FINAL EXAM -- PSY

Question 1

aspects of abnormality

Answer 1

thinking/behavior goes against social norms, causes discomfort, inability to function normally, harmful to self/others

Question 2

psychological models of abnormality

Answer 2

psychodynamic/ neo-freudian view:
abnormal behavior/thinking stems from repressed conflicts in the unconscious wanting to come out

Question 3

cognition

Answer 3

thinking that affects our abnormal behavior

Question 4

culture bound syndrome

Answer 4

how certain cultures are going to express a psychological experience in different ways

for anxiety, an example is ataque de nervios

Question 5

percentage of adults suffering from a mental disorder

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from 26.2 to 32.4 percent over age 18 suffer from a mental disorder

Question 6

pros and cons of labels

Answer 6

helps organize categories and common language understanding
but biased, easy to assume a diagnosis

Question 7

book used to diagnose

Answer 7

dsm-5

Question 8

mood disorder

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experiences of emotions that impact everyday life
emotions last for long periods, persistent, often not known source

Question 9

types of mood disorders

Answer 9

major depressive disorder (mdd) and bipolar disorder (I and II)

Question 10

affect

Answer 10

emotional expression on face

a “flat” affect means no expression on face

Question 11

mdd

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seems to have no external cause
too severe for daily functioning
major depressive disorder with a seasonal pattern/seasonal depression: caused by lack of sunlight in winter

Question 12

suicide rates most common in

Answer 12

males
white/non-hispanic
native americans

Question 13

bipolar I

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symptoms are more significant, may need hospitalization

Question 14

bipolar II

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symptos less impactful of their safely/less concerning don’t need to be hospitalized

Question 15

causes of mood disorders

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biological explanations, genetic origins, learned helplessness

Question 16

anxiety and fear

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although related anxiety is different than the emotion of fear

Question 17

panic attack’s relation to anxiety and disorders

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can be attached to any disorder but mostly associated with anxiety

Question 18

compulsion

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repetitive ritualistic behavior or mental act

Question 19

asd vs ptsd

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asd lasts max a month after event
ptsd effect continues on permanently

Question 20

psychodynamic explanation of trauma

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anxiety is too hard to manage, leads to abnormal behavior/flashbacks

Question 21

behaviorism theory on disorders

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behaviorists believe disordered behavior is learned thru reinforcement (little albert)

Question 22

cognitive psychology theory on disorders

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excessive anxiety comes from irrational thought processes, “magnifying” situations as more dangerous than they are

Question 23

additional causes of anxiety and stress disorders

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cognitive-behavioral psychology explanations
perfectionism, overgeneralization (victimizing yourself), minimization of feelings

biological explanations
neurotransmitter dysfunction/genetics

Question 24

anorexia nervosa

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a condition in which a person reduces eating to control body weight

Question 25

bulimia nervosa

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mainly binging and purging or heavy exercise rather than restricting food intake

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binge eating disorder

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no purging or no compensatory behavior (exercising/laxatives)

Question 27

schizophrenia

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usual combination of hallucinations and delusions

Question 28

delusion

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false belief held by a person

Question 29

neurotransmitters involved in schizophrenia

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dysfunction, extreme levels of dopamine, GABA, glutamate, etc brain inflammation

Question 30

highest factor of schizophrenia

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having an identical twin or parent with identical twin

Question 31

prejudice vs discrimination

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surface level bias against people based on group bias turned behavior/want to behave negatively against a person of a group

Question 32

blatant vs subtle biases

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conscious beliefs/feelings that someone is willing to admit biases that are unexamined and unconscious

Question 33

social dominance orientation

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belief that group hierarchies are inevitable and part of life (some groups are more superior than others and deserve more respect) disapproves of disrupting social hierarchy

Question 34

right wing authoritarianism

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an ideology that emphasizes comfority or obedience to authority can dislike outgroup members because they believe in separate values

Question 35

social identity theory

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tendency to favor ones group over another's outgroup

Question 36

social psychology

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the study of a persons behavior, thoughts and feelings influenced by different social environments

Question 37

normative social influence

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the need to act in ways that will let us be liked and accepted

Question 38

informational social influence

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taking cues how to behave from other people when in an unclear environment

Question 39

example of conformity

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asch's study of lines

Question 40

groupthink

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when people place more importance on maintaining group cohesiveness (agreeing on one problem/view) than on facts example: not wearing masks "don't rock the boat"

Question 41

group polarization

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the tendency for members to sway to extreme or minimalopinions, all or nothing

Question 42

social facilitation vs impairment

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when people do better or worse being watched

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deindividuation

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feeling out of control and losing self identity and responsible because actions are anonymous

Question 44

attribution

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explaining one's own or anothers behavior theory: how we make sense of the behavior of others internal causes of why smth happens (dispositional, personal qualities) external causes outside of the person (situational)

Question 45

fundamental attribution error

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tendency to blame a situation or other person other than ourself vs actor/observer bias which is when the star/you blame anything but themself

Question 46

zimbardos study

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did stanford prison experiment, assigned roles in basement, traumatic studied power and obedience