Exam 5 (Final Exam)

Question 1

What is DSM?

Answer 1

(Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) describes the symptoms used to diagnose each recognized mental disorders. Tell how disorders can be distinguished from others. It was last updated in 2013 and it is volume 5.

Question 2

Fear of Public Places

Answer 2

agoraphobia, more afraid of something bad happening in public places. Not necessarily public places themselves.

Question 3

Symptoms of major depressive disorder

Answer 3

Depressed mood and/or inability to experience pleasure that lasts 2 or more weeks with feelings of worthlessness, lethargy, and sleep or appetite disturbance.

Question 4

Hallucination

Answer 4

False perception of experiences that feel real. Hearing, seeing, or smelling or having tactile sensation of things that are not there.

Question 5

Mood Disorders. (what are they) 4 of them

Answer 5

Mental disorders that have a mood disturbance
Major Depression- Depressed mood for 2 or more weeks
SaD (Seasonal affective disorder)- getting into depressive episodes or moods during certain seasons (usually fall/winter)
Bipolar- having abnormal cycles of high moods (mania) and low moods (depression)
Mania- having periods of major excitement euphoria and overactivity

Question 6

OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder)

Answer 6

intrusive thoughts (obsessions) ritualistic behaviors (compulsions). Those with this disorder feel like they need these things to function. (washing hands constantly)

Question 7

What % of Americans experience some type of mental disorder?

Answer 7

25%

Question 8

What is the % chance of an individual getting a mental illness in their lifetime?

Answer 8

50%

Question 9

Specific Phobia

Answer 9

irrational fear of a particular object or situation that interferes with individuals ability to function

Question 10

What are 2 groups of mental health therapy for mental illness?

Answer 10

Psychotherapy & Biomedical

Question 11

Barriers For Seeking treatment

Answer 11

Fear, pride, denial, to expensive, lack of resources (no good or enough therapists), they think they can help themselves, not sure where to go, there is a bad stigma with seeking help

Question 12

Characteristics of Psychoanalytic Therapy

Answer 12

Indirective type of therapy. A therapist is out of sight talking to the patient (usually layin gon a chair and the therapist is sitting on a chair behind the patient. (Free association, transference, resistance, and dream interpretation)

Question 13

Characteristic of Humanistic therapy

Answer 13

Inderective therapy (helping them get from point a to point b on there own) empathy- feeling what others feel, unconditional positive regard- accepting client in every way, treat with love and kindness regardless of your personal beliefs, congruence- being genuine

Question 14

What is CBT?

Answer 14

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy- Mix of behavioral therapy.

Question 15

Behavioral therapy

Answer 15

changing maladaptive behaviors. Changing behaviors

Getting rid of unwanted behaviors, promoting desired behaviors, reducing unwanted behaviors

Question 16

Exposure

Answer 16

exposing the person to the specific stimulus directly and repeatedly to decrease emotional response.

Question 17

Psychologist

Answer 17

Has a Ph.D. Studies mental illness

Question 18

Psychiatrist

Answer 18

A medical doctor, diagnosis and offers treatment (medicine for specific disorders)

Question 19

Social Worker

Answer 19

Deals with individuals and families in rough circumstances (poor people)

Question 20

Counselor

Answer 20

Person who helps people with problems (same as therapist has a masters degree)

Question 21

Therapist

Answer 21

Person who helps with types of different therapies to help someone with mental disorders

Question 22

Directive Vs. Nondirective therapy

Answer 22

Directive basically telling you what to do giving you specifc things to do on your own. Nondirective is helping you through it leading you to it helping and giving you ways to get from point a to point b.

Question 23

ECT

Answer 23

Electroconvulsive therapy- (basically shock therapy, we don’t actually know why it works but it does. Only used as a last resort when traditional medicine doesn’t work. Used for major depression and bipolar. Leaves you in a state of confusion and usually causes short-term memory loss.

Question 24

goals of psychodynamic and psychoanalytic therapy

Answer 24

explore childhood events and use it to develop more insight into their psychological problems. (to see why you do what you do)

Question 25

Abnormal behavior explanation

Answer 25

against social norms, statistically rare, causes discomfort, and maladaptive (causes you not to act normal)

Question 26

Advantages and disadvantages to group therapy

Answer 26

Pros- costs hardly anything, and you get support from others that are going through similar things
Cons- you have to share a therapist, nothing is secret, it’s not for all diagnosis

Question 27

Systematic desensitization

Answer 27

slowly exposing you to what causes fear and anxiety and helps you overcome it.