Final Exam Flashcards
What is psychopathology?
Study of symptoms and causes of mental disorders
What is psychodiagnosis?
Attempts to describe, assess, and understand the situation
What is psychotherapy?
Program of systematic intervention
What are the mental health professions?
Clinical psychologist
Counseling psychologist
Mental health/marriage counselor
Neuropsychologist
Psychiatrist
What is the DSM5?
A classification system for mental disorders
What is prevalence?
Percentage of people in a population who have the disorder during a given interval of time
What is lifetime prevalence?
Existence of a disorder during a person’s life
Why is there a stigma associated with mental illness?
Prejudice, discrimination and lack of self worth
What is trephining?
Why did people believe exorcism would help treat mental illness?
Who is Hippocrates and how did he advance medical science and the treatment of mental illness?
Describe what happened to people suspected of being witches during the 15th and 17th century?
The women were executed
Who is Philip panel and how is he associated with the rise of humanism?
Took charge of mental hospital in Paris; removed chains, replaced dungeons with sunny rooms, and encouraged exercise; changes shown to foster recovery
Who is the father of US psychiatry?
Benjamin Rush
Who is kroeplin and why is he important?
Defined syndromes based on clusters of symptoms gave the Foundation for Dsm
What is a model?
Attempts to describe a phenomenon that cannot be directly observed
What is the multipath model? How is the biopsychosocial model a mutipath model?
Views disorders from a holistic frame work
What is the amygolala and what role does it play in psychological disorders?
The fear circuit
What is a neuron? What are The functions of the following- dendrites, axon, myelin sheath, terminal buttons, synapse and neurotransmitters
What is neuroplasticity?
Ability of the brain to evolve and adapt
What is psychopharmacology? What are the classes of drugs used to treat mental illness?
Study of effects of psychotropic medications
- antianxiety
- antipsychotics
-antidepressants
-mood stabilizers
What is ECT?when Is It used?
Electroconvulsive therapy
- induce small seizures with electricity or magnetism
- can change brain chemistry and reverse some symptoms
-for those not responding to other treatments
What are they components of the psychodynamic theory?
Id: pleasure principle
Ego: realistic and rational
Superego: moral considerations (conscience)
What is Pavlov known for?
Classical conditioning
What is bf skinner known for?
Operant conditioning
What is exposure therapy? Flooding? Gradual?
What is cognitive behavioral therapy?
Thoughts profoundly affect emotions and behaviors
What is unconditional positive regard?
Person-centered therapy that allow clients to grow their potential
What is the importance of family and group therapy?
Stresses importance of teaching message sending
How is poverty associated with mental illness?
Limited Sense of personal control, poorer physical health, higher incidence of depression
What is reliability? What is validity? Why are both important when making a diagnosis?
Consistent
Consistent and correct
What is a case study?
Intensive study of one individual
What does it mean when a test is standardized?
What is psychological assessment?
What are 4 main assessments methods?
What are the 2 types of interviews? Which is more reliable and which is more valid?
What is the difference between naturalistic and controlled observation?
What are projective personality tests?
What is the Rorschach ink blot and thematic apperception test?
What is the most widely used intelligence test?
Which personality test has validity scales, including a lie and fake scale?
What are the different types of neurological tests used by neuropsychologists?
Why do we need a classification system for diagnosis?
Why did we need a new Dsm?
What are some of the categories of the Dsm?
What is anxiety?
What role does the amygdala play in anxiety disorders?
What role does serotonin play in anxiety?
