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PSYC 236, covering major concepts in abnormal psychology, clinical psychology, and psychiatry. Topics include classification systems (DSM editions, categorical vs. dimensional approaches), mood disorders, schizophrenia (Meehl’s theory, hypokrisia, symptoms, risk factors), anxiety disorders (panic, generalized anxiety, phobias, OCD, PTSD), eating disorders (anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge-eating, body image factors), somatic symptom and related disorders, substance use and dependence (tolerance, withdrawal, synergistic effects, cannabis use, Minnesota model), and sexual dysfunctions (erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder). Additional focus is given to trans-affirmative clinical approaches, intersectionality in mental health, biomarkers, treatment models (CBT, IPT, pharmacotherapy, harm reduction), and historical perspectives in psychiatry.

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Which of the following was NOT an obstacle to transitioning reported by Decker
Moss
a) Resistance from his doctor
b) Having to pay surgical expenses out of pocket
c) Having to change all legal and identifying documents
d) Having to explain gender identity to even the most casual acquaintances
e) All of the above are obstacles


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, e) All of the above are obstacles




Clinical Psychiatry, published by Kraepelin in 1883, was an important textbook
because it


a) described methods of treatment for psychiatric disorders
b) joined together the professions of clinical psychology and psychiatry
c) attempted to classify mental illnesses
d) introduced pioneering treatments for severe mental disorders
e) explained the causes of many common mental disorders


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c) attempted to classify mental illnesses




Somatic symptom and related disorders were at one time viewed as masked
a) obsessions
b) psychological conflict
c) aggression
d) depression
e) anxiety


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b) psychological conflict




In Meehl's theory of schizophrenia, "hypokrisia" refers to the ___________ component of
the theory.
a) social

,b) stress
c) cognitive
d) emotional
e) diathesis


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e) diathesis




Which of the following is NOT a symptom of Genito-pelvic pain/penetration disorder
(GPPPD)?
a) Pain during vaginal penetration
b) Marked fear/anxiety about pain in anticipation of vaginal penetration
c) Testicular pain
d) Tensing or tightening of the pelvic floor in anticipation of penetration
e) All of the above are symptoms of GPPPD


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c) Testicular pain




All of the following are valid criticisms of the mental hygiene movement EXCEPT


a) psychosocial treatments were less effective due to the large number of patients
b) the original goals of the movement were less than noble
c) physical treatments were often unpleasant
d) overcrowding in asylums prevented proper care
e) living conditions in the asylums were unpleasant


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, a) psychosocial treatments were less effective due to the large number of
patients




A proportion of children at risk for schizophrenia show all of the following early
behavioural abnormalities EXCEPT
a) early signs of impaired fine motor skills
b) unusual preoccupation with imaginative companions
c) cognitive limitations not shared by other children
d) more withdrawn and socially reclusive, or more antisocial and aggressive than
other children
e) early signs of impaired movement


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b) unusual preoccupation with imaginative companions




According to the lecture, which of the following might be a potential use of a
biomarker?


a) Identifying subtypes of a disease
b) All of the answers are correct
c) Predicting treatment response
d) Two of the answers are correct
e) Testing for the presence of a disease


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b) All of the answers are correct

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