Biological predisposition Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

State of well being - Own Potential Able to work through stress Able to get help when needed Resilience - Ability and capacity to secure resources; where and when to get help Diathesis Stress Model Diathesis - Biological predisposition Diathesis Stress Model Environmental Stress - Natural Disasters Trauma DSM5 - All the different disorders and their criteria Culturally Competent - Educate yourself about different cultures, provide good quality holistic care Western Traditions - Scien...

What is the definition of pathophysiology? the study of the body's response to altered function or disease Name the 5 etiologic factors and give an example 1. physical force (burns) 2. chemical agents (poison) 3. biological agents (bacteria) 4. genetic predisposition 5. nutritional excesses/deficiencies What are 2 types of risk factors? congenital and acquired What is the difference between morphology and histology? morphology is the structure of cells or tissues whereas histology is...

Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED) correct answers •1 in 10 children •59% receive formal mental health care •Likely to be male, low-income, minority racial/ethnic group Poorer social skills, communication skills, cognitive/academic functioning, more likely to change schools/be expelled Delay correct answers •When a child does not meet benchmarks for developmental milestones •Rolling over, crawling, walking, talking Disability correct answers •Lifelong impairments that man...

Nature and nurture is a... Correct answer false dichotomy (behaviors and personalities are always a product of both) Richard mulcaster correct answer (1582) nature and nurture work together to impact child development Nature correct answer biological endowment (genetic inheritance) Nurture correct answer environmental conditions in which an individual develops Francis galton correct answer (1800s) claimed nature predominated over nurture in explaining differences in intellectual abil...

Serious Emotional Disturbances (SED) correct answers •1 in 10 children •59% receive formal mental health care •Likely to be male, low-income, minority racial/ethnic group Poorer social skills, communication skills, cognitive/academic functioning, more likely to change schools/be expelled Delay correct answers •When a child does not meet benchmarks for developmental milestones •Rolling over, crawling, walking, talking Disability correct answers •Lifelong impairments that man...

PSYC 3604 MIDTERM #1 STUDY NOTES CHAPTER 2 - CURRENT PARADIGMS & INTEGRATIVE APPROACHES WHAT IS A PARADIGM? • Paradigm: a set of basic assumptions, a general perspective, that defines how to: o Study a subject o Gather and interpret data o Think about a particular subject PARADIGMS IN ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY • Biological • Cognitive-behavioural • Psychoanalytic • Humanistic-existential • Integrative BIOLOGICAL PARADIGM • Biological paradigm: says that mental disorders ar...

TEST BANK FOR ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES ON PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS, 9TH EDITION, SUSAN KRAUSS WHITBOURNE 1. Which of the following is one of the criteria stated by the mental health community for a diagnosis of psychological disorder? A. The individual's behavior must reflect dysfunction in psychological, biological, or developmental processes. B. The individual's behavior must be a socially expectable response to a particular event such as the death of a close friend or r...

Psychology Themes and Variations 6th Edition. Doug McCann, Wayne Weiten & Deborah Matheson TB Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. Raphael and Paxton are roommates. Because they’re both psychology majors, they choose to dress up as their favourite early psychologists for a Halloween party in their building. They also challenge one another to act like these psychologists all night, and the first one to break character has to take out th...

Unit 1 NotesMental Health and Mental Illness - Chapter 1Mental HealthState of wellbeingAble to realize his/her own potentialCope with normal stressors of lifeWork productivelyContribute to the communityMental IllnessAll psychiatric disorders with definable diagnosisSignificant dysfunction in mental functioningoDevelopmentaloBiologicaloPhysiological DisturbancesCulturally definedMental Health ContinuumMental Health versus Mental IllnessoA real middle ground exists: Stre...

Perinatal Mental Health Exam Questions And Answers What is a PMAD? - ANS A perinatal mood and anxiety disorder (not just PPD!) Define the perinatal period. - ANS Time from conception through 1st year after giving birth. Define the prenatal or antenatal time - ANS During pregnancy Define the postpartum or postnatal time - ANS 1st year after giving birth What does PMAD mean? - ANS Perinatal mood (depression, bipolar, psychosis) anxiety (ocd, panic, had, ptsd) disorders (i...