PSYCH 101 EXAM 4 LAUMAKIS SDSU EXAM LATEST WITH
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
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Psychopathology - ANSWER-The study of mental disorders
-abnormal psychology
Abnormal (3 D's) - ANSWER-Deviance
Distressful
**Dysfunctional
Deviant - ANSWER-Statistical infrequency (Is it rare?)
Distressful - ANSWER-Personal discomfort (does it cause personal suffering/others)
-ADHD
dysfunctional - ANSWER-impairment (does it interfere with functioning?)
- used to diagnose medical disorders
ex. Mike who drinks and loses wife
Medical model - ANSWER-DSM-5 book of disorders (categorical)
- psychiatrist uses
etiology - ANSWER-causes of disorder
- diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis
categorical approaches to diagnosis - ANSWER-depression is a black or white yes or no you have it
dimensional approaches to diagnosis - ANSWER-there is a continuum along with different levels of
depression from like 0 to 100 and everyone falls along this scale
- psychologist uses
Diathesis-stree model of metal disorder - ANSWER-nature(diathesis: vulnerability to psychological
disorders)
-distal causes
-genetic inheritance
-predisposition, susceptibility
nurture(environmental stressors)
-proximate causes "triggers"
*Things that push one over the edge
comorbidity - ANSWER-co-occurrence of more than one disorder in the same individual 2+
- found in the DSM-5
Types of disorders - ANSWER--anxiety disorder
-substance related disorder
-mood disorders
-schizophrenia- 1%
-personality disorder
-ASPD- no remorse for wrongful Crome
, Lifetime prevalence - ANSWER-number of people ho met criteria whats common/rare
Types of anxiety disorders - ANSWER--generalized anxiety disorder(GAD)
-panic disorder
-phobias(object)
-OCD
-PTSD
*WOmen more likely to be diagnosed with anxiety disorder 2 to 1
generalized anxiety disorder - ANSWER-free floating anxiety (nonspecific)
- ppl are worried, fretful, insomnia, physiological symptoms
- high on neuroticism scale
Panic disorder - ANSWER-the experience of one or more panic attacks, fear of having another panic
attack
- triggered or intriggerred
- paired with agora phobia (fear of being out and about and can't control attack)
**panic attacks also found in other disorders (portable)
phobias - ANSWER-intense, irrational fears of a specific object or situation
social phobia
worried about embarrassing/humililating yourself
OCD - ANSWER-intrusive thoughts that increase anxiety
Obsessions - ANSWER-can't stop thinking about them, drive ones anxiety through the roof
Compulsions - ANSWER-receptive, ritualistic behaviors to dec anxiety
ex counting, checking , etc
** negative reinforcement
PTSD - ANSWER-only disorder that says you have to been exposed to a stressor
ex. natural disaster, assault, death
Aftermath of PTSD - ANSWER-- reexperience of the event triggered by sound, news, dreams, etc
- numbing/withdrawal
- Hyperarousal
numbing - ANSWER-emotionless/cut off; just relate facts
Withdrawal - ANSWER-socially withdrawing
Hyperarousal - ANSWER-inc irritability, problems with insomnia, inc aggression, problems focusing,
inc startle response
etiology - ANSWER-the cause, set of causes, or manner of causation of a disease or condition.
Anxiety disorder etiology - ANSWER--biological
- diathesis- twin studies suggest genetic predisposition
- anxiety sensitivity
- feedback loop and panic disorder
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
ALREADY GRADED A+ 100% GUARANTEED PASS!
Psychopathology - ANSWER-The study of mental disorders
-abnormal psychology
Abnormal (3 D's) - ANSWER-Deviance
Distressful
**Dysfunctional
Deviant - ANSWER-Statistical infrequency (Is it rare?)
Distressful - ANSWER-Personal discomfort (does it cause personal suffering/others)
-ADHD
dysfunctional - ANSWER-impairment (does it interfere with functioning?)
- used to diagnose medical disorders
ex. Mike who drinks and loses wife
Medical model - ANSWER-DSM-5 book of disorders (categorical)
- psychiatrist uses
etiology - ANSWER-causes of disorder
- diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis
categorical approaches to diagnosis - ANSWER-depression is a black or white yes or no you have it
dimensional approaches to diagnosis - ANSWER-there is a continuum along with different levels of
depression from like 0 to 100 and everyone falls along this scale
- psychologist uses
Diathesis-stree model of metal disorder - ANSWER-nature(diathesis: vulnerability to psychological
disorders)
-distal causes
-genetic inheritance
-predisposition, susceptibility
nurture(environmental stressors)
-proximate causes "triggers"
*Things that push one over the edge
comorbidity - ANSWER-co-occurrence of more than one disorder in the same individual 2+
- found in the DSM-5
Types of disorders - ANSWER--anxiety disorder
-substance related disorder
-mood disorders
-schizophrenia- 1%
-personality disorder
-ASPD- no remorse for wrongful Crome
, Lifetime prevalence - ANSWER-number of people ho met criteria whats common/rare
Types of anxiety disorders - ANSWER--generalized anxiety disorder(GAD)
-panic disorder
-phobias(object)
-OCD
-PTSD
*WOmen more likely to be diagnosed with anxiety disorder 2 to 1
generalized anxiety disorder - ANSWER-free floating anxiety (nonspecific)
- ppl are worried, fretful, insomnia, physiological symptoms
- high on neuroticism scale
Panic disorder - ANSWER-the experience of one or more panic attacks, fear of having another panic
attack
- triggered or intriggerred
- paired with agora phobia (fear of being out and about and can't control attack)
**panic attacks also found in other disorders (portable)
phobias - ANSWER-intense, irrational fears of a specific object or situation
social phobia
worried about embarrassing/humililating yourself
OCD - ANSWER-intrusive thoughts that increase anxiety
Obsessions - ANSWER-can't stop thinking about them, drive ones anxiety through the roof
Compulsions - ANSWER-receptive, ritualistic behaviors to dec anxiety
ex counting, checking , etc
** negative reinforcement
PTSD - ANSWER-only disorder that says you have to been exposed to a stressor
ex. natural disaster, assault, death
Aftermath of PTSD - ANSWER-- reexperience of the event triggered by sound, news, dreams, etc
- numbing/withdrawal
- Hyperarousal
numbing - ANSWER-emotionless/cut off; just relate facts
Withdrawal - ANSWER-socially withdrawing
Hyperarousal - ANSWER-inc irritability, problems with insomnia, inc aggression, problems focusing,
inc startle response
etiology - ANSWER-the cause, set of causes, or manner of causation of a disease or condition.
Anxiety disorder etiology - ANSWER--biological
- diathesis- twin studies suggest genetic predisposition
- anxiety sensitivity
- feedback loop and panic disorder
