Psychopathology

Question 1

Schumacher 2015

Answer 1

Patients rated flooding for phobias far more stressful than SD
Suggests floodign may risk re-traumatising and making phobia worse

Question 2

Soomro 2009

Answer 2

SSRI’s are significantly more effective than placebo. 70% of patients had significant symptom reduction
Suggests SSRI’s are effective for OCD, and low serotonin is a contributing cause

Question 3

Gilroy 2003

Answer 3

At both 3 and 33 months after therapy, the SD group were less fearful of spiders than control group
Suggests SD is effective

Question 4

Nestadt 2010

Answer 4

For OCD
MZ = 68% concordance
DZ = 31%
Suggests genetic component to OCD but could be due to DZ getting treated more differently

Question 5

Nyarko & Amisa 2014

Answer 5

Found positive correlation between automatic negative thoughts (ATQ) and depression (BDI)
Suggests Beck is correct but cannot establish causation

Question 6

March 2007

Answer 6

For depression
81% SSRI group = sig. symptom reduction
81% CBT group = sig. symptom reduction
86% combined group
Suggests both are effective, interactionist is best

Question 7

Watson 1920

Answer 7

Little Albert given phobia by pairing loud noise with a white rat, gave phobia of furry things
Suggests phobias are learned through classical conditioning

Question 8

DeJongh 2006

Answer 8

73% with dental phobias also experienced dental trauma compared to 21% of controls
Suggests that phobias are learned through classical conditioning

Question 9

Cohen 2019

Answer 9

Cognitive distortions and negative automatic thoughts predicted later depression in 473 adolescents
Suggests negative thinking is a cause of depression