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Study guide for Abnormal Psychology
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Antipsychotic medication are prescribed for
Depression, anxiety, and phobias
Bipolar Disorder
schizophrenia
Mild anxiety
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Someone breaks the law repeatedly, decieves others, behaves impulsively, they may be diagnosed
with General Anxiety Disorder
Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Schizophrenia
Antisocial Personality Disorder
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What is Axis III of the DSM
Anxiety Disorders
General Medical Conditions
Mood Disorders
Personality Disorders
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What is Agoraphobia
Fear of Fears
fear of violence
Occurs in 3% of all males and 1% of all females
Fear of irrational activities
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What are Projective Tests
they treat Mood disorders
standardized questionnaires
they test a basis of interpretation of ambiguous stimuli
they includ scales which people are asked to rate themselves
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Electroconvulsive therapy has been used to successfully treat what disorder?
Bipolar Disorder
Schizophrenia
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Severe Depression
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What is a cause of phobias
sudden attacks of intense fear
problems in he or shes childhood
emotional abuse
Unrealistic fear of a situation, anxiety, or thing
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A person's free will to change and to self-actualize rather than focus on past conflicts
Family
Cognitive
Behavior
Humanist
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What are the drawbacks of Antipsychotic medication
Can be highly toxic
overprescribed, symptoms return when medication is stopped
Little relief from other symptons, may cause side effects
May cause side effects like severe high blood pressure
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Which is a personality disorder?
Obsessive-Compulsion Disorder
Bipolar Disorder
Depression
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
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What is the first Axis of the DSM
Primary Clinical Problem
Global Assessment
Social and Environment Stressors
Personality Disorder
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Theoriests have linked these environmental risk factors for depression
rejection by peers or parents/guardians
insecure attachements
violence
loss of important relationships in life
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This psychologist challenges client's thoughts directly, showing they are irrational/misguided
Sigmund Freud
Carl Rogers
Albert Ellis
Aaron Beck
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What are two mood disorders?
phobias and panic disorder
panic disorder, General Anxiety disorder
phobias and General Anxiety disorder
major depression and bipolar
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What is Axis V of the DSM
Social and Environmental Stressors
Global Assessment of Overall Functioning
Personality Disorders
General Medical Conditions
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Narcissistic Personality Disorder is named after the Greek myth of Narcissus, a young man who
fell in love with his own reflection
who trembled with an irrational fear at the sound of thunder
who felt pervasive and irrational jealousy
who experienced half-insane tempests of emotion
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What are some draw backs of Anti Depressant medications
Over prescribed, symptons often return when medication stops
Can cause dangerous high blood pressure
Highly Toxic if dosage is too high
may cause side effects like severe diabetes
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what are some symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder?
overeating or stop eating
hallucinations
loss of interest in family activites
insomnia, irritability, and impaired concentration
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I have recurring periods of intense fear because I think i am dying, what disorder might I have
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Agoraphobia
Posttraumatic stress disorder
Panic Attack
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Valium and Xanax increase the activity of the neurotransmitter (GABA) These are examples of
Tranquilizers
Lithium Carbonate
Anti-psychotic drugs
antidepressors
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what physical changes accompany major depression
headaches or inexplicable pain
have trouble concentrating or feel tired all the time
person may have difficulty falling asleep
overeating or stop eating
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What is a treatment for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder?
bringing them back to reality
cognitive therapy, tranquilizer
lithium, theraphy
tranquilizer, therapy
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Systematic desensitization is based on
stimulus generalization
spontaneous recovery
operant conditioning
counter conditioning
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What is a symptom of Major depression?
Despair,unhappiness, unable to do things
mental habits
reliving trauma through thoughts
low levels of serotonin and norepinephrine
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If I'm being asked what I've seen in an ambiguous picture what kind of test am I being given?
Beck Depression Inventory
Rorschach Inkblot Test
Taylor Manifest Anxiety Scale
the MMPI
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What are the four main classes of drugs used in treatment of mental and emotional disorders
Anti-psychotic, Antidepressant, tranquilizers, Antioxidants
Tranquilizers, Antidepressant, Antioxidants, Antiseptic
Lithium Carbonate Tranquilizer Antidepressant Antipsychotic
Tranquilizer, Anticommunism Lithium Carbonate, Antipsychotic
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What psychotic disorder describes delusions, hallucinations, incoherent speech, emotional flat
Dissociative Identity Disorder
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Psychopathy
Schizophrenia
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What is Axis II of the DSM
Global Assessment of Overall Functioning
Social and Environment Stressors
General Medical Conditions
Personality Disorders
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What would be most effective treatment for agoraphobia
Cognitive therapy
Family intervention therapy
Exposure Techniques
Systematic desensitization
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What are the draw backs of tranquilizers
can cause severe diabetes
Can lead to dangerously high blood pressure
Over prescribed, Symptoms often return when medication stops
High dosage can be Toxic
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People with borderline personality disorder have a pervasive history of
thoughts of hopelessness
unrealistic fears of specific situations
episodes of excessive euphoria
intense and unstable relationships
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Antidepressant Medications are prescribed for
schizophrenia
Mild anxiety
Bipolar disorder
Depression, anxiety, phobias, and O-CD
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What can be most effective to treat phobias such as fear of dogs or public speaking?
Exposure techniques
Cognitive therapy
Systematic Desensitization
Family intervention therapy
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Behavior therapists agree this type of treatment is useful for a psychological disorder
early memories
transference
flooding
free association
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What would be useful in reducing a patient's agitation and delusions?
Lithium Carbonate
An antidepressant
a traquilizer
Antipsychotic drugs
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What is Axis IV of the DSM
Social and Environment Stressors
Personalisty Disorders
Primary Clinical Problem
Global Assessment of Overall Functioning
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Lithium Carbonate is prescribed for
Schizophrenia
Mild Anxiety
Depression, Anxiety, Phobias, OC-D
Bipolar Disorder
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Tranquilizers are prescribed for
Depression, anxiety, phobias, and OC-D
Mild Anxiety
Schizophrenia
Bipolar Disorder
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If a psychologist rides the train with her client who suffers from agoraphobia this is called
flooding
transference
systematic desensitization
rational-emotive behavioral therapy
