles to understand origins of current difficulties.

Question 18

Humanistic Theories

Answer 18

Reduce inner conflicts that interfere with natural development and growth.
Techniques: Person-centered therapy; focus on taking responsibility for feelings and actions and on present and future rather than the past

Question 19

Exposure Therapy

Answer 19

Systematic desensitization or Virtual reality exposure therapy.

Question 20

Operant conditioning technique

Answer 20

Behavior modification: Desired behavior is reinforced and undesired behavior is not reinforced and sometimes punished
The token economy: People earn a token based if they do what they should.

Question 21

Cognitive Therapy

Answer 21

Changing self-defeated thinking and changing behavior
Aims to alter the way people act and the way they think