PSY 657 Mid-term Exam:
Psychopathology |100% Correct
Question and Answers|
Mental Disorder *Ans* The entire range of abnormal behavior patterns
Psychopathology *Ans* the study of abnormal behavior
Comorbidity *Ans* the co-occurrence of two or more disorders in a single individual
Epidemiology *Ans* the study of the distribution of mental or physical disorders in a
population
Prevalence *Ans* The number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition
present in a population at a given time.
lifetime prevalence *Ans* the proportion of living persons in a population who have ever had
a disorder up to the time of the epidemiological assessment
Incidence *Ans* Occurence (onset) rate of new cases of a particular condition in a given
population.
,correlational study *Ans* A research strategy that allows the precise calculation of how
strongly related two factors are to each other.
experimental study *Ans* research that manipulates a variable in a test group and compares
the response to that of a control group that was not exposed to the same variable
case study *Ans* an in-depth examination of an individual or family that draws from a
number of data sources, including interviews and psychological testing
internal validity *Ans* the extent to which a study is free of confounds, is methodologically
sound, and allows the researcher to have confidence in the findings
external validity *Ans* The extent to which the findings from a single study are relevant to
other populations, contexts, or times.
Hippocrates *Ans* "Founder of Medicine" During the Golden Age in Greece he was a
scientist that believed all diseases came from natural causes. He classified all mental disorders
into three general categories:
-Mania, melancholia, and phrenitis (brain fever).
He believed there were four essential fluids of the body, which translated to the first :
-Blood (sanguis)
-Phlegm
-Bile (choler)
, -Black bile (melancholic)
Plato *Ans* Contributions to Psych include first notions of an insanity plea.
-Psychological phenomena are responses of the whole organism, reflecting internal state and
appetites.
-Denoted importance of individual differences and sociocultural influences.
-First ideas of "hospital" care for mentally ill. Had ideas that were the closest thing to
psychotherapy at that point.
Galen *Ans* A greek physician that made advances in discoveries about the nervous system
through autopsies.
-Took a scientific approach to psych
-Separated causes of mental disorders into physical and mental categories
-Causes included: injuries to the head (very important discovery),excessive use of alcohol,
shock, fear, adolescence, menstrual changes, economic reversals, and disappointment in love.
mass madness *Ans* historically, widespread occurrence of group behavior disorders that
were apparently cases of hysteria
hysteria *Ans* Older term used for conversion disorders; involves the appearance of
symptoms of organic illness in the absence of any related organic pathology.
Psychopathology |100% Correct
Question and Answers|
Mental Disorder *Ans* The entire range of abnormal behavior patterns
Psychopathology *Ans* the study of abnormal behavior
Comorbidity *Ans* the co-occurrence of two or more disorders in a single individual
Epidemiology *Ans* the study of the distribution of mental or physical disorders in a
population
Prevalence *Ans* The number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition
present in a population at a given time.
lifetime prevalence *Ans* the proportion of living persons in a population who have ever had
a disorder up to the time of the epidemiological assessment
Incidence *Ans* Occurence (onset) rate of new cases of a particular condition in a given
population.
,correlational study *Ans* A research strategy that allows the precise calculation of how
strongly related two factors are to each other.
experimental study *Ans* research that manipulates a variable in a test group and compares
the response to that of a control group that was not exposed to the same variable
case study *Ans* an in-depth examination of an individual or family that draws from a
number of data sources, including interviews and psychological testing
internal validity *Ans* the extent to which a study is free of confounds, is methodologically
sound, and allows the researcher to have confidence in the findings
external validity *Ans* The extent to which the findings from a single study are relevant to
other populations, contexts, or times.
Hippocrates *Ans* "Founder of Medicine" During the Golden Age in Greece he was a
scientist that believed all diseases came from natural causes. He classified all mental disorders
into three general categories:
-Mania, melancholia, and phrenitis (brain fever).
He believed there were four essential fluids of the body, which translated to the first :
-Blood (sanguis)
-Phlegm
-Bile (choler)
, -Black bile (melancholic)
Plato *Ans* Contributions to Psych include first notions of an insanity plea.
-Psychological phenomena are responses of the whole organism, reflecting internal state and
appetites.
-Denoted importance of individual differences and sociocultural influences.
-First ideas of "hospital" care for mentally ill. Had ideas that were the closest thing to
psychotherapy at that point.
Galen *Ans* A greek physician that made advances in discoveries about the nervous system
through autopsies.
-Took a scientific approach to psych
-Separated causes of mental disorders into physical and mental categories
-Causes included: injuries to the head (very important discovery),excessive use of alcohol,
shock, fear, adolescence, menstrual changes, economic reversals, and disappointment in love.
mass madness *Ans* historically, widespread occurrence of group behavior disorders that
were apparently cases of hysteria
hysteria *Ans* Older term used for conversion disorders; involves the appearance of
symptoms of organic illness in the absence of any related organic pathology.
