psychopathology exam one

Question 1

biological theory of abnormal psychology (what is mental illness influenced by)

Answer 1

mental illness is influenced by disease, imbalances in the body, brain dysfunction, genetic abnormalities

Question 2

what is wandering uterus?

Answer 2

the theory is that women were mentally ill because their uterus was literally wandering away/around them

Question 3

what inside the body is the biological theory related to?

Answer 3

yellow bile, black bile, phlegm, and blood

Question 4

supernatural theory of abnormal behavior

Answer 4

caused by demons or sin

Question 5

psychological theory of abnormal behavior

Answer 5

influenced by environmental factors

Question 6

sociocultural theory of abnormal behavior

Answer 6

society and culture influenced mental health

Question 7

what can a licensed mental health counselor do/not do?

Answer 7

cannot prescribe medication
can diagnose

Question 8

what can a psychologist do/not do? what are the two licenses that a psychologist can get?

Answer 8

can do assessment, diagnose, research, teaching.
phd: research heavy
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Question 9

what can a psychiatrist do/not do?

Answer 9

can diagnose, assess, prescribe medication

Question 10

what can a nurse practitioner do/not do?

Answer 10

can diagnose, assess, prescribe medication

Question 11

what is trephination?

Answer 11

when people would drill holes in a person’s head to let the demons/mental illness out

Question 12

what is bloodletting?

Answer 12

when people would let people with a mental illness bleed out

Question 13

what is deviance? (the 4 d’s of abnormality)

Answer 13

behavior that is outside of the culture norms

Question 14

what is distress? (the 4 d’s of abnormality)

Answer 14

causes emotional or physical pain

Question 15

what is dangerousness? (the 4 d’s of abnormality)

Answer 15

when a person is a danger to themselves or others

Question 16

what is disfunction? (the 4 d’s of abnormality)

Answer 16

interferes with a person’s everyday life and function

Question 17

who was john wayer?

Answer 17

first to say that the mind can have an illness like the body can

Question 18

who was Kraepelin?

Answer 18

made the standard language when talking about mental illness

Question 19

who was phillipe Pinel?

Answer 19

opened a treatment center where people were treated with more respect

Question 20

who was william tuke?

Answer 20

created treatment in mental institutions to add choice and control

Question 21

who was Dorethea Dix?

Answer 21

a school teacher who toured an asylum and created legislative solutions

Question 22

what fraction of incarcerations are mentally ill?

Answer 22

1/3

Question 23

what are the seven categories of ACES?

Answer 23

psychological, physical, or sexual abuse; violence against mother; living in a household with substance abusers; mentally ill or suicidal; or imprisoned

Question 24

what illnesses are ACES related to?

Answer 24

heart disease, cancer, chronic lung disease, fractures, and liver disease

Question 25

what percent of the ACES sample grew up with an alcohol abuser?

Answer 25

23.5%

Question 26

what percent of ACES reported sexual abuse?

Answer 26

22%

Question 27

what is the leading cause of disability worldwide?

Answer 27

depression

Question 28

what is the average delay in symptom onset and treatment?

Answer 28

11 years

Question 29

what does the diathesis stress model show?

Answer 29

when a biological, psychological, or social factors add with a biological, social, or psychological trigger, then it makes a disorder

Question 30

what are some biological treatments?

Answer 30

psychotropic medications, psychosurgery, TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation), DBS (deep brain stimulation), and ECT (electroconvulsive treatment)