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PAPER 1 - Psychopathology Flashcards

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What are the five characteristics of FFA ?

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observer discomfort 
unpredictability 
irrationality 
maladaptiveness 
personal suffering and distress
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What are the six characteristics of ideal mental health ?

APEARS

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AUTONOMY - being independent
POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS ONESELF
ENVIRONMENTAL MASTERY - adapting to situations
ACCURATE PERCEPTION OF REALITY
RESISTING STRESS - having coping strategies
SELF-ACTUALISATION - personal growth

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What are the behavioural characteristics of PHOBIAS ?

PEA

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  • panic
  • endurance
  • avoidance
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What are the emotional characteristics of PHOBIAS ?

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  • anxiety
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What are the cognitive characteristics of PHOBIAS ?

CIS

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  • cognitive distortions
  • irrational beliefs
  • selective attention
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What are the key points about the BEHAVIOURAL APPROACH for PHOBIAS ?

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  • phobias are learnt
  • classical conditioning
  • operant conditioning
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What is CLASSICAL CONDITIONING ?

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  • associating something we don’t have a fear of (NS) with something we already have a fear of (UD)
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What is OPERANT CONDITIONING ?

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  • how phobias are maintained

- consequences lead to reinforcement

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What are 2 STRENGTHS of the behavioural approach of phobias ?

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  • RESEARCH EVIDENCE - Watson and rayner - baby Albert - loud noise + rats
  • RESEARCH EVIDENCE - DiNardo et al - relate fears to a particular frightening experience
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What are 2 WEAKNESSES of the behavioural approach of phobias ?

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  • EVOLUTIONARY FACTORS - scared of things that were threats to ancestors - suggests there is more to phobias than conditioning
  • SIMPLISTIC EXPLANATION - ignores cognitive factors - phobias are complex
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What is SYSTEMATIC DESENSITISATION ?

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  • treatment for phobias

- phobias being ‘unlearnt’

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What are the three stages to SD ?

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  • ANXIETY HIERARCHY - most feared to least fear situation
  • RELAXATION - taught by a therapist - deep breathing
  • EXPOSURE - vivo or vitro
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What are two STRENGTHS of SD ?

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EFFECTIVENESS:
- research shows SD group were less fearful

APPROPRIATENESS:
- individuals are taking an active role - suits wide range of people

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What are two WEAKNESSES of SD ?

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EFFECTIVENESS:
- anxiety is still present - may move to another phobia - - not a long term solution

APPROPRIATENESS:
- not suitable for all phobias - e.g. fear of the dark

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What is FLOODING ?

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  • similar to SD
  • done in one long sessions
  • reciprocal inhibition
  • continues until patient is relaxed
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What are two STRENGTHS of FLOODING ?

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EFFECTIVENESS:

  • works on wide range of phobias
  • has long lasting effects

APPROPRIATENESS;

  • quick
  • only takes one session
  • cost effective
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What are two WEAKNESSES of FLOODING ?

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EFFECTIVENESS:

  • only likely to work for specific phobias
  • social phobias are harder to ‘flood’

APPROPRIATENESS:

  • can be traumatic
  • you have wasted time and money
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What are the behavioural characteristics of DEPRESSION ?

SAA

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  • sleep and eating behaviour
  • aggression and self harm
  • activity level
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What are the emotional characteristics of DEPRESSION ?

LLA

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  • lowered self-esteem
  • lowered mood
  • anger
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What are the cognitive characteristics of DEPRESSION ?

PAA

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  • poor concentration
  • absolutist thinking
  • attending to and dwelling on the negative
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What are the key points surrounding the cognitive approach of DEPRESSION ?

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  • our thoughts influence our emotions which influence our behaviour
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How do NEGATIVE SCHEMAS affect depression ?

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  • dominate thinking
  • developed in childhood through bad experience
  • provide negative framework
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What is the NEGATIVE TRIAD (Beck) ?

VSVWVF

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  • view of self
  • view of the world
  • view of the future
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What are the 5 COGNITIVE ERRORS ?

CAOSG

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  • catastrophizing
  • all or nothing
  • over generalisation
  • selective abstraction
  • global judgement
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What are the may points surrounding Ellis’s ABC MODEL ?

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  • blame external events for unhappiness

- irrational thinking prevents happiness

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What are the three parts to the ABC MODEL ?

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ACTIVATING EVENT - an everyday obstacle
BELIEFS - your belief about the situation
CONSEQUENCES - emotional response to the belief - often unhealthy

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What is MUSTABATORY THINKING ?

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  • I must be approved by people i find important
  • I must do very well or I am worthless
  • the world must give me happiness or I will die
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What are two STRENGTHS of the cognitive approach to depression ?

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  • PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS - cbt is effective - suggests that cognitions are involved in the development of depression
  • RESEARCH EVIDENCE - Lloyd and Lishman - supports idea that depressed people have automatic negative thinking
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What is a WEAKNESS of the cognitive approach to depression ?

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  • patient is seen as RESPONSIBLE - we have control over our thoughts - over looks social factors
30
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What is CBT ?

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  • challenge irrational thoughts
  • identifying irrational thoughts
  • behavioural element
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What is the behavioural element of CBT ?

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  • alter dysfunctional behaviours

- encourage patients to identify activities they used to enjoy doing

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What is REBT ?

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  • change irrational beliefs through challenging them
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What are the behavioural characteristics of OCD ?

PIE

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  • prevent social relationships
  • interfere with normal daily behaviour
  • everyday tasks are hindered
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What are the emotional characteristics of OCD ?

AT

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  • anxiety is emotionally distressing

- temporary relief

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What are the cognitive characteristics of OCD ?

CU

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  • constant obsessive thoughts

- uncontrollable

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What is the biological approach to OCD ?

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  • our thoughts are a result of psychological internal process
37
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What are the genetic explanations of OCD ?

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  • onset of OCD is a result of our genetic make-up that we are born with
38
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What is the COMP gene ?

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  • production of the neurotransmitter dopamine

- one form is more common in OCD patients

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What is the SERT gene ?

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  • affects transmission of serotonin

- OCD have 2 copies of 5-HTT

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What did MIGUEL ET AL find in his twin studies ?

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  • we would expect a higher concordance rate in MZ twins in DZ twins (if there was a genetic component to OCD)
  • 53-87% chance of MZ twins developing OCD if one already had it
  • 22-47% chance of DZ twins developing OCD if one already had it
  • suggests there is a genetic component
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What impact does NEUROTRANSMITTERS have on OCD ?

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  • genetic make-up affects the levels of neurotransmitters in the brain
  • two key neurotransmitters involved with OCD = serotonin and dopamine
42
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How does SEROTONIN affect OCD ?

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  • OCD patients have low serotonin

- associated with the anxiety

43
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How does DOPAMINE affect OCD ?

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  • linked with experiencing motivation / reward / compulsions
  • pleasurable experience = dopamine increase
  • doing compulsion = dopamine release
44
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Which area of the brain is linked with OCD ?

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orbitofrontal cortex (OFC)
- sends signals to the thalamus about things that are worrying

basal ganglia
- should stop minor worrying signals

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What are the STRENGTHS for the biological approach of OCD ?

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RESEARCH EVIDENCE
- twin studies

PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

  • neural explanations = low levels of serotonin = SSRIs
  • genetic explanations = can scan babies deemed at risk
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What are the WEAKNESSES for the biological approach of OCD ?

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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BIOLOGY AND OCD IS NOT 100% CLEAR

  • genetic = not 100% concordance rate - cannot rule out environmental factors
  • neural - not basal ganglia damage in all OCD patients

CORRELATIONAL
- levels of neural transmitters change due to OCD rather than causing OCD

REDUCTIONIST
- doesn’t consider two process model (classical / operant conditioning

47
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What is the most common SSRI

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fluoxetine - increases levels of serotonin in the synapse

48
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How do SSRIs work ?

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  • SSRI stops the re-uptake of serotnin meaning it stays in the synapse gap longer
  • leads to repeated stimulation of the receptors on the post synaptic clef
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What are the STRENGTHS of the biological approach for treating OCD ?

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RESEARCH
- symptoms decreased by 70% for SSRI takers

QUICK AND EASY

  • requires little physical time or cognitive effort
  • more desirable that psychological therapy
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What are the WEAKNESSES of the biological approach for treating OCD ?

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NOT LONG TERM METHOD

  • symptoms come back when drugs aren’t being used
  • 45% relapsed within 12 weeks
  • only treat the symptoms not the cause

SIDE EFFECTS

  • SSRI = blurred vision, indigestion
  • dopamine = weight gain, tremors
  • people stop taking them

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