Study guide for final Psyc 3140 Exam
Questions With Answers
What |are |the |4 |D's |of |abnormal |behavior? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Deviance, |distress, |dysfunction, |
danger
what |are |limitations |of |the |4Ds |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔--some |individuals |diagnosed |with |
mentalillness |feel |little |distress
-maladaptive |behavior |is |subjective |and |situational |
-mental |illness |is |NOT |dangerous
-social |norms |are |always |changing
Is |abnormal |behavior |related |to |norms, |culture |and |context |in |which |the |behavior |occurs? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-yes
when |did |deinstitutionalization |occur |in |our |country? |Why |did |it |occur? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
1950s |due |to |public |outcry, |taxes, |and |costs |associated |with |institutionalization
What |was |the |model |put |forth |and |has |it |been |realized? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-prevention |
programs/outpatients
Are |the |majority |of |those |with |psychological |disorders |(50% |or |more) |receiving |services |for |these |
concerns? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-yes
What |does |it |mean |if |two |variables |are |positively |correlated? |Negatively |correlated? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Both |variables |go |in |the |same |direction; |One |variable |goes |in |one |direction |while |the |
other |goes |in |another |direction
What |is |a |perfect |positive |and |negative |correlation? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-+1.00; |-1.00
,The |closer |a |correlation |coefficient |is |to |__, |or |__the |stronger |it |is. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-+1.00 |or |-
1.00
can |you |make |a |claim |for |the |cause |of |something |based |on |correlational |data? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-No, |correlation |does |NOT |equal |causation
What |is |a |dependent |variable? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |variable |being |observed
What |is |the |independent |variable? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |manipulated |variable
Whatis |a |control |group? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Group |of |participants |that |are |not |exposed |to |the |
independent |variable
Experimental |group? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Group |of |participants |that |are |exposed |to |the |
independent |variable
What |is |random |assignment? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Randomly |choosing |each |participant |to |be |in |a |
either |group
What |does |the |term |nomothetic |mean? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-understanding |of |the |nature, |causes,
|and |treatments |of |abnormality.
How |do |biological |theorists |explain |behavior? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Brought |about |by |
malfunctioning |parts |of |the |organism
What |is |a |neuron? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |nerve |cell
How |do |messages |go |from |one |neuron |to |another? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-It |goes |from |one's |axon |
terminal |to |the |next |neuron's |dendrites
What |are |synapses? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |space |between |two |neurons
, Neurotransmitters? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |chemical |that |travels |across |the |synaptic |space |to |
receptors |on |the |dendrites
Hormones? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Chemicals |released |by |endocrine |glands |into |the |bloodstream
Endocrine |glands? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Work |along |with |neurons |to |control |such |vital |activities |as
|growth, |reproduction, |sexual |activity, |heart |rate, |body |temperature, |and |responses |to |stress
What |are |common |biological |treatments |for |psychological |disorders? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Drug |
therapy, |brain |stimulation, |and |psychosurgery
What |is |ECT? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Electroconvulsive |therapy: |Two |electrodes |are |attached |to |a |
patient's |forehead, |and |an |electrical |current |of |65 |to |140 |volts |is |passed |briefly |through |the |brain
What |are |the |strengths |and |weaknesses |of |the |biological |approach? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
strengths- |Testable, |Tx |is |effective |and |alleviate |sxs, |Highly |respected
Weaknesses- |harsh |side |effects, |relapse |is |high |when |meds |are |stopped, |behavior |is |better |explained |
by |more |than |just |our |biology
How |might |a |psychodynamic |theorist |explain |atypical |behavior? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Determined |
largely |by |underlying |psychological |forces |of |which |he |or |she |is |not |consciously |aware
What |does |the |term |fixated |mean? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-To |become |stuck |at |an |early |stage |of |
development
What |is |transference? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-When |a |patient |act |and |feel |toward |their |therapist |as |
they |did |or |do |toward |important |people |in |their |lives
resistance |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-An |unconscious |refusal |to |participate |fully |in |therapy, |when |they |
suddenly |cannot |free |associate |or |when |they |change |a |subject |to |avoid |a |painful |discussion
Questions With Answers
What |are |the |4 |D's |of |abnormal |behavior? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Deviance, |distress, |dysfunction, |
danger
what |are |limitations |of |the |4Ds |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔--some |individuals |diagnosed |with |
mentalillness |feel |little |distress
-maladaptive |behavior |is |subjective |and |situational |
-mental |illness |is |NOT |dangerous
-social |norms |are |always |changing
Is |abnormal |behavior |related |to |norms, |culture |and |context |in |which |the |behavior |occurs? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-yes
when |did |deinstitutionalization |occur |in |our |country? |Why |did |it |occur? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
1950s |due |to |public |outcry, |taxes, |and |costs |associated |with |institutionalization
What |was |the |model |put |forth |and |has |it |been |realized? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-prevention |
programs/outpatients
Are |the |majority |of |those |with |psychological |disorders |(50% |or |more) |receiving |services |for |these |
concerns? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-yes
What |does |it |mean |if |two |variables |are |positively |correlated? |Negatively |correlated? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Both |variables |go |in |the |same |direction; |One |variable |goes |in |one |direction |while |the |
other |goes |in |another |direction
What |is |a |perfect |positive |and |negative |correlation? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-+1.00; |-1.00
,The |closer |a |correlation |coefficient |is |to |__, |or |__the |stronger |it |is. |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-+1.00 |or |-
1.00
can |you |make |a |claim |for |the |cause |of |something |based |on |correlational |data? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-No, |correlation |does |NOT |equal |causation
What |is |a |dependent |variable? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |variable |being |observed
What |is |the |independent |variable? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |manipulated |variable
Whatis |a |control |group? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Group |of |participants |that |are |not |exposed |to |the |
independent |variable
Experimental |group? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Group |of |participants |that |are |exposed |to |the |
independent |variable
What |is |random |assignment? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Randomly |choosing |each |participant |to |be |in |a |
either |group
What |does |the |term |nomothetic |mean? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-understanding |of |the |nature, |causes,
|and |treatments |of |abnormality.
How |do |biological |theorists |explain |behavior? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Brought |about |by |
malfunctioning |parts |of |the |organism
What |is |a |neuron? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |nerve |cell
How |do |messages |go |from |one |neuron |to |another? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-It |goes |from |one's |axon |
terminal |to |the |next |neuron's |dendrites
What |are |synapses? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |space |between |two |neurons
, Neurotransmitters? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |chemical |that |travels |across |the |synaptic |space |to |
receptors |on |the |dendrites
Hormones? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Chemicals |released |by |endocrine |glands |into |the |bloodstream
Endocrine |glands? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Work |along |with |neurons |to |control |such |vital |activities |as
|growth, |reproduction, |sexual |activity, |heart |rate, |body |temperature, |and |responses |to |stress
What |are |common |biological |treatments |for |psychological |disorders? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Drug |
therapy, |brain |stimulation, |and |psychosurgery
What |is |ECT? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Electroconvulsive |therapy: |Two |electrodes |are |attached |to |a |
patient's |forehead, |and |an |electrical |current |of |65 |to |140 |volts |is |passed |briefly |through |the |brain
What |are |the |strengths |and |weaknesses |of |the |biological |approach? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
strengths- |Testable, |Tx |is |effective |and |alleviate |sxs, |Highly |respected
Weaknesses- |harsh |side |effects, |relapse |is |high |when |meds |are |stopped, |behavior |is |better |explained |
by |more |than |just |our |biology
How |might |a |psychodynamic |theorist |explain |atypical |behavior? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Determined |
largely |by |underlying |psychological |forces |of |which |he |or |she |is |not |consciously |aware
What |does |the |term |fixated |mean? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-To |become |stuck |at |an |early |stage |of |
development
What |is |transference? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-When |a |patient |act |and |feel |toward |their |therapist |as |
they |did |or |do |toward |important |people |in |their |lives
resistance |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-An |unconscious |refusal |to |participate |fully |in |therapy, |when |they |
suddenly |cannot |free |associate |or |when |they |change |a |subject |to |avoid |a |painful |discussion
