Psych 2300 Exam 1- Abnormal Psych
questions well answered
abnormal psychology - ANS ✔✔scientific study that describes, explains, predicts, and modifies
behaviors associated with mental disorders
focuses on psychopathology and the various treatments for behavioral and mental disorders
-range from highly unusual to fairly common
psychopathology - ANS ✔✔the study of symptoms and causes of mental distress
problematic patterns of:
1) thought
2) feeling
3) behavior
-literally means "sickness of the mind"
psychodiagnosis - ANS ✔✔attempts to describe, assess, and understand the situation
describing behavior - ANS ✔✔-seek help from a mental health professional
-formulate a psychodiagnosis (an attempt to describe, assess, and understand your situation)
-treatment plan
, explaining behavior - ANS ✔✔determine etiology (possible causes)
humans are complex there may be multiple causes
predicting behavior - ANS ✔✔-various risk factors
-civil commitment (involuntary confinement)
-premise of legal system (innocent until proven guilty)
modifying behavior - ANS ✔✔psychotherapy
-a program of systematic intervention designed to improve a person's behavioral, emotional, or
cognitive state
clinical psychologist - ANS ✔✔-holds PhD or Psy D
-psychopathology, personality, human psychology
counseling psychologist - ANS ✔✔-similar requirements for clinical psychologist
-focus on life adjustment problems rather than mental illness
mental health counselor - ANS ✔✔-master's degree
-supervised clinical experience
neuropsychologist - ANS ✔✔-PHD
-assessment, diagnosis, treatment
psychiatrist - ANS ✔✔-MD degree
-can prescribe meds
questions well answered
abnormal psychology - ANS ✔✔scientific study that describes, explains, predicts, and modifies
behaviors associated with mental disorders
focuses on psychopathology and the various treatments for behavioral and mental disorders
-range from highly unusual to fairly common
psychopathology - ANS ✔✔the study of symptoms and causes of mental distress
problematic patterns of:
1) thought
2) feeling
3) behavior
-literally means "sickness of the mind"
psychodiagnosis - ANS ✔✔attempts to describe, assess, and understand the situation
describing behavior - ANS ✔✔-seek help from a mental health professional
-formulate a psychodiagnosis (an attempt to describe, assess, and understand your situation)
-treatment plan
, explaining behavior - ANS ✔✔determine etiology (possible causes)
humans are complex there may be multiple causes
predicting behavior - ANS ✔✔-various risk factors
-civil commitment (involuntary confinement)
-premise of legal system (innocent until proven guilty)
modifying behavior - ANS ✔✔psychotherapy
-a program of systematic intervention designed to improve a person's behavioral, emotional, or
cognitive state
clinical psychologist - ANS ✔✔-holds PhD or Psy D
-psychopathology, personality, human psychology
counseling psychologist - ANS ✔✔-similar requirements for clinical psychologist
-focus on life adjustment problems rather than mental illness
mental health counselor - ANS ✔✔-master's degree
-supervised clinical experience
neuropsychologist - ANS ✔✔-PHD
-assessment, diagnosis, treatment
psychiatrist - ANS ✔✔-MD degree
-can prescribe meds
