What is psychotropic medication?

Drugs that affect the brain & reduce symptoms of dysfunction

Ability to learn from experience and use adaptive knowledge.

Breaking a Norm and being disapproved of

The classification system listed in order?

Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species

What is External Validity?

The need to generalise beyond the context it was carried out

What is the BIG IDEA about IQ?

The IQ shows you your potential… not your limits.

Define the deviation from social norms explanation of abnormality.

When the individual breaks the laws of society

What are case studies good for?

To illustrate best or worst practice.

Empirically supported treatment is

have empirical evidence regarding their effectiveness

What is the most important thing to remember about Naturalistic Observation?

The subject can't know you are watching.

Categorical data is...?

information you can't measure with numbers

An EEG is a diagnostic test that measures?

electrical activity in the brain

Which of these are limitations of case studies?

Cannot be generalised, Time consuming, Researcher bias, Difficult to replicate

What is naturalistic observation?

Watching a subject within its natural environment

Statistical approaches to abnormality define "abnormal" as those who:

deviate from typical or average patterns of behavior.

What would you be asked to do in a Thematic Apperception Test?

make a story from an ambiguous picture

When assessing a patient’s mental status, it is most important to consider:

patient’s Initial consciousness & changes that have occurred

The case study is a research method in which

a single individual is studied in great depth

An effective assessment should

provide opportunities to celebrate and support learning, Allow students to show what they know, understand and can do

What is Internal Reliability?

Consistency within tests and other measures

A psychophysiological illness is

a stress-related physical illness such ashypertension

A neuropsychological exam assesses:

Possible contribution of brain impairment

The Idiographic approach is when...

it focuses on the individual development

What is classification

Organisms are based on their evolutionary relationship.

What is a psychopharmacologist

studies the effects of drugs on the mind

What is the definition of positive correlation?

When 1 variable increases, the other variable increases

Research design defines what?

Study type, research question, hypothesis, variables

The art or act of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms

Correlational studies don't have ....

Both Independent and Dependent Variable

What do you do during the Thematic Apperception Test

See pictures and make up stories about them

A patient with an altered mental status has experienced :

A gradual/sudden decrease in there level of responsiveness

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Psychological abnormality affects the famous and the unknown, rich or poor. Psychopathology, maladjustment emotional disturbance or mental illness.

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What is psychotropic medication?
Drugs that affect the brain & reduce symptoms of dysfunction
Medication designed only for psychotic behavior
Drugs that affect neurotransmitters in the brain
medication that affects neurotransmitters in the brain
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True or False: The somatogenic perspective suggests that abnormality is attributable to factors of the body.
True
False
3
Define intelligence
Passion and perseverance in the pursuit of long-term goals.
Ability to perceive, understand, manage, and use emotions.
Ability to learn from experience and use adaptive knowledge.
Extent to which a test measures what it is supposed to.
4
What is Deviance?
Breaking a Norm and being disapproved of
Breaking a Social Norm
Being a criminal
Being Disapproved of
5
The classification system listed in order?
Kingdom, Domain, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Plants, Animals, Protists, Bacteria, Genus, Species
Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
Domain, Phylum, Order, Kingdom, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
6
Functional neuroimaging techniques include
CT and PET
fMRI and PET
CT and MRI
PET and MRI
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The Thematic Apperception Test uses a series of
objects
stories
pictures
questions
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Who tends to do less well on neuropsychological tests
Students
Older people
Adults
Younger people
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What is External Validity?
The need to generalise beyond the context it was carried out
The extent to which something does what it claims to do
Relate it to frequent occurences in life (can generalise)
With-standing the test of time
10
What does the Rorschach test use?
Charge Tokens
Conditioning
ambiguous Inkblots
Enigmatic Pictures
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What is the BIG IDEA about IQ?
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Elf on the Shelfs leave on Christmas Eve
The IQ shows you your potential… not your limits.
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A form of Projective Test is:
Behavioural Test
Rorshach Test
Pop Quiz
Inkblot Test
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Define the deviation from social norms explanation of abnormality.
When the individual has an IQ below 70
When the individual fails to function normally
When the individual is a statistical infrequency
When the individual breaks the laws of society
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What are case studies good for?
To illustrate best or worst practice.
To create a research artefact.
When conditions must be controlled.
When statistics are important.
15
Empirically supported treatment is
have empirical evidence regarding their effectiveness
None listed
allow greater latitude in deciding which therapy may be best
more comprehensive in nature
16
What is the most important thing to remember about Naturalistic Observation?
The subject can't know you are watching.
The subject has to stay calm.
The subject has to be sleeping.
The subject has to agree to let you observe.
17
The MMPI is classified as a(n)
experiment
descriptive study
objective test
projective test
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Categorical data is...?
information you can't measure with numbers
measured by a quantity of something rather than its quality.
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An EEG is a diagnostic test that measures?
CSF pressure
congenital abnormalities
electrical activity in the brain
blood flow to the brain
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Adaptation is the ability to incorporate new conflicting information into schemes.
True
False
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Which of these are limitations of case studies?
Cannot be generalised
Time consuming
Researcher bias
Difficult to replicate
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What is naturalistic observation?
Research method involving trees
Conducting a research in a natural setting
Watching a subject within its natural environment
Research method used to gain information about nature
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What are the main concepts associated with Validity and Personality Assessments?
Poor Compliance
Assessment Bias
Social Desirability
All of the above
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A disadvantage of naturalistic observation is that:
the independent variable
the situation is too artificial
the behavior is controlled
experimenter bias
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Statistical approaches to abnormality define "abnormal" as those who:
are unhappy, withdrawn, and depressed.
deviate from typical or average patterns of behavior.
show evidence of loss of contact with reality.
are disabled by anxiety.
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What would you be asked to do in a Thematic Apperception Test?
look at ink blots
make a story from an ambiguous picture
identify the meaning of a paragraph
answer a series of true/false questions
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When assessing a patient’s mental status, it is most important to consider:
confused victim usually alert/oriented 2 people, place, time
an altered mental status is the result of severe head injury
That these patients will require rescue breathing
patient’s Initial consciousness & changes that have occurred
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The purpose for personality assessment is
to identify strengths and weakness of an individual
all of the above
clinical diagnosis and case conceptualization
treatment planning
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The case study is a research method in which
investigator manipulates one or more variables
a suitcase is studied by the transit authority at an airport
organisms are carefully studied in a laboratory environment
a single individual is studied in great depth
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An effective assessment should
let students know what they can't do.
trick students in to getting questions wrong
provide opportunities to celebrate and support learning
Allow students to show what they know, understand and can do
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A researcher interested in brain wave activity would most likely use which of these techniques?
MRI
Electroencephlagraph (EEG)
PET scan
CT Scan
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What is Internal Reliability?
Divide the test into two parts and compare the 1st with 2nd
Consistency within tests and other measures
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A psychophysiological illness is
any physical illness that produces apsychological disorder
a stress-related physical illness such ashypertension
a disease of the central nervous system
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A neuropsychological exam assesses:
Long-standing patterns of behavior
Electrodermal activity
Structure and pattern of cognition
Possible contribution of brain impairment
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Structural neuroimaging techniques include
CT and MRI
PET and CT
MRI and fMRI
MRI and PET
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Which of these is NOT a standardized test?
ACT
Take-Home Tests
AP Psychology Test in May
SAT
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The Idiographic approach is when...
it focuses on the individual development
you compare theories
it looks at development norms in society
You measure height and weight
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What is classification
Organisms are based on their evolutionary relationship.
A large groups of related organisms.
Evolving resistance to pesticides
To successfully reproduce among'st its members.
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What is a psychopharmacologist
family doctor
studies the effects of drugs on the mind
someone who does drugs
phharmacist
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Which of the following is important when administering psychological inventories?
1 & 2
using psychological tests for optimal team selection
knowledge of testing principles and measurement error
sensitivity to one's own limitations
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What is the definition of positive correlation?
When 1 variable increases, the other variable increases
When 1 variable decreases, the other decreases
When neither positive or negative correlation exisits
When 1 variable decreases, the other increases
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Research design defines what?
Methodology
Ontology and Epistemology
Method and Techniques
Study type, research question, hypothesis, variables
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What is a diagnosis?
a disease
Yo soy Dora
The art or act of identifying a scoliosis
The art or act of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms
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Correlational studies don't have ....
Variables
Dependent Variable
Both Independent and Dependent Variable
Independent Variable
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What do you do during the Thematic Apperception Test
Look at inkblots and interpret what you see
Look at two pictures and spot the difference
This isn't a real test
See pictures and make up stories about them
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A patient with an altered mental status has experienced :
A gradual Decrease in his or her Respiration
An event that has caused them 2 become combative or violent
A sudden loss of consciousness from a low blood pressure
A gradual/sudden decrease in there level of responsiveness

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