extra credit questions

As discussed in lecture, which of the following was an important idea of Kraepelin's?

A dichotomy of psychopathology into two main categories or diagnoses

What is psychopathology?

The study of psychological disorders

As discussed in lecture, which of the following was a belief about the etiology of psychopathology in ancient Greece?

An imbalance in bodily fluids

As discussed in lecture, which of the following was most responsible for the steep decline in psychiatric inpatients that began in the late 1950s?

The development and use of chlorpromazine and other psychiatric medications

As discussed in lecture, which of the following describes the issue/problem where the same pathology/symptoms can have many different causes?

Equifinality

As discussed in lecture, which of the following is a drawback to using the "social norms" approach to defining psychopathology?

All of the above

As discussed in lecture, which of the following describes the issue/problem where diagnostic criteria or assessment results can falsely divide patients into several groups even though they have the same underlying pathology?

False dichotomy

A child is stung by a bee and later develops an intense fear of all flying "bee-like" insects. As discussed in lecture, which of the following would provide the best explanation for the development of this fear?

Classical conditioning

What are the dual processes in a dual process model of psychopathology?

Automatic, implicit cognition and conscious, effortful cognition

As discussed in lecture, which of the following is true regarding the "social" component of the biopsychosocial model of psychopathology?

It involves interpersonal, cultural, and developmental factors

As discussed in lecture, which of the following areas of the brain is most associated with memory consolidation?

Hippocampus

Which of the following would be an example of a negative thought that is internal, stable, and global in nature?

I am worthless

Imagine the following scenario (read it very carefully!):

 

For the last few months, Ava has been feeling sad most of the day, pretty much everyday. During this time, she also says that she has lost interest in almost all her previous interests and activities, has been sleeping much more than usual every night, and has been feeling excessively guilty pretty much all the time. These symptoms have made it hard for Ava to go to work and, because she has missed so much work, she is in danger of being fired from her job. Ava has never had a manic episode and her symptoms are not due to the effects of a substance or a medical condition. 

 

As discussed in lecture, according to the DSM, Ava would meet for which of the following diagnoses?

None of the above are correct

As discussed in lecture, which of the following symptoms is shared between DSM-5-TR diagnoses of major depressive disorder and persistent depressive disorder?

Insomnia

As discussed in lecture, which of the following is true regarding genetic contributions to major depressive disorder?

No specific risk genes have been identified for MDD

In lecture we discussed how activity in the amygdala and prefrontal cortex is related to major depressive disorder (MDD). These brain structures and their relationship to each other are associated most with which of the following processes?

Emotion regulation