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Unit I Test Flashcards

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1
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Define psychopathology

A

Study of symptoms and causes of mental disorders

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2
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Define etiology

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Possible causes

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3
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Define psychodiagnosis

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Attempts to describe, assess, and understand the situation

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4
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What are the different mental health professionals?

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Clinical and counseling psychologist, mental/ family counselor, psychiatrist( only one to prescribe medication), psychiatric nurse and social worker, school psychologist, substance abuse counselor

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What is our classification system called?

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DSM-5

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What is prevalence?what is lifetime prevalence?

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Percentage of ppl in a population who have the disorder during a given interval of time
Existence of a disorder during a person’s life

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What is the social stigma associated with mental illness?

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Prejudice, discrimination, self stigma

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8
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What does demonology mean?

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The study of demons used; the earliest idea for mental disorders.

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Explain exorcism and trephining

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Trephining the practice of making a hole in a patient’s skull
Exorcism cast the demon out

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10
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Explain the naturalistic thought.

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Mental disorders come from the culture that one is in

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11
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Who is Philipe pinel?

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Took charged of the mental hospitals removed chains, replaced dungeons with sunny rooms and encouraged exercise

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12
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Who is Emil kraeplin?

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Defined syndromes based on clusters of symptoms, the foundation of the DSM used today

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What is the drug Revolution?

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Intro to psychotropic medications, naturally occurring lithium found to calm down patients, many made for different disorders, depopulation of mental hospitals

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Multidimensional models suggest multiple paths to psychological illness. It combines…

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Biology, psychology, social and cultural dimensions

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Biological model…

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The brain is the central organ for intellect so illness can cause strange behavior; treat the body and brain

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The human brain…

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Controls all functions

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17
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What is the function of the forebrain?

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Controls higher mental functions

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What if the function of the limbic system?

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Emotions, decision making and memory

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What is the function of the amygdala?

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Implicated in many anxiety disorders is the fear circuit in the brain

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Function of the neurons

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Basic nerve cells that allow communication between the body and the brain

21
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Function of dendrites

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Receive incoming messages

22
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Function of the cell body

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The nucleus of the neuron

23
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Function of the axon

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Tube like structure extending from the cell body that transmits the message

24
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Function of the myelin sheath

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Covers insulates and protects the axon

25
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Terminal branches and buttons

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Treelike branches extending fro the axon that hold neurotransmitters that are released into the synapse in response to a message

26
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Synapse

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Space between 2 neurons

27
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What are neurotransmitters

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Chemical messengers involved in neural transmission

28
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Basic idea is that ppl don’t inherit disorder but rather they

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Have a predisposition to disorders

29
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Biology based treatments

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Antidepressants, anti anxiety, mood stabilizer and antipsychotic

30
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Psychological illness is a result of

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Unresolved unconscious conflict

31
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Components of personality

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Id, ego and superego, pleasure reality and morality principle

32
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Explain Id, ego and superego

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Id- pleasure principle
Ego- realistic and rational
Superego- conscience

33
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Treatments for psychodynamic

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Dream analysis free association and interpersonal therapy

34
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Classical conditioning (Pavlov)

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Learn through association

35
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Operant conditioning (skinner)

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Reinforcement-strengthening of a response by presenting a reinforcer as a consequence
Punishment- the weakening of a response by presenting an aversive stimulus as a consequence

36
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Observational learning( Bandura)

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Learn by watching others

37
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Explain exposure therapy

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Graduated exposure, flooding, systematic desensitization

38
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Systematic desensitization

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Gradually exposing the individual to levels of the feared stimulus

39
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Flooding

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Exposing the person to high levels of the feared stimulus

40
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Explain cognitive behavior

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Thoughts affect emotions and behaviors, ABC therapy with A being the event C being the reaction and B being the thoughts of the event

41
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Explain humanistic existential

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Humans need unconditional positive regard, focuses on helping ppl achieve the max potential

42
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Explain the scientific method

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Systemic data collection, controlled observation, and testing hypotheses

43
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Reliability

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Consistency of measurement

44
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Validity

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Accuracy of the measurement, the test measuring what it was supposed to measure

45
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Standardization

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Giving a test or measure the same way every time

46
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What is a psychological assessment

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Gathering information and drawing conclusions about a client

47
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Why do we need a classification system?

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A classification system allows for a diagnosis to be made

48
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What is the current edition of the DSM?

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DSM 5 TR

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