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Midterm #1 - Integration in Psychopathology Flashcards

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multidimensional integrative approach (5 aspects)

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  • biological
  • psychological
  • emotional
  • social and interpersonal
  • behavioural
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biological (multidimensional approach)

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  • genetics and neuroscience
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psychological (multidimensional approach)

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  • behaviours and cognitive processes
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emotional (multidimensional approach)

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  • emotional responses
  • very complex
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social and interpersonal (multidimensional approach)

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  • interactions with others in society
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behavioural (multidimensional approach)

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  • conditioned response to stimulus
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the diathesis stress model

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  • why a disorder develops
  • diathesis: inherited tendency for vulnerability to a disorder
  • stressor: circumstance or experience in environment which creates stress and triggers development of disorder
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gene-environment correlation model

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  • genes could increase probability of experiencing stressful events
  • individuals may impact their environment through their genes
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neurotransmitters

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  • increase/decrease something in brain
  • messengers
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agonist

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  • increases activity of transmitter
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antagonist

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  • reduce or block neurotransmitters
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inverse agonist

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(remember it exists)

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linear

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trace origins of behaviour to a single cause

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glutamate and GABA

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  • neurotransmitters
  • chemical brothers
  • glutamate: excitatory, leads to action
  • GABA: inhibitory, slows things down
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serotonin

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  • neurotransmitter
  • regulation of our behaviour, moods, and thought processes
  • 6 major circuits
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SSRI

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  • selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
  • used to treat anxiety, mood, and eating disorders
  • inhibit serotonin from being taken back up
  • positively impacts mood behaviour
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norepinephrine/noreadrenaline

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  • neurotransmitter
  • fight or flight
  • connected to panic
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dopamine

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  • major neurotransmitter
  • connection to schizophrenia and addiction
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automatic processes

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  • function underneath our level of awareness
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effortful processes

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  • within our awareness, thinking
  • processes we can track
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conditioning processes

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  • learning 2 things go together after seeing them paired
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learned helplessness

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  • we learn that nothing we do will impact our environment
  • give up (can lead to depression)
  • discovered in animals first
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learned optimism

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  • cognitive stage of optimistic thinking
  • can still be realistic
  • predicts longer life
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social learning theory

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  • Bandura
  • learning from observing others or situations
  • modelling and bobo doll experiment
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3 steps of social learning

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  • attention
  • retention
  • reproduction
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attention (social learning)

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  • noticing models behaviour
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retention (social learning)

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  • remember model’s behaviour
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reproduction (social learning)

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  • exhibiting the models behaviour
  • more likely to if rewarded than punished
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Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

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  • targets automatic thoughts, attitudes, and behaviours that maintain disorders (depression/anxiety)
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emotions

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  • behaviour motivators
  • short in duration
  • response to external event
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3 components of emotions

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  • behaviour
  • physiology
  • cognition
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mood

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  • long-lasting
  • varieties of behaviours, cognitions, and emotions
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social influences

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  • longer lifespan
  • relationships protect against physical and psych disorders
  • isolation increases risk of death
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excitatory neurotransmitter

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  • increase likelihood that the connecting neuron will fire
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inhibitory neurotransmitter

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  • decrease likelihood that the connecting neuron will fire
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2 parts of the brain

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  • brain stem
  • fore brain
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the hindbrain and midbrain are a part of the … ?

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  • brain stem
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the limbic system, basal ganglia, and cerebral cortex are a part of the … ?

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  • forebrain
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the peripheral nervous system

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  • coordinates with brain stem to make sure body is working properly
  • somatic nervous system
  • autonomic nervous system
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sympathetic nervous system

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  • mobilizes body during times of stress or danger
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parasympathetic nervous system

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  • balance the sympathetic system
  • normalizes arousal

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