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Psyc 435 Final Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
What is abnormal psychology concerned with? - answer✔understanding the nature, causes and
treatment of mental disorders
What is family aggregation - answer✔whether a disorder runs in families
7 indicators of abnormailty - answer✔1. subjective distress
2. maladaptiveness
3. statistical delivery
4. violation of the standards of society
5. social discomfort
6. irrationality and unpredictability
7. dangerousness
DSM definition of a mental disorder - answer✔A syndrome that is present in an individual and
that involves clinically significant disturbance in behaviour, emotional regulation or cognitive
functioning
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Advantages of classification - answer✔Provides us with nomenclature and enable us to structure
information in a more helpful manner
Disadvantages of classification - answer✔Use of shorthand leads to a loss of information, there
can be some stigma associated with a having a psychiatric diagnosis, and stereotyping
What is epidemiology - answer✔the study of the distribution of diseases, disorders or health
related behaviours in a given population
Difference between prevalence and incidence - answer✔prevalence refers to the number of
active cases in a population, incidence refers to the number of new cases that occur over a given
period of time
What is external validity - answer✔The extent to which we can generalize results of a study
What is internal validity - answer✔The degree of confidence we can have in the results of a
particular study
What is a correlation coefficient? - answer✔the strength of a correlation
What is statistical significance? - answer✔probability that results are due to chance
What is a meta analysis? - answer✔Statistical approach which calculates and then combines the
effect sizes from studies
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what is a longitudinal design? - answer✔a study that follows people over time and tries to
identify factors that predate the onset of a disorder
what is an experimental research approach? - answer✔A study where researchers control all
factors except one
What is an ABAB design? - answer✔A design that starts with controlled conditions, introduces
treatment, removes the treatment, and then reintroduces the treatment. Recommended form of
practice. Has more comparisons which allows for greater confidence in findings.
3 general categories of mental disorders according to hippocrates - answer✔1. mania
2. melancholia
3. phrenitis (brain fever)
hippocrates belief on mental disorders - answer✔Denied that demons intervened, instead insisted
that mental disorders had natural causes. Believed that mental disorders were due to brain
pathology.
Mahers four element theory - answer✔Four elements:
1. blood (sanguis)
2. phlem
3. bile (choler)
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4. black bile (melancholia)
These fluids combined in different proportions in different individuals, and determines a person's
temperament
plato's opinion on mental illness - answer✔Responses of the whole organism, reflecting its
internal state. Such persons were not responsible for their acts and should not receive normal
punishment.
aristotle's opinion on mental illness - answer✔agreed with aristotles theory of the bile, and
thought very hot bile generated amorous desires, verbal fluency, and suicidal impulses
what country was the earliest civilization to attend to mental disorders - answer✔china, but then
regressed to a belief in supernatural forces as causal agents
what is mass madness - answer✔the widespread occurrence of group behaviour disorders that
were apparently cases of hysteria
what is tarantism - answer✔groups of people would suddenly start to jump, dance, and go into
convulsions
What is lycanthropy? - answer✔A condition in which people believe themselves to be possessed
by wolves
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Psyc 435 Final Exam Questions With Correct
Answers
What is abnormal psychology concerned with? - answer✔understanding the nature, causes and
treatment of mental disorders
What is family aggregation - answer✔whether a disorder runs in families
7 indicators of abnormailty - answer✔1. subjective distress
2. maladaptiveness
3. statistical delivery
4. violation of the standards of society
5. social discomfort
6. irrationality and unpredictability
7. dangerousness
DSM definition of a mental disorder - answer✔A syndrome that is present in an individual and
that involves clinically significant disturbance in behaviour, emotional regulation or cognitive
functioning
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10/7/2024 11:03AM
Advantages of classification - answer✔Provides us with nomenclature and enable us to structure
information in a more helpful manner
Disadvantages of classification - answer✔Use of shorthand leads to a loss of information, there
can be some stigma associated with a having a psychiatric diagnosis, and stereotyping
What is epidemiology - answer✔the study of the distribution of diseases, disorders or health
related behaviours in a given population
Difference between prevalence and incidence - answer✔prevalence refers to the number of
active cases in a population, incidence refers to the number of new cases that occur over a given
period of time
What is external validity - answer✔The extent to which we can generalize results of a study
What is internal validity - answer✔The degree of confidence we can have in the results of a
particular study
What is a correlation coefficient? - answer✔the strength of a correlation
What is statistical significance? - answer✔probability that results are due to chance
What is a meta analysis? - answer✔Statistical approach which calculates and then combines the
effect sizes from studies
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what is a longitudinal design? - answer✔a study that follows people over time and tries to
identify factors that predate the onset of a disorder
what is an experimental research approach? - answer✔A study where researchers control all
factors except one
What is an ABAB design? - answer✔A design that starts with controlled conditions, introduces
treatment, removes the treatment, and then reintroduces the treatment. Recommended form of
practice. Has more comparisons which allows for greater confidence in findings.
3 general categories of mental disorders according to hippocrates - answer✔1. mania
2. melancholia
3. phrenitis (brain fever)
hippocrates belief on mental disorders - answer✔Denied that demons intervened, instead insisted
that mental disorders had natural causes. Believed that mental disorders were due to brain
pathology.
Mahers four element theory - answer✔Four elements:
1. blood (sanguis)
2. phlem
3. bile (choler)
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4. black bile (melancholia)
These fluids combined in different proportions in different individuals, and determines a person's
temperament
plato's opinion on mental illness - answer✔Responses of the whole organism, reflecting its
internal state. Such persons were not responsible for their acts and should not receive normal
punishment.
aristotle's opinion on mental illness - answer✔agreed with aristotles theory of the bile, and
thought very hot bile generated amorous desires, verbal fluency, and suicidal impulses
what country was the earliest civilization to attend to mental disorders - answer✔china, but then
regressed to a belief in supernatural forces as causal agents
what is mass madness - answer✔the widespread occurrence of group behaviour disorders that
were apparently cases of hysteria
what is tarantism - answer✔groups of people would suddenly start to jump, dance, and go into
convulsions
What is lycanthropy? - answer✔A condition in which people believe themselves to be possessed
by wolves
