Psychological disorders

Question 1

What is the CES-D Scale?

Answer 1

A self-report depression scale for research in the general population

Question 2

What is seen in the brain when electro convulsive shock therapy is used?

Answer 2

Neurogenesis in the hippocampus

Question 3

What were the most used treatments for psychological disorder in the earlier days?

Answer 3

Shock therapy and lobotomy

Question 4

What kind of control takes place in the vetro-medial and dorso-lateral part of the prefrontal cortex?

Answer 4

VM: emotional, social control
DL: cognitive control

Question 5

What is seen in the ventro-medial PFc in psychopaths?

Answer 5

Smaller connections between PFc and amygdala

Question 6

What is the definition of impaired functioning?

Answer 6

Having difficulty in fulfilling appropriate and expected roles in family, social and work-related situations

Question 7

What is the practical approach to diagnose?

Answer 7

Look at the content, sociocultural context and consequences of the behavior

Question 8

What perspectives need to be taken into account shwn talking about causes of psychological disorders?

Answer 8

Biological, psychological and cultural/sociological perspective

Question 9

What does the biological perspective look at?

Answer 9

Disruptions or inbalances of bodily processes
Genetic components involved, neurochemical, anatomical

Question 10

What does the psychological perspective look at?

Answer 10

Look at behavioral (how fear becomes associated with specific situations/how inappropriate behaviors may be reinforced) and
cognitive perspective (mental problems origin, alleviation by changing biased cognitions, interconnection in the way we think about ourselves and cope)

Question 11

What is used for psychological disorder classification?