final Flashcards
Approximately how many children are currently diagnosed with bipolar disorder
nearly 1 million children
bipolar disorder is more common than _____ & _____
Autism & diabetes
What medications were prescribed to Rebecca
- all of the above
Seroquel
Depakote
Clonidine
Why did rebecca have an increased chance of having mental illness
Genetic or Environmental exposure - check up on it
How many pills per day was rebecca taking
more than 10
What is the definitive medical test to determine if a child is bipolar
there is no test
what is the biggest problem with the prescription drugs used for children
they have not been approved for children
Who was the first patient to undergo a lobotomy
Helen Ionesco
how would dr.freedman render people unconscious prior to the lobotomy
shocking them with the ECT machine
What instruments were used to perform the lobotomy operation
ice pick
how long did the lobotomy operation usually take
3 or 4 minutes
how many lobotomies were performed in 1949
5000
it is estimated that how many people have undergone ECT
100,000
is ECT a permanent cure
NO
What percentage of patients relapse
40%
what percentage of women who have babies will suffer from some form of post part depression
80%
what percentage of women who have babies will suffer from severe post part depression
10%
what did andreas doctor guarantee if she had yet another baby
her depression and symptoms would return
the psychoanalytic/psychodynamic perspective is associated with ______
Freud
Which drug is typically associated with schizophrenia
Neuroleptics
The diathesis stress model is associated with which disorder
schizophrenia
the “four D’s” can be used for determining abnormal behavior. The “four D’s” are
Dangerous
Dysfunctional
Deviant
Distressing
Which is NOT a type of anxiety disorder
bipolar disorder
which is a psychological disorder involving [persistent, excessive and/or unrealistic] feelings of worry accompanied by states of bodily tensions and heightened arousal
Generalized Anxiety
Which disorder used to be known as multiple or split personality disorder
dissociative identity disorder
Which is defined as a mood disorder in which mood alternates between two extremes
bipolar
how many approaches are there to therapy treatment
400
using drug interventions to reduce or alleviate symptoms of psychological disorder is known as
biomedical therapies
of the three approaches to therapy, which is associated with psychodynamics
insight therapies
of the three approaches to therapy, which is associated with modeling
behavior therapies
of the three approaches to therapy, which is associated with ECT
biomedical therapies
in psychoanalysis, the uncensored uttering of all thought that come to mind is known as
free association
which type of therapy draw upon the principles of classical and operant conditioning as well as observational learning
behavior
which method of psychotherapy is associated with carl rogers
client-centered
cognitive therapy was developed by
beck
which type of therapy works to change destructive thought processes, as well as associated behaviors
cognitive-behavior
the drug that is used as a mood stabilizers typically for bipolar disorder is
benzodiazepines
hans selye developed the _____ model, which describes the series of bodily reactions that occur to prolonged stress
general adaptation syndrome
ultimately, stress depends on
how a situation is perceived
alarm, resistance, and exhaustion are the terms used for describing the stages of the
general adaptation syndrome
who is responsible for the fight or flight theory
walter cannon
the corned order of the stages in the GAS are
alarm
resistance
exhaustion
the final stages of the general adaptation syndrome involves
exhaustion
according to redford williams, which of the following is NOT likely to reduce hostility and increase trust
keep your anger inside
the major of patients with schizophrenia are not violent
true
schizophrenia alone does not make a person dangerous. what other factors besides schizophrenia might make a person violent
substance abuse
dr taylor defines schizophrenia as a profound disruption in our normal ability to form
reality
what area of the brain creates internal reality
medial pre-frontal cortex
in the control group, the pre-frontal cortex is activated when looking at what type of image
positive
what type of images (+/-) activate a schizophrenia brain
negative
schizophrenia alone does not make a person dangerous . what other factors besides schizophrenia might make a person violent
all of the above
parental abuse
personality disorders
substance abuse
dr thompson found that brains of schizophrenic patients had a dynamic wave of
gray matter
what had been discovered about schizophrenics and distinguishing different tones
schizophrenics have a difficult time distinguishing tones
what part of the brain is responsible for auditory hallucinations
temporal lobe
why do some delusions lead to violence
schizophrenics who abuse substances are particularly prone to violence
which therapy leads to finding happiness
positive psychology
about 5% to 20% of nurses, lawyers, police officers, social workers, managers, counselors, teachers, medical residents, and others whose jobs demand intense involvement with people suffer from _____
burnout
the study of the relationship between the mind, the nervous system and the immune system is known as
psychoneuroimmunology
healthful stress is defined as
eustress
what is the primary cause of death today
lifestyles
in the milgram study, what percentage of “teacher” went all the way in giving the “learners” shocks
50% - 65%
a tendency to view ones successes as stemming from internal factors and failures as stemming from external factors is known as
self-serving bias
the theory of ____ states that contradicting or clashing thoughts cause discomfort
cognitive dissonance
asch is to conformity as milgram is to
obedience
stanley milgram’s experiment in which a “teacher” gave shocks to a “learner” was actually designed to asses
obedience
the tendency we have to view internal causes as the reason for other people behavior is known as
the fundamental attribution error
the process of making inferences about the causes of ones own behavior and the behavior of others is known as
attribution
who is the best known for his research in conformity
asch
janis is about to order her coffee after waiting in line for 15 min when a stranger walks up and asks janice if she can order ahead of janice since she has an appointment in five minutes. janice lets the stranger place her order first. janice has just exhibited
compliance
