Exam Errors Flashcards
Incremental validity
HIGH criterion-related validity coefficient
LOW selection ratio (lots of applicants for few positions)
MOD base rate (selection technique = moderately accurate)
Delirium vs psychosis
Delirium=Sx random, haphazard, rapid onset
Psychosis=Sx systematized
Ohio State U
Behavior of leaders
Imitating structure (task-orientation) Consideration (person-orientation)
MMPI scales
K - Korrection (defensiveness)
L - lie
F - inFrequency
Adult Attachment Interview
Autonomous = describes parent + or - and gives examples
(Child –> secure)
Dismissing = describes parent + but no examples
(Child –> avoidant)
Preoccupied = - or confused description, no examples
(Child –> resistant
Unresolved/disorganized
(Child –>disorganized/disoriented)
Cross’ Black Racial ID Model
Pre-encounter
Encounter
Immersion-Emersion
Internalization
Fiedler’s Contingency model
Characteristics of work situation (affect ability to lead)
Leader-member relations ***most important
Task structure
Leaders position power
Transtheoretical model
Pre-contemplation: cons outweigh pros Contemplation: " " " Preparation: pros=cons Action: pros outweigh cons Maintenance: pros outweigh cons
Predictors of moving to next stage
Transtheoretical model
Perception of self efficacy Decisional balance (pros/cons)
BP vs ADHD
BP only: Elation Grandiosity Flight of ideas Reduced sleep Hypersexuality
BOTH: hyperactivity, irritability, distractibility, accelerated speech
Conventional vs Realistic
Conventional: keeping records, org data, attention to detail, others’ instructions
Realistic: technical, physical, mechanical, outdoor activities
Schizophrenia vs schizophreniform vs brief psychotic disorder
Time
Paired comparison technique
Measure of job performance
All employees compared to each other in PAIRS
“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts”
learning=perception of relationships among elements of a problem
Gestalt (Kohler)
Caplan mental health consultation
Case consultation (focus on consultee) * client-centered = particular client * consultee-centered=group or population Admin consultation (focus on administrators) * program-centered=particular program * consultee-centered=focus on admins
4 dopamine pathways
Mesolimbic –> motivation/emotion (high dopamine here=+Sx)
Mesocortical –> emotion/cognition (low dopamine here= -Sx)
Nigrostriatal –> motor Sx (Parkinson’s)
Tuberoinfundibular –>hypothalamus/pituitary (prolactin & hormones)
Ridley model of paranoia
Nonparanoiacs
Functional paranoiacs–> psychopathology
Healthy cultural paranoiacs
Confluent paranoiacs ???
Super lifespan model of career development
Growth (4-13) Exploration (14-24) Establishment (25-44) Maintenance (45-65) Disengagement (65+)
Overregularization vs overextension
Over reg = grammar rules
Over ext = uses word too broadly
Telegraphic vs holophrastic speech
Telegraphic = 2 words Holophrastic = one word (means 'whole')
Option receptor antagonist
Reduces alcohol cravings
Naltrexone
Efficacy vs effectiveness
Efficacy: clinical trials
Effectiveness: “real world” effects (correlational, quasi-experimental studies)
Papez’ circuit
limbic system
IQ correlations among family
.18 -- adopted child with parent .25 -- bio sibs reared apart .40 -- parent and child .68 -- identical twins reared apart .80 -- identical twins reared together
Stress inoculation training
conceptualization:
skills acquisition:
application:
Q-sort technique
rank ordering descriptive statements about self
James-Lange theory
emotions are perceptions of bodily reactions
body first, then emotions
(“JAMES’ great body made Jessica LANGE emotional”)
Cannon-Bard theory
emphasis on brain
emotions first, then body reacts
“gender schema theory”
Bem
OCD across cultures
same stats
different content of obsessions and compulsions
TQM (Total Quality Management)
based on employee involvement
fails when employees not fully participating
best Rx for chronic pain
mixed SSRIs/SNRIs
better than SSRIs alone
best Rx for Alcohol Dependence
SSRIs
best for low alcohol consumption with LATE onset Alcohol Dependence (Type A)
Types of Alcohol Dependence
Type A: Late onset = lower consumption; fewer Sx; less severe Sx
Type B: Early onset = more Sx; more severe Sx; more severe psychopathology
procedural memory is mediated by _____
the striatum (caudate nucleus + putamen)
brain structure that mediates emotion
hypothalamus