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What is a diathesis?

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biological or psychological predisposition to disorder

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What is a diathesis/

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vulnerability

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What can diathesis be vulnerable to?

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certain problem or mental disorder, but this does not mean you will necessarily develop it

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According to the diathesis stress model what can combo of stress and predisposition cause?

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impact development of psychological problems

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What must stress interact with for a disorder to occur?

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predisposition

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What is anxiety?

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general feelings of apprehension about possible future problem or danger

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What is fear?

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alarm reaction in response to immediate danger (fight or flight?

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how many phobias do you need to meet the diagnostic criteria for specific phobia?

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1

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What is the average number of phobias that people have?

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3

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What are the amount with the diathesis stress models (the trends)

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Combo of strong predisposition and high stress result in most

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Does the diathesis stress model operate on a continuum

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yep

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With the diathesis stress model what may impact the development of a disorder?

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combination or interaction of diathesis and stress may impact the development of a mental disorder.

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What can a diathesis influence?

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perception and experience of stress as well as life course and choice of experiences

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What does the diathesis stress model integrate?

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theoretical perspectives of mental disorder and provides information about etiology (cause), treatment, and prevention.

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What are animal phobias?

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fear of animals–especially dogs, rodents, insects, snakes

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What are the five categories of specific phobias?

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animal, natural environment, blood-injection injury, situational, other phobias

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What are natural environment phobias?

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involve fears of surrounding phenomena such as heights, water, and weather events such as thunderstorms.

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What are blood-injection injury phobias?

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fear of needles, medical procedures, harm to oneself

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What are situational phobias?

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Fear of specific areas such as enclosed spaces in elevators or planes

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What are other phobias?

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any other intense fear of a specific object (fear of poison, peanut butter, etc)

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What is a phobia?

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Persistent and disproportional fear of specific object or situation that presents little or no actual danger

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What are the subtypes of social phobia?

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performance situations, nonperformance situations

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What is a panic attack?

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brief period of exceptionally intense, spontaneous anxiety/fear and feelings of impending doom

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If it is something you can name what is it?

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phobia not panic disorder

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What is the behavioral perspective with depression?

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extinction of active behaviors, lack of rewards due to social skills, learned because they lead to rewards

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What is learned helplessness with depression?

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People act in a helpless, passive fashion upon learning their actions have little effect on their overall environment

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What does learned helplessness cause?

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people believe that they are incapable of changing their environments

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What do performance situations include?

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evaluation from others, (taking a test, recital)

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What would make a disorder performance only?

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fearing only speaking or performing in public

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What are nonperformance situations?

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Situations that cause anxiety that are not based on performance reviews

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What is generalized anxiety disorder?

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chronic, excessive and unreasonable worry and anxiety generalized over events in everyday life

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What is vicarious learning?

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learning through observation and imitation of others’ experiences, rather than through direct personal experience

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What are obsessions?

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anxiety-producing, persistent idea, thought, image, or impulse

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What are compulsions?

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overt repetitive behaviors or mental rituals that the individual is driven to perform over and over

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What is a fear circuit?

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primarily centered around the amygdala, that are responsible for processing and triggering fear responses when encountering perceived threats

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what does the fear circuit help you do?

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helps you learn from experience to recognize dangerous situations and respond appropriately.

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What is body dysmorphic disorder?

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preoccupation with imagined defect in physical appearance or excessive concern over slight flaw

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How many people with BDD try to kill themselveS?

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about half

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What are common obsessions?

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contamination, errors or uncertainty, sexual acts, harming self or others, symmetry or perfect order

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What are some common compulsions?

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cleaning, repeated checking, repeating, ordering/arranging, counting

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What is hoarding disorder?

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preoccupation with collecting items and a failure to discard items

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What is the cognitive cause of OCD/

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attention drawn more to disturbing material, low confidence in memory ability, difficulty blocking out negative thoughts

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What is a stressor?

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the event that causes the stress

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What do stressors demand on us?

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to change or react

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What is a stress reaction?

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person’s reaction to those demands

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What is a traumatic experience?

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exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violation

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What are the four categories for diagnoses of PTSD?

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intrusion, avoidance, negative conditions and mood, arousal and reactivity

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What is intrusion?

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1 symptom

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What is avoidance?

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1 symptom

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What are negative conditions and moods?

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2 symptoms

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What is arousal and reactivity?

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2 symptoms

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What is acute stress disorder?

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anxiety and dissociative symptoms following a traumatic experience.

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DSM05 FPOr ACCUTE STRESS DISORDEr

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What is adjustment disorder?

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maladaptive reaction to distressing life events that develop within 3 months of the onset of the stressor

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What must adjustment disorders lead to ?

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significant impairment or marked emotional distress exceeding what is normally expected

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What are physiological pathways?

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if stressor doesn’t go away right away the HPA axis kicks in and releases cortisol and the stress response is released

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What is criterion 1 for bipolar 1 disorder?

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criteria for at least 1 manic episode (a-D under manic episode)

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What gender especially has symptoms of rapid cycling?

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females

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For bipolar II to happen what must the condition not be caused by?

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medical problem or substance

60
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What criteria must have been met for a qualification of bipolar 2 disorder?

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One hypomanic criteria and one major depressive episode

61
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What must there have never been for bipolar 2 disorder?

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Manic episodes

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what does the symptoms of bipolar 2 cause?

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clinically significant distress or impairment in social, work, or other important areas of functioning

63
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What is the relation with comorbidity and anxiety disorders?

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many people with anxiety have other disorders, it has a very high comorbidity rating

64
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What is prepared learning?

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predisposed to learn behaviors that help them survive and reproduce, and why some associations are easier to learn than others

65
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What is light therapy?

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mimicking natural light

66
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When must the diagnostic criteria of postpartum disorder have to have been met?

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Within four weeks of childbirth

67
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Are women who have had children more likely to experience depression?

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no

68
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What gender is more likely to have depression?

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women

69
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what gender is more likely to have bipolar disorder?

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men and women are equal

70
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What is disruptive mood dysregulation disorder?

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kids having extreme, continuous temper tantrums

71
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What are biological factors involved with depressive disorders?

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genetic factors
biochemical factors
hormonal factors
sleep dysregulation
neuroanatomy

72
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What is the psychodynamic theory of depression?

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individual’s current life situation is significantly influenced by their childhood experiences, unresolved conflicts, and past relationships

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What is the behavioral explanation for depression?

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environmental changes/ avoidant behaviors inhibit individuals from experiencing environmental reward/ reinforcement, subsequently leading to the development/maintenance of depressive symptoms.

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What is the cognitive explanation for depression?

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a person’s thoughts, attitudes, and interpretations can increase their risk of developing depression

75
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What is the HPA axis related to?

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Stress response

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What can chronic stress produce in regard to the HPA axis?

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long term HPA dysregulation

77
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What are the three forms that Beck’s inner statements take?

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1.) may exaggerate magnitude of obstacles, responding to minor frustrations

2.) may interpret relatively trivial events as important losses

3.) continually self-disparaging, magnifying criticisms and insults

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What are the three elements of Beck’s Cognitive mode?

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Negative

79
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What are the elements of the negative triad?

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Self, world, future

80
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What is the hormonal influence of depression (map)

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Environmental stress
NE in hypothalamus
Pituitary
Adrenal glands
Release of cortisol (stress hormone)

81
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What may the hormonal influence in depression explain in regard to gender”

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differences in unipolar mood disorders

82
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What does Becks cognitive model explain?

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person’s perception of a situation impacts their emotional, behavioral, and physiological reactions

83
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Is depression more common within families?

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yes sir

84
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What is the heritability rate for twins in depression?.

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42 females
29 males

85
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What is the serotonin transporter gene associated with?

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increased risk of depression following stressful life events

86
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Is depression higher within first degree relatives?

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yes

87
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What is the monoamine hypothesis?

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depression is caused by a deficiency of monoamine neurotransmitters, such as norepinephrine, serotonin, and dopamine, in the brain

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Why does a person feel depressed in Beck’s cognitive model?

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people engage in depressed ways of thinking

89
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What do people focus on with depression in Becks cognitive model?

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negative interpretations

90
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What do people feel with depression in Beck’s cognitive model ?

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helpless, hopeless or not in control

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What do people believe when they are experiencing learned helplessness?

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have little or no control over events of their life, responses have no connections with outcomes

92
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What does unavoidable stress from learned helplessness decrease the levels of ?

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NE

93
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What did Seligman study?

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relationship of fear conditioning to instrumental learning

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What was Seligman’s experiment?

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dogs received an inescapable shock in learning a future task where they could avoid the shock by jumping over a barrier

95
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What is depressive attributional style?

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depression caused depressive style that employs internal, stable, global accounts of personal problems

96
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What are the three dimensions of the attributional model?

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internal-external

stable-unstable

global-specific

97
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What is introjection (psychodynamic)

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internalizing the characteristics of others

98
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What is the psychodynamic theory in regard to depression (quilt version)

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intrapsychic process that originate early in life in development of depression

99
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What is depression related to with behavioral perspectives?

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elative loss of positive reinforcement and pleasure.

100
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What is the behavioral perspective of depression similar to ?

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state of extinction

101
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What does apathy and lack of responsiveness stem from?

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lack of positive reinforcement

102
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What are treatments for depressive disorders?

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Medication
CBT
Interpersonal therapy
SSRIs
Tricyclcics
MAO inhibitors
ECT
TMS

103
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What are tricyclics and MAO inhibitors?

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unpleasant side effects, less effective for depression with psychotic features

104
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Does MAO require multiple doses per day?

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Yes

105
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What is transcranial magnetic stimulation

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stimulation of the Cortex

106
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What is interpersonal therapy?

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identification and improvement of a person’s difficulties in interpersonal functioning.

107
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What are the statistics of ECT?

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Works more quickly and with a higher percentage of patients.

Response rates for those who do not respond to medication: 50%-60%

108
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Is depression necessary for bipolar 2?

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yes

109
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Are there psychotic symptoms with bipolar 2?

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no

110
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What is a treatment for bipolar disorders?

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Lithium (mood stabilizer)

111
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What are some risk factors for suicice?

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Previous suicide attempt
Contemplated method
Male gender
Hopelessness
Diagnosis of a mood disorder
Previous psychiatric admissions

112
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Why might suicide be performe?

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escape from bad situation
experiencing intense emotions
aggression
act of sacrifice
to prove oneself

113
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What is Mowrer’s two factor model>?

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Involvement of both classical and operant conditioning
- Initial event creates association
- Operant conditioning maintains association through negative reinforcement

114
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Causal factors in anxiety disorders: Psychodynamic

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Little Hans
Id impules produce anxiety in the ego
the ego can usually calm them

115
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What are psychodynamic treatments for anxiety:

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tend to not be that effective with anxiety

116
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What are biological treatments for anxiety disorders?

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anxiolytics
antidepressants

117
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What are behavioral treatments for anxiety disorders?

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systematic desensitization
exposure

118
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What are cognitive treatments for anxiety disorders?

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CBT
Interoceptive exposure

119
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What is interoceptive exposure?

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internal feelings of anxiety

120
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What is RCC>

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oversensitivity
debated
play a role in panic

121
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What is the limbic system?

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fear networks

122
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What are biological factors with regard to neurotransmitters and anxiety?

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HPA Axis
- stress response
Serotonin
- most implicated
- deficiencies
- affects mood
Norepinephrine
- increased levels
- fight or flight
- arousal
- increases anxiety
GABA
- deficiencies
- inhibits anxiety

123
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Causal factors in anxiety: Cognitive

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Anxiety Sensitivity
- tend to misinterpret ambiguous stimuli as more threatening

Greater Attention to Threat
- take it to a catastrophic level
- panic disorder stems from a tendency to make catastrophic misinterpretations of physiological sensations

Perceived Control
- perceived lack of control = increased risk

124
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What are biological factors in OCD?

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genetics
moderate heritability

Neurotransmiter (serotonin)
strongest implication, too much serotonin , drugs make symptoms worse at first

Brain structure
limbic system (emotional brain)
hypothalamus (feeding, fighting, fleeing, fucking)
Frontal cortex/lobes: worrying grooming

125
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Causal Factors in Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders: Cognitive

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Attention drawn more to disturbing material.
- exaggerated threat estimation
- individuals overestimate threat

Low confidence in memory ability.
- Accounts for having to do the rituals over and over again
- Having to check and recheck

Have difficulty blocking out negative thoughts.
- lack of control of thoughts

Individuals with these disorders try harder to suppress these thoughts

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Causal Factors in Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders: Behavioral

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Mowrer’s Two-Factor Theory:

Excessive hand washing
- traumatic event with being dirty or germs
- exposure to similar events induces anxiety or fear
- hand washing is negatively reinforced by the reduction in anxiety

Most accepted
- bc most treatments involve exposure.

127
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Causal Factors in Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders: Sociocultural

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Early childhood trauma
- abuse (physical or sexual)
- parents over controlling, critical, etc.
- parental neglect

Societal values
- western society is pretty focused on physical appearance

128
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Treatments in Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders: Biological:

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  • SSRIs
  • Effective in 40% of individuals
    — might decrease symptoms by 30-40%
  • High relapse for individuals who go off of medication
129
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Treatments in Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders: Cognitive

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  • CBT & cognitive restructuring
  • challenging cognitions and identifying pathways
  • in conjunction with behavioral modification techniques (ERP)
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Treatments in Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders: behavioral

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  • Exposure and Response Prevention
    — requires prolonged and repeated exposure to the obsession, while the compulsive act is prevented
    — most effective (70%-80% of patients)
131
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Describe PTSD:

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After exposure to intense trauma, recurrent recollection and distress related to the trauma with marked arousal.

Dysfunction may be especially severe and long-lasting if the precipitating stressor is intentional and interpersonal.

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DSM-3 Diagnosis for PTSD

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  • Traumatic event outside the range of usual human experience that would cause significant symptoms of distress in almost anyone
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DSM-4 criteria for PTSD

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  • Required person’s response to involve “intense, fear, helplessness or horror”
134
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Is the diagnostic criteria for acute stress disorder the same as PTSD?

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yes

135
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What is the quilt definition for acute stress disordeR?

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After exposure to intense trauma, recurrent recollection and distress related to the trauma with marked arousal.

136
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For adjustment disorders what is the time frame?

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development of behavioral or emotional symptoms within 3 months of onset of stressor

137
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What must adjustment disorder symptoms lead to?

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Significant impairment
Marked emotional distress, exceeding what is normally expected

138
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What may dysfunction manifest as?

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depressed mood, anxiety, disturbance of conduct, or combo of symptoms

139
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Are adjustment disorders time-limited?

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yes

140
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When is the stressor of adjustment disorders expected to remit?

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within 6 months

141
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Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders: Risk Factors Related to the Event(s)

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Degree of exposure to trauma:
- Higher degree of exposure:
— Individuals who were actually exposed to it, not secondary exposure.
- Greater degree of exposure causes a greater rate of disorders.

Severity of trauma.
- More severe the trauma the higher the likelihood that an individual will develop symptoms

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Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders: Risk Factors Related to the Person or Social Environment

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(1) History of childhood abuse, assault or poverty.
- More severe environments in childhood are at a greater risk for developing disorders.
- Can make your receptors less receptive to cortisol

(2) Genetic vulnerability.
- Twin studies
— Not a really strong effect related to PTSD but for anxiety disorders there tends to be a link.
- Hormonal system
- Personality characteristics: neuroticism
- Negative attitudes

(3) Lack of social support.
- Associated with low social support growing up and (more so) low social support when the traumatic event happens.

(4) Poor coping skills.
- Three major categories:
Avoidance Coping:
- drugs, etc.
Emotion Focused Coping:
- talk to friend & family
- women are more likely to use
Problem Focused Coping
- deal with the issue directly
- take active approach strategies
- men are more likely to use
- most effective in everyday life unless problem cannot be helped

(5) Feeling shame/dissociative experiences.
- Associated with poor outcomes

(6) Pre-existing depression or anxiety.
- If you’re already diagnosed you are at risk

(7) Family history of depression, anxiety or substance abuse problems.
- At higher risk

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Treatments in Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders:

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Drug Therapies
- For the most part, not super effective
- Most effective: SSRIs
— In conjunction with other therapies
- Others:
— Antipsychotics

Exposure Therapy and CBT
- Most effective
— when linked with cognitive restructuring therapy
- A whole lot of people drop out of therapy because it is very anxiety-provoking
- Continual exposure & getting them to talk about it.
- Telling & remembering
- Confront irrational thinking

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)
- On site crisis counseling
- Decrease chances that they will develop PTSD in the future.
- Research shows that only doing that, with no follow up counseling, can lead to an increase in PTSD

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Causal Models in Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders:

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(1) Mowrer’s Two-Factor Theory
Classical conditioning, anxiety associated with it
- avoid thinking about it etc, reinforcement

(2) Biological processes

Maybe some differences in cortisol levels

Link between hippocampus and amygdala (“fear center”)
- associated with emotion and memory
- individuals with PTSD show decreased volume in hippocampus
— can’t determine if it preceeded the event

145
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With abnormal anxiety what happens with the level of cortisol?

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cortisol levels remain high even when threat subsides

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