PSY-3304 Test 3 Overview

Vocabulary flashcards covering key concepts related to eating disorders, substance-related disorders, and their psychological and physiological effects.

Anorexia Nervosa

Intense fear of gaining weight, distorted body image, extreme restriction of food intake, and significantly low body weight.

Bulimia Nervosa

Recurrent episodes of binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors such as vomiting, laxatives, fasting, or excessive exercise.

Restricting Type Anorexia

A subtype of anorexia nervosa where weight loss occurs exclusively through dieting, fasting, or excessive exercise.

Binge-Eating/Purging Type Anorexia

A subtype of anorexia nervosa that involves binge eating or purging behaviors while still being underweight.

Obsession-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Often co-occurs with anorexia, characterized by perfectionism and control issues.

Compensatory Behaviors

Behaviors such as self-induced vomiting and misuse of laxatives or diuretics linked to the binge-purge cycle in eating disorders.

Substance Intoxication

Temporary behavioral or psychological changes resulting from recent substance use.

Substance Use Disorder (SUD)

A problematic pattern of substance use that leads to impairment or distress.

Tolerance

The need to consume more of a substance to achieve the same effect.

Withdrawal

Physical or psychological symptoms that occur when reducing or stopping substance use.

Marijuana

A psychoactive drug affecting perception, coordination, and memory.

Ecstasy (MDMA)

A stimulant/ hallucinogen known for causing energy, emotional warmth, and distorted sensory perceptions.

Paraphilic Disorders

A category of disorders involving atypical sexual interests that cause distress or harm.

Physiological Effects of Alcohol

Alcohol primarily affects the liver, brain, heart, and nervous system.

Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Limit

The legal standard used to determine driving impairment under Alabama law based on the concentration of alcohol in the blood.

Order of Neural Transmission

Release, bind, reuptake

Anorexia Nervosa is defined by which of the following?

Fear of weight gain and refusal to maintain normal weight.

Which of the following statements is a characteristic of bulimia?

Frequent episodes of binge eating.

Which of the following statements is central to both anorexia and bulimia?

Pathological fear of becoming overweight.

The two subgroups/types of anorexia are:

Restricting and binge-eating/purging.

The co-occurring diagnosis that often accompanies anorexia is:

OCD.

Someone with a purging type anorexia is likely to engage in which of the following as a compensatory behavior?

Vomiting.

In order to be diagnosed with bulimia there must be symptom occurrence for what period of time?

Weekly for 3 months.

The weight of a person with anorexia is most likely to be:

less than $85 \%$ of normal.

Which weight category is likely to be the weight of someone with bulimia?

Normal.

Someone with anorexia is likely to show which personality trait?

Perfectionism.

The initial goal of treatment for someone admitted to the hospital for anorexia is to:

Restore/gain weight.

Which of the following is not one of the disciplines required for the treatment of eating disorders?

Rehabilitation.

Which of the following is NOT one of the main methods of counseling commonly used to treat eating disorders?

Electroconvulsive therapy.

Which of the following physical conditions might be expected to have resulted from someone diagnosed with bulimia?

Electrolyte imbalances and low potassium.

Which of the following might be physical conditions associated with anorexia?

Heart arrhythmias and kidney damage.

Which of the following might be physical conditions resulting from obesity?

Hypertension/diabetes.

_ disorders are characterized by inflexible, long-standing, and maladaptive personality traits.

Personality.

Intense fluctuations/instability in mood, and unstable interpersonal relationships are the key characteristics in which of the following personality disorders?

Borderline personality disorder.

Which disorder is characterized by one who is fearful of potential rejection, and reluctant to enter relationships for fear of criticism?

Avoidant personality disorder.

In which disorder is there a grandiose sense of self importance and who are hypocritical of others?

Narcissistic personality disorder.

Odd beliefs and magical thinking are characteristic of which disorder?

Schizotypal personality disorder.

Which of the following disorders is characterized by self-dramatization and attention-seeking behaviors?

Histrionic personality disorder.

The personality disorder that is characterized by suspiciousness and being distrustful of others is:

Paranoid personality disorder.

Which personality disorder describes one who is generally apathetic and has difficulty describing feelings?

Schizoid Personality Disorder.

Which disorder is characterized by one who has difficulty separating from relationships?

Dependent Personality Disorder.

The treatment of choice for persons with Borderline Personality D/O is:

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT).

Disorders that are both characterized by a preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism and control describes the relationship between and .

OCD Personality D/O and OCD.

Which of the following classification of drugs belongs in the sedative category?

Benzodiazepines.

Which category of drugs inhibits sleep, increases alertness, and speeds up the central nervous system?

Amphetamines.

Which of the following drugs is an inexpensive, immediate high?

Crack.

Which drug produces mild perceptual and sensory distortions, and is usually smoked?

Marijuana.

Which classification of drugs are pain killing and depress the central nervous system?

Opioids.

Which drug is a man-made stimulant that gives the user an intense high, and can be ingested, smoked, or snorted?

Methamphetamine.

A pharmaceutical treatment usually used for alcohol dependence is:

Antabuse.

Which drug is the synthetic opioid used to treat opioid dependence and minimize withdrawal symptoms?

Methadone.

Which classification of drugs includes diet pills?

Amphetamines.

Excessive use of a substance is known as:

Substance abuse.

Which term describes what occurs due to a biochemical change in the body?

Tolerance.

Which term is used to describe a physiological need for a substance as well as the need for increased amounts?

Substance dependence.

Which term is used for when physiological symptoms occur from abstinence?

Withdrawal.

Which of the following drugs is NOT considered in the opiate category?

LSD.

Which of the following drugs is a combination of a hallucinogen and a stimulant, and is chemically similar to meth?

Ecstasy.

Conditions involving physical complaints or disabilities occurring in the absence of any physical pathology that could account for them are called:

Somatic symptom disorder.

Consciously faking symptoms for a monetary gain is a characteristic of:

Malingering.

A person with illness anxiety disorder has a preoccupation with having or acquiring a serious illness.

True.

Which of the following was once viewed as a form of hysteria?

Conversion disorder.

Munchausen's Syndrome by proxy is a variant of which of the following disorders?

Factitious Disorder.

Assuming a new identity in a new place is characteristic of:

Dissociative fugue.

Dissociative identity disorder was formerly known as:

Multiple personality disorder.

The inability to recall previously acquired information or past experiences is what type of amnesia?

Retrograde amnesia.

Anorexia Nervosa

Intense fear of gaining weight, distorted body image, extreme restriction of food intake, and significantly low body weight.

Bulimia Nervosa

Recurrent episodes of binge eating followed by compensatory behaviors such as vomiting, laxatives, fasting, or excessive exercise.

Restricting Type Anorexia

A subtype of anorexia nervosa where weight loss occurs exclusively through dieting, fasting, or excessive exercise.

Binge-Eating/Purging Type Anorexia

A subtype of anorexia nervosa that involves binge eating or purging behaviors while still being underweight.

Obsession-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Often co-occurs with anorexia, characterized by perfectionism and control issues.

Compensatory Behaviors

Behaviors such as self-induced vomiting and misuse of laxatives or diuretics linked to the binge-purge cycle in eating disorders.

Substance Intoxication

Temporary behavioral or psychological changes resulting from recent substance use.

Substance Use Disorder (SUD)

A problematic pattern of substance use that leads to impairment or distress.

Tolerance

The need to consume more of a substance to achieve the same effect.

Withdrawal

Physical or psychological symptoms that occur when reducing or stopping substance use.

Marijuana

A psychoactive drug affecting perception, coordination, and memory.

Ecstasy (MDMA)

A stimulant/ hallucinogen known for causing energy, emotional warmth, and distorted sensory perceptions.

Paraphilic Disorders

A category of disorders involving atypical sexual interests that cause distress or harm.

Physiological Effects of Alcohol

Alcohol primarily affects the liver, brain, heart, and nervous system.

Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Limit

The legal standard used to determine driving impairment under Alabama law based on the concentration of alcohol in the blood.

Order of Neural Transmission

Release, bind, reuptake

Anorexia Nervosa is defined by which of the following?

Fear of weight gain and refusal to maintain normal weight.

Which of the following statements is a characteristic of bulimia?

Frequent episodes of binge eating.

Which of the following statements is central to both anorexia and bulimia?

Pathological fear of becoming overweight.

The two subgroups/types of anorexia are:

Restricting and binge-eating/purging.

The co-occurring diagnosis that often accompanies anorexia is:

OCD.

Someone with a purging type anorexia is likely to engage in which of the following as a compensatory behavior?

Vomiting.

In order to be diagnosed with bulimia there must be symptom occurrence for what period of time?

Weekly for 3 months.

The weight of a person with anorexia is most likely to be:

less than $85 \%$ of normal.

Which weight category is likely to be the weight of someone with bulimia?

Normal.

Someone with anorexia is likely to show which personality trait?

Perfectionism.

The initial goal of treatment for someone admitted to the hospital for anorexia is to:

Restore/gain weight.

Which of the following is not one of the disciplines required for the treatment of eating disorders?

Rehabilitation.

Which of the following is NOT one of the main methods of counseling commonly used to treat eating disorders?

Electroconvulsive therapy.

Which of the following physical conditions might be expected to have resulted from someone diagnosed with bulimia?

Electrolyte imbalances and low potassium.

Which of the following might be physical conditions associated with anorexia?

Heart arrhythmias and kidney damage.

Which of the following might be physical conditions resulting from obesity?

Hypertension/diabetes.

_ disorders are characterized by inflexible, long-standing, and maladaptive personality traits.

Personality.

Intense fluctuations/instability in mood, and unstable interpersonal relationships are the key characteristics in which of the following personality disorders?

Borderline personality disorder.