Study Guide Ch. 14 Psychological Disorders
Define Psychological disorders-
Provide two examples of how psychological disorders vary by context and culture.
Describe ADHD
What is the medical model of mental illness?
What is the DSM-IV-TR? How is it used?
Why do most psychologists find it useful? Identify two criticisms of the DSM-IV-TR.
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What is insanity?
ANXIETY DISORDERS
Define-
Summarize the main components of the following anxiety disorders.
Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)-
Panic Disorder-
Phobias
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Post traumatic stress disorder
Identify similarities and differences between these anxiety disorders.
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Using the learning perspective, explain how anxiety disorders can occur.
Using the biological perspective, explain why some people are more vulnerable to anxiety disorders.
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What are the characteristics of somatoform disorders?
How do conversion disorder and hypochondriasis differ?
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What are mood disorders?
Describe major depression.
Provide an example of bipolar disorder. Why is it so damaging to the individual who suffers from it?
Summarize the key points that theories of depression must explain.
Using the biological perspective, explain the following :
Genetic influences
The depressed brain
Explain why depression and suicide are closely linked.
Using the social cognitive perspective, explain the causes of mood disorders.
How does explanatory style exacerbate depressive moods? Provide an original example.
Explain what is meant by the “vicious cycle of depressed thinking”.
What does it mean when people say , “depression is the common cold of mental illness”?
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Why do you think the book refers to schizophrenia as the “cancer of psychological illness”?
Summarize the main features of schizophrenia:
Disorganized thinking
Disturbed perceptions
Inappropriate actions and emotions
What marks the onset of schizophrenia?
Describe the five main subtypes of schizophrenia in your text.
Causes of schizophrenia:
Dopamine activity
Abnormal brain activity and anatomy
Maternal virus during midpregnancy
Genetic factors
Psychological factors
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Identify the three clusters that characterize personality disorders and explain each.
Identify the major behaviors and deficiencies in that exist in Antisocial personality disorder