PSYCH 100 FINAL EXAM Questions And
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mood disorders - ANSWER -psychological disorders involving depression and or
abnormal elation
cognitive factors in depression - ANSWER -Aaron Beck believe that our
thoughts/cognitions are an important factor in emotional problems, our beliefs
about ourselves and our relationships make us more or less vulnerable to
depression, negative vs positive thoughts
example of major depression - ANSWER -failing test internally would be its all
my fault, externally would be my professor sucks, stable would be I was born
stupid, global wold be I'll fail all of my classes
post partum depression - ANSWER -episodes of major depression that affect
women after the birth of a child
seasonal affective disorder - ANSWER -episode of depression that only occurs in
winter months
bipolar affective disorder - ANSWER -periods of mania that alternate with periods
of severe depression
mania - ANSWER -a disturbance in mood in which the individual experiences a
euphoria characterized by unrealistic optimism and heightened sensory pleasures,
dangerous because it leads to risky behavior
psychotic disorders - ANSWER -psychological disorders characterized by
becoming out of touch with reality
schizophrenia - ANSWER -disorder involving severe cognitive disturbance and
disorganization of thought, makes normal living impossible, 1% of population of
men and woman
, characteristics of schizophrenia - ANSWER -Delusions, Hallucinations,
Disorganized thinking, emotions and behavior including fragmented thoughts,
incoherent speech, inappropriate behavior, and flat emotions except for anger
delusions - ANSWER -distorted or bizarre beliefs that have no basis in reality
delusions of grandeur - ANSWER -distorted sense of own importance, "I am
Jesus"
delusions of persecution - ANSWER -distorted sense of paranoia, "The
government is watching me"
hallucinations - ANSWER -false perceptual experiences such as seeing, hearing,
feeling things that are not there
most common hallucination - ANSWER -hearing voices, but can involve other
senses
Causes of Schizophrenia - ANSWER -genetic predisposition, structural brain
abnormalities, neurotransmitter abnormalities, prenatal or birth problems,
adolescent abnormalities in brain development
personality disorder - ANSWER -believed to result from personalities the
developed improperly during childhood, being in early life, have hard time in
relationship with others, disturbing to others, difficult to treat
borderline personality disorder - ANSWER -characterized by impulsive and
unpredictable behavior, unstable relationships, anger, constant need to be with
others and a lack of identity, frequent suicidal gestures like cutting
narcissistic personality disorder - ANSWER -characterized by unrealistic sense of
self-importance, preoccupied with fantasies of future success, requires constant
attention and praise, reacts very negatively and aggressively to criticism, lacks a
genuine concern for others, liking yourself
, antisocial personality disorder - ANSWER -characterized by a lack of guilt about
violating social rules and laws and taking advantage of others, formerly known as
psychopath or sociopath
antisocial personality biological links - ANSWER -central nervous system
functions differently, problems with frontal lobe functioning, genetic factors
psychotherapy - ANSWER -a specialized process in which a trained professional
uses psychological methods to help a person with psychological problems
psychoanalysis - ANSWER -Freud, the root of all psychological problems are
unconscious conflicts
free association - ANSWER -talk about whatever comes to mind, uncensored
dream analysis - ANSWER -"royal road to the unconscious"
psychodynamic therapy - ANSWER -modern day freudian therapy, explores the
deeper reasons for a clients problems like childhood issues unconscious processes
transference - ANSWER -client transfers emotions from inner life, usually
feelings towards parents, onto therapists
resistance - ANSWER -any unconscious attempt to subvert the therapy process
Humanistic Therapy - ANSWER -anti freud, Rogers and Maslow, included client-
centered therapy which emphasis the relationship between the client and therapist,
very empathetic, warmth
unconditional positive regard - ANSWER -therapist must always respect and like
the client, build clients self esteem
behavior therapy - ANSWER -helping clients unlearn self-defeating behaviors,
classical and operant conditioning
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mood disorders - ANSWER -psychological disorders involving depression and or
abnormal elation
cognitive factors in depression - ANSWER -Aaron Beck believe that our
thoughts/cognitions are an important factor in emotional problems, our beliefs
about ourselves and our relationships make us more or less vulnerable to
depression, negative vs positive thoughts
example of major depression - ANSWER -failing test internally would be its all
my fault, externally would be my professor sucks, stable would be I was born
stupid, global wold be I'll fail all of my classes
post partum depression - ANSWER -episodes of major depression that affect
women after the birth of a child
seasonal affective disorder - ANSWER -episode of depression that only occurs in
winter months
bipolar affective disorder - ANSWER -periods of mania that alternate with periods
of severe depression
mania - ANSWER -a disturbance in mood in which the individual experiences a
euphoria characterized by unrealistic optimism and heightened sensory pleasures,
dangerous because it leads to risky behavior
psychotic disorders - ANSWER -psychological disorders characterized by
becoming out of touch with reality
schizophrenia - ANSWER -disorder involving severe cognitive disturbance and
disorganization of thought, makes normal living impossible, 1% of population of
men and woman
, characteristics of schizophrenia - ANSWER -Delusions, Hallucinations,
Disorganized thinking, emotions and behavior including fragmented thoughts,
incoherent speech, inappropriate behavior, and flat emotions except for anger
delusions - ANSWER -distorted or bizarre beliefs that have no basis in reality
delusions of grandeur - ANSWER -distorted sense of own importance, "I am
Jesus"
delusions of persecution - ANSWER -distorted sense of paranoia, "The
government is watching me"
hallucinations - ANSWER -false perceptual experiences such as seeing, hearing,
feeling things that are not there
most common hallucination - ANSWER -hearing voices, but can involve other
senses
Causes of Schizophrenia - ANSWER -genetic predisposition, structural brain
abnormalities, neurotransmitter abnormalities, prenatal or birth problems,
adolescent abnormalities in brain development
personality disorder - ANSWER -believed to result from personalities the
developed improperly during childhood, being in early life, have hard time in
relationship with others, disturbing to others, difficult to treat
borderline personality disorder - ANSWER -characterized by impulsive and
unpredictable behavior, unstable relationships, anger, constant need to be with
others and a lack of identity, frequent suicidal gestures like cutting
narcissistic personality disorder - ANSWER -characterized by unrealistic sense of
self-importance, preoccupied with fantasies of future success, requires constant
attention and praise, reacts very negatively and aggressively to criticism, lacks a
genuine concern for others, liking yourself
, antisocial personality disorder - ANSWER -characterized by a lack of guilt about
violating social rules and laws and taking advantage of others, formerly known as
psychopath or sociopath
antisocial personality biological links - ANSWER -central nervous system
functions differently, problems with frontal lobe functioning, genetic factors
psychotherapy - ANSWER -a specialized process in which a trained professional
uses psychological methods to help a person with psychological problems
psychoanalysis - ANSWER -Freud, the root of all psychological problems are
unconscious conflicts
free association - ANSWER -talk about whatever comes to mind, uncensored
dream analysis - ANSWER -"royal road to the unconscious"
psychodynamic therapy - ANSWER -modern day freudian therapy, explores the
deeper reasons for a clients problems like childhood issues unconscious processes
transference - ANSWER -client transfers emotions from inner life, usually
feelings towards parents, onto therapists
resistance - ANSWER -any unconscious attempt to subvert the therapy process
Humanistic Therapy - ANSWER -anti freud, Rogers and Maslow, included client-
centered therapy which emphasis the relationship between the client and therapist,
very empathetic, warmth
unconditional positive regard - ANSWER -therapist must always respect and like
the client, build clients self esteem
behavior therapy - ANSWER -helping clients unlearn self-defeating behaviors,
classical and operant conditioning
