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PRACTICE TEST 1 Flashcards

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1
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A cause triggers onset of disorder

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precipitating factors

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2
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Causes a factor that made the disorder continues

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maintaining factors

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3
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A type of schizophrenia that did not meet the criteria

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Undifferentiated schizophrenia

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4
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Ability to remain in the same position in extended period of time
A body moved in new position and stay there of going limp

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Waxy Flexibility

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An empirical biochemical theory about the onset of schizo
Antagonist dopamine reduced symptom of schizo
If L-dopa given to person with Parkinson’s disease it will trigger schizo symptoms

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Dopamine hypothesis

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6
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It is the idea of genetic predisposition to certain condition (either mental or environmental) that might trigger condition

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Diathesis - stress model

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7
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It i least partially responsible for psychological disorder

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neurotransmitter

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8
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What is organic disorder?

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caused by damaged brain tissue

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9
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What is the best way a psychometrician do if a patient is experiencing abnormal behavior?

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Do a psychological assessment procedures

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10
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prominent feature of abnormal behavior of psychodynamic

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internal conflict is unconscious

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11
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A theoretical perspective that abnormal behavior is the result of being sensitive to criticism and judgement

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humanism

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12
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An approach to human behavior that focus on how we think, which affect the way how we behave

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Cognitive approach

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13
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It emphasizes cultural practices as a parameter of acceptable behaviors

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Socio-cultural perspective

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14
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A perpective believe that abnormal behavior occurs when a psychological mechanism do not effectively perform their naturally selected function

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Evolutionary perspective

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15
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What is the purpose of DSM - 5?

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identify and clarify the disorders using diagnostic criteria

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16
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Why DSM - IV updated to DSM - 5?

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  1. improve clinical utility
  2. improve organizational structure
  3. clarify biological and psychological relationship among disorder and incidence
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17
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How many axes in DSM IV TR

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5

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18
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What is Axis I?

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Clinical Disorder

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19
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What is Axis II?

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Personality Disorder

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20
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What is Axis III?

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General medical condition

21
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What is Axis IV?

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Psychosocial and environmental Problem

22
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What is Axis V?

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Global Assessment of Functioning

23
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What is the shortcoming of DSM TR that paved the way for DSM 5?

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  1. It is just a guide, cant describe symptom and diagnosis
  2. It is quick to use label that leads to stigma
  3. Overly reliant on medical aspect of understanding behavior
24
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Why multiaxial axis did not use in DSM 5?

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It is hard to use in research and clinical practice

25
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What is the overwhelming features of anxiety disorders?

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Tension and nervousness

26
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A disorder which ha a feeling of dread and worry with constant ANS arousal

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GAD

27
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Difference of GAD and panic disorder

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GAD - less intense symptom for a longer period of time

PD - has acute symptom

28
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fear to public place and open space

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agoraphobia

29
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It explicate the experience of reinforcement of a person

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Operant conditioning

30
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It elucidates the learbned association of a person to stimuli

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Clasical conditioning

31
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A perspective attributes anxiety disorder to misinterpretation of harmless situation as threatening

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Cognitive perspective

32
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A disorder that is characterized by physical symptoms but no actual physical cause

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somatoform disorder

33
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Symptom that are real to the patient but have no apparent medical cause

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Conversion disorder

34
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A perspective suggests that human behavior influenced by social context, environmental cues, social pressures and cultural influences

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Social-cultural perspective

35
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What characterizes a mood disorder?

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Extreme disturbances of emotional balance

36
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Dysthmia is also known as

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Major Depression

37
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How long must patient experience symptom of dysthmia?

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2 years

38
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It is a type of bipolar which is milder and subthreshold form

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Cyclothymic disorder

39
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A type of depression that is related to changes in season

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SAD

40
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How many type of schizophrenia are in DSM 5?

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5 types.

  1. paranaiod
  2. catatonic
  3. disorganized
  4. undifferentiated
  5. Residual
41
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Positive symptoms of schizophrenia

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hallucination and delusion

42
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negative symptoms of schizophrenia

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affect the emotions and behaviors

43
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It i characterized by pervasive expression, abnormal personality constructs that interfere with normal social functioning

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Personality disorder

44
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A type of personality disorder that that has extreme ditrust and suspicion to others

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paranoid personality disorder

45
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A type of amnesia which one loss memories occurred BEFORE the traumatic event

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retrogade amnesia

46
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A type of amnesia which one loss memories occurred AFTER the traumatic event

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anterogade amnesia

47
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A type of amnesia which ha no physiological basis for the memory disruption

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psychogenic amnesia

48
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A type of amnesia which losses some part of the memory

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selective amnesia

49
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The most common form of dissociative disorder

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Depersonalization disorder

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