Psych 2006
Final Exam Study Questions
1. Explain each of the four models of abnormal behavior as discussed in class. Be sure to include the
source of mental illness for each model.
2. According to the psychogenic approach to the study of abnormal behavior, what is the cause of or at the
root of mental illness?
3. How and where were the mentally ill treated during the Dark Ages?
4. What was the name of the largest asylum in England (1243) and what was it originally?
5. How was Philippe Pinel important in the history of the treatment of the mentally ill?
6. How was Dorthea Dix important in the history of the treatment of the mentally ill?
7. Wilhelm Griesinger is noted for his development of the __________ model in the treatment of the
mentally ill.
8. What did Emil Kraepelin publish in 1893 that was the first of its kind?
9. What two criteria must an individual meet in order to be a licensed psychologist in Illinois?
10. What is the essential difference between a psychiatrist and a psychiatrist?
11. Name the five different paradigms that psychologist use in working with the mentally ill.
12. Define the term reliability and include at least one type of reliability discussed in class.
13. Define the term validity and include at least one type of validity discussed in class.
14. How is an objective psychological test different than a subjective psychological test?
15. Projective psychological tests use ________________ stimuli so that the examinee can project
unconscious issues on to the plate that they are looking at. (1 pt)
16. When might you use an IQ test in the diagnosis of a mental illness?
17. Identify two problems associated with doing direct observation in a psychological assessment?
18. A rookie-clinician is more likely to use a structured interview when doing an assessment. Why?
19. Name one objective personality test and tell me why you might want to use this one instead of other
objective personality tests.
20. How does an MRI create a picture of the brain? In other words, what does it do to create this image?
21. Why would a psychologist refer a client for an imaging test like a CAT scan or MRI in the first place?
22. Name two psychophysiological measures that a psychologist might assess. An example of what I’m
looking for is blood pressure.
23. What part of the nervous system is being assessed when psychophysiological measures are being looked
at?
24. What are the 5 Axes of the DSM-IV and what kind of information goes on each axis?
25. What are the four APA criteria of substance abuse?
26. What are the seven APA criteria of substance dependence?
27. What is considered the addiction center of the brain?
28. What is the focus of the 12-step model of treatment for addiction?
29. What is the harm reduction model all about in terms of substance abuse/dependence treatment?
30. How might a behavioral therapist work with an individual who is abuses alcohol?
31. How is Antabuse used to help alcoholics stop drinking?
32. How is self-efficacy important in the treatment of substance dependence?
33. What is the purpose of detoxification from alcohol? How is it done?
34. What is methadone used for?
35. Name 5 symptoms of depressive episode.
36. Name 5 symptoms of a manic episode.
37. How are mood disorders different in children than adults?
38. What is hypomania?
39. What is melancholia? Be clear.
40. What is cyclothymia?
41. What is dysthymia?
42. What is seasonal affective disorder?
43. Which might be more effective in the treatment(s) of mood disorders; group therapy, individual therapy,
or both? Why?
44. Why is marital or family therapy helpful in treating mood disorders?
45. How might a behavioral therapist treat an individual with depression?
46. How might a psychiatrist intervene in helping treat an individual with manic depression? What are some
traditional and non-traditional things that a psychiatrist might do?
47. How might a humanistic psychologist treat a patient with dysthymia?
48. Explain the three components of Beck’s Cognitive Triad of depression.
49. What is the basic assumption that underlies the use of medications in the treatment of depression?
50. Identify 5 signs associated with suicide.
51. What are four things that you might do to help someone who is talking about ending their life?
52. Define the term “personality” and, then, what a “personality disorder” is. Be clear and concise. Use an
example or two if that helps.
53. What axis are personality disorder coded on in the DSM and what is the significance of this?
54. Identify three symptoms of the Narcissistic Personality Disorder.
55. Identify three symptoms of the Borderline Personality Disorder.
56. Identify three symptoms of the Dependent Personality Disorder.
57. Identify three symptoms of the Avoidant Personality Disorder.
58. Identify three symptoms of the Paranoid Personality Disorder.
59. Identify three symptoms of the Antisocial Personality Disorder.
60. Identify three symptoms of the Histrionic Personality Disorder.
61. Identify three symptoms of the Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder.
62. Identify three symptoms of the Schizoid Disorder.
63. Identify three symptoms of the Schizotypal Personality Disorder.
64. Identify three symptoms of the Passive-Aggressive Personality Disorder.
65. Why is group therapy often used more so than individual therapy in treating many types of personality
disorders?
66. If you were a psychoanalytic therapist working with a paranoid personality disorder what, generally,
would you be trying to do to help them. Explain this clearly.
67. If you were a behavior therapist working with an avoidant personality disorder or a dependent
personality disorder what, specifically, would you be trying to do to help them. Explain this clearly.
68. What is it about humanistic psychology that lends itself to applications in working with many types of
patients that have personality disorders? What, generally, would you be doing?
69. If you were a cognitive therapist working with a patient with obsessive compulsive personality disorder,
what, specifically, would you try to do to help them?
70. Do medications help patients with personality disorders? Explain your answer clearly.
71. Explain, briefly, what dialectic behavior therapy is.
72. Explain the process of systematic desensitization in the treatment of phobias.
73. How is the humanistic psychologist useful in the treatment of anxiety disorders?
74. How is worry an important factor in the development of generalized anxiety disorder? How do
behavioral psychologists view the development and maintenance of GAD?
75. How do psychoanalytic psychologists view the etiology and treatment of anxiety disorders? Use an
example.
76. What is anticipatory anxiety with respect to panic disorder?
77. How do behavioral psychologists view the obsessive-compulsive disorder? How is handwashing or
checking switches viewed?
78. What is in-vivo treatment with respect to phobias?
79. What is cognitive retraining with respect to anxiety disorders?
80. Talk about the 5 existential issues discussed in class and how these might relate to anxiety disorders.
81. . The goal of using benzodiazepines with anxiety disorders like panic disorder is to reduce what?
82. What areas of the brain seem to be involved in obsessive compulsive disorder?
83. What tic disorder is associated with OCD and what is the primary symptom of it?
84. Identify 6 symptoms of a panic attack.
85. What are the DSM symptoms of social phobia?
86. What are the DSM symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder?
87. What are the DSM symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder?
88. What are the DSM symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder?
89. What are the DSM symptoms of panic disorder?
90. What are the DSM symptoms of agoraphobia?
91. Where does the term “schizophrenia” come from?
92. What is the difference between a “positive” and a “negative” symptom?
93. Identify 5 of the “A’s” of schizophrenia.
94. Identify the 5 key symptoms of schizophrenia as listed in the DSM.
95. Identify two theories of etiology of schizophrenia.
96. What are medicines for schizophrenia called? Can you identify two of these medicines?
97. What do medicines for schizophrenia and other thought disorders actually work on?
98. What are the two symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia?
99. Identify two symptoms of the disorganized schizophrenia.
100.
Identify four symptoms of catatonic schizophrenia.
101.
What are the key symptoms of undifferentiated schizophrenia?
102.
How is residual schizophrenia different than all forms of schizophrenia?
103.
How is schizoaffective disorder different than schizophrenia?
104.
What is schizophreniform disorder? How is it different than schizophrenia?
105.
What is a delusional disorder? How is it different than schizophrenia?
106.
How is a brief psychotic disorder different than schizophrenia and schizophreniform disorder?
107.
What are the four APA criteria of substance abuse?
108.
What are the seven APA criteria of substance dependence?
109.
What is considered the addiction center of the brain?
110.
What is the focus of the 12-step model of treatment for addiction?
111.
What is the harm reduction model all about in terms of substance abuse/dependence treatment?
112.
How might a behavioral therapist work with an individual who is abuses alcohol?
113.
How is Antabuse used to help alcoholics stop drinking?
114.
How is self-efficacy important in the treatment of substance dependence?
115.
What is the purpose of detoxification from alcohol? How is it done?
116.
What is methadone used for?
117.
How is Oppositional Defiant Disorder different than Conduct Disorder?
118.
What are the two most common Elimination Disorders and what are two criteria for each?
119.
What are the three subtypes of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and how are they
different (i.e., what are the criteria?
120.
What are three criteria for Pervasive Developmental Disorder?
121.
What two criteria must be met to diagnose someone with Mental Retardation and which axis is
this disorder coded on?
122.
How is a child with Selective Mutism different than a child without it?
123.
What is the difference between a Psychophysiological Disorder and a Somatoform Disorder?
124.
Name three criteria for a Somatization Disorder.
125.
What is an effective treatment for someone with Somatization Disorder?
126.
What might be a behavioral or cognitive treatment for someone with a pain disorder?
127.
What is Dissociative Amnesia and how is it different than Dissociative Fugue?
128.
What does it mean to dissociate?
129.
How does a person with the symptom of depersonalization actually feel?
130.
What is considered the most controversial dissociative disorder? Identify 3 key symptoms of it.
131.
What might be helpful in treating a person with Hypochondriasis?
132.
Identify three Psychophysiological Disorders and which axis are these coded on?
133.
What are three symptoms of Anorexia Nervosa?
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What treatments might be effective in treating an individual with Anorexia Nervosa? Explain.
What are three symptoms of Bulimia Nervosa?
What treatments might be effective in treating an individual with Bulimia Nervosa? Explain.
What is Binge Eating Disorder and how could it be treated by a psychologist?
What is the most common eating disorder in the United States which is not in the DSM? What t
treatments might be effective in treating it?
What is the difference between a disorder that is considered a Sexual Dysfunction and a
Paraphilia? List two of each.
What are the most effective treatments for most Paraphilias?