Exam questions Flashcards
Key chapters to review completely:
- chapter 2 (history)
- chapter 7 (mood disorders)
- chapter 13 (schizophrenia)
- chapter 15 (childhood disorders)
1-year and Lifetime prevalence rate of any disorder (National Comorbidity Survey)
1y: 26.2%
Lifetime: 46.4%
1-year and Lifetime prevalence rate of any anxiety disorder (National Comorbidity Survey)
1y: 18.1%
Lifetime: 28.8%
1-year and Lifetime prevalence rate of any mood disorder (National Comorbidity Survey)
1y: 9.5%
Lifetime: 20.8%
1-year and Lifetime prevalence rate of any substance-abuse disorder (National Comorbidity Survey)
1y: 3.8%
Lifetime: 14.6%
Top 3 categories of mental disorders (National Comorbidity Survey)
- Any anxiety disorder
- Any mood disorder
- Any substance-abuse disorder
4 most common individual mental disorders (National Comorbidity Survey)
- MDD
- Alcohol abuse
- Specific phobia
- Social phobia
1-year and Lifetime prevalence rate of MDD (National Comorbidity Survey)
1y: 6.7%
Lifetime: 16.6%
1-year and Lifetime prevalence rate of alcohol abuse (National Comorbidity Survey)
1y: 3.1%
Lifetime: 13.2%
1-year and Lifetime prevalence rate of specific phobias (National Comorbidity Survey)
1y: 8.7%
Lifetime: 12.5%
1-year and Lifetime prevalence rate of social phobias (National Comorbidity Survey)
1y: 6.8%
Lifetime: 12.1%
1-year and Lifetime prevalence rate of conduct disorder (National Comorbidity Survey)
1y: 1.0%
Lifetime: 9.5%
In National Comorbidity Survey, 12mo rates of serious mental disorders are _____% in adults and _______% in adolescents
5.8% in adults; 8.0% in adolescents
(more recents suggest this figure is 4%; most common in women, ppl under 50, bi/multi-racial)
- comorbidity especially high in severe mental disorders!
7 indicators of abnormality
- Subjective distress
- Maladaptiveness
- Statistical deviancy
- Violation of the standards of society
- Social discomfort (implicit social rules)
- Irrationality and Unpredictability
- Dangerousness
Article 1 (Jacobov et al.) - why would the authors have reported this?
- perceived injustice might reflect enduring tendency to experience negative events as unjust
- trait perceived injustice associated w higher ratings of pain intensity and anger
- can use this knowledge in developing interventions for pain patients
Article 2 (Pavilanis et al., 2022)
- associations between pain and PTSS and perceived injustice and PTSS
- might need interventions for perceptions of perceived injustice to promote recovery of PTSS after occupational injury
Article 3 (Sullivan et al. 2020) - main finding
- perceived injustice is a determinant of symptom severity in MDD
Article 4 (Sullivan 1989)
- treatment of 63yo man w conversion disorder
- non-threatening way of relinquishing symptoms (validated him and said physical treatment would lead to resolution of symptoms)
- told him that continued treatment was contingent on improvement
- interdisciplinary structure of rehab centre
- shows that structured and directive rehab works!
Characteristics of DSM-5
- provides info necessary to diagnose mental disorders
- creates a common language
- helps establish diagnostic accuracy and reliability
- should be regarded as a work in progress
DSM5 definition of a mental disorder: Syndrome that is present in an individual and that involves clinically significant disturbance in ________, ________, or ________. These disturbances are thought to reflect a dysfunction in _______, _______, or ________ processes necessary for mental functioning.
Syndrome that is present in an individual and that involves clinically significant disturbance in BEHAVIOR, EMOTION REGULATION, or COGNITIVE FUNCTIONING. These disturbances are thought to reflect a dysfunction in BIOLOGICAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, or DEVELOPMENTAL processes necessary for mental functioning.
Beck Depression Inventory
- self-report measure of depression
- questions about 2 week period
- statements have different numerical weights
- usually depression self-report scales ask about suicidal intention
Hamilton rating scale for depression
- clinician completes it, not self-report scale
Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale
- self-report depression scale
Anxiety self-report scales
- Beck, State
- usually asks about degree and not frequency of symptoms (vs. depression)