Abnormal Psychology Midterm review

DSM-5

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition

Who wrote, edited, and published the DSM-5?

The American Psychiatric Association (APA)

SES

Socioeconomic Status

Most common antidepressent

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI)

SAD

Seasonal Affective Disorder

CBT

Cognitive Behavioral Theory

Biological treatment for major depression

Light therapy - for seasonal depression, appears to affect endocrine system

Which of the following is the stage of schizophrenia during which one or more psychotic symptoms, such as delusions or hallucinations appear?

Active Phase

Which plant does your textbook use photos of to illustrate manic episodes, depression, and bipolar disorders?

Cactus

Circadian Rhythm

the biological clock, regular bodily rhythms that occur on a 24-hour cycle

ICD

International Classifications of Diseases

Biological treatment for major depression

Electroconvulsive therapy - for severe depression, specific action unknown, zap brain inducing mild seizure, thought to stimulate and change brain chemistry

Biological treatment for major depression

SSRI's - selectively slow the reuptake of serotonin

How many symptoms and long of a duration is needed to diagnose Depression

5+ symptoms during a 2-week period

How many symptoms and long of a duration is needed to diagnose Bipolar

5+ symptoms during a 2 week period

How many symptoms and how long of a duration is needed to diagnose anxiety

3+ symptoms during a 6 month period

How many symptoms and long of a duration is needed to diagnose ADD or ADHD

6+ symptoms during a 6 month period

How many symptoms and long of a duration is needed to diagnose Schizophrenia

2+ symptoms during a 1 month period

APA

American Psychological Association

MAOI

Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors

OCD

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

MAPS

M - Medical Myths

A - Attempted Answers

P - Prejudicial Poling

S- Superficial Syndromes

MRI

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

GAD

Generalized Anxiety Disorder

IRB

Institutional Review Board

Nomophobia

Fear of forgetting your phone

BDD

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

Imagine a student expected to deliver an oral presentation and feeling very fearful about the success of her performance in the eyes of her peers and professor. She knows her material well and feels confident that the argument she’ll present will be both engaging and informative. Besides this high level of preparation, what other steps might she take to ease her anxiety?

Exposure therapy

learning to relax muscles - that helps you calm down when you’re calmer that leads to reduced psychological arousal,

anxiety hierarchy - rank least fearful things to higher rank of fearful things and conquer the things from least to greatest

TTM

trichotillomania

EE

expressed emotion

FFT

Family focused treatment

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic Acid

ACT

Assertive Community Treament

GABA

Gamma Aminobutyric acid

RET

Rational Emotive Therapy

PTMF

power threat meaning framework

CT

Computerized Tomography

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid

ACT

Assertive community treatment