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