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Chapter 6 Mood disorders

Discuss the symptoms of unipolar depression. 

Describe the psychological models of unipolar depression: psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and sociocultural, including treatment approaches. 

Describe the possible roles of neurotransmitters (serotonin, norepinephrine) and genetics in unipolar depression. 

Describe how brain stimulation is used to treat unipolar depression: ECT, brain stimulation). 

Compare and contrast early antidepressants to currently used antidepressants. 

Be able to distinguish between bipolar I and bipolar II disorders. 

Discuss the biological theory of bipolar disorder (neurotransmitters, ion activity, brain structure, genetics). 

Describe lithium therapy for bipolar disorder, including issues related to its use and its mechanism of action. 

Describe adjunctive psychotherapy for bipolar disorder. What is it and why is it important? 

Vocabulary: depression, mania, unipolar depression, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, persistent depressive disorder, premenstrual dysphoric disorder, norepinephrine, serotonin, MAO inhibitors, tricyclics,SSRIs, ECT, brain stimulation, symbolic loss, behavioral activation, cognitive therapy, Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), mania and manic episode, bipolar I, bipolar II, cyclothymic disorder, mood stabilizing drug

Chapter 7 Suicide

Define suicide and know the current prevalence. 

Describe each of the four kinds of people who intentionally end their lives: death seekers, death initiators, death ignorers, and death darers. Also describe the category of subintentional death. 

Know the effects of cultural factors, race, and sex on suicide rates. 

Understand the common triggers in suicide: there are 5 discussed in the textbook. 

Discuss how mood changes, hopelessness, and dichotomous thinking are related to suicide. 

Describe how modeling (contagion) might be related to suicide. 

Give the psychodynamic view for suicide. 

Explain the role of sociocultural factors while comparing and contrasting Durkheim’s three categories of suicide: egoistic, altruistic, anomic.

Explain the role of biological factors in suicide, including the role of serotonin. 

Discuss the characteristics of suicide prevention programs. 

Vocabulary: parasuicide, suicide, subintentional deaths, death seekers, death initiators, death darers, death ignorers, retrospective analysis, hopelessness, dichotomous thinking, egoistic suicide, altruistic suicide, anomic suicide, interpersonal theory of suicide, suicide prevention programs, crises intervention, 

Chapter 8 Disorders featuring Somatic Symptoms

Describe the criteria for diagnosing factitious disorder; include in this discussion Munchausen syndrome and the Munchausen syndrome by proxy.

Compare conversion disorders and somatic symptom disorder.

Explain how each model explains the cause of somatic symptom disorder: psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral,  and multicultural

Describe illness anxiety disorder.

Describe psychophysiological disorders and the biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors that contribute to them.

How is stress related to physical illness? What is psychoneuroimmunology?

Discuss psychological treatments for physical disorders.

Vocabulary: factitious disorder, Munchausen syndrome, Munchausen syndrome by proxy, conversion disorder, somatic symptoms disorder, primary gain, secondary gain, illness anxiety disorder, psychophysiological disorder, Type A personality style, Type B personality style, psychoneuroimmunology, behavioral medicine, relaxation training, biofeedback training, meditation.

Chapter 9 Eating disorders

List the central features of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa, then discuss the age groups in which anorexia and bulimia are most common. 

Compare and contrast the various behavioral patterns of anorexia and bulimia. 

Describe medical problems that can be caused by each of the major eating disorders. 

Explain binge eating disorder and how it differs from bulimia nervosa.

Explain how each of the following factors can place a person at risk for an eating disorder: ego deficiencies, cognitive-behavioral factors, depression, biological factors, societal pressures, family environment, and multicultural factors. 

Describe treatments for anorexia nervosa, including nutritional rehabilitation, motivational interviewing, cognitive-behavioral therapy, family interactions, then discuss the aftermath of this disorder. 

Describe treatments for bulimia nervosa, including cognitive-behavioral therapy, interpersonal psychotherapy and antidepressant drugs, then discuss the aftermath of this disorder. 

Vocabulary: anorexia nervosa, restricting-type anorexia nervosa, amenorrhea, bulimia nervosa, binge, compensatory behavior, binge-eating disorder, enmeshed family pattern, hypothalamus, weight-set point.

Chapter 10 Substance-related disorders

Explain the terms “tolerance” and “withdrawal symptoms” and give examples. 

Name some commonly used depressants, including alcohol, and explain their effects on the central nervous system. 

Compare and contrast the major sedative-hypnotic drugs: opioid, morphine and heroin including their effects. 

Describe the typical effects of cocaine and contrast these with the effects of the other major stimulant, amphetamines. 

Describe the general effects of the hallucinogen LSD. 

Describe the current short-term and long-term effects of cannabis use. 

Compare, and contrast the psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral, and biological explanation of substance abuse, then discuss the therapies of each view. 

Vocabulary: substance intoxication, substance use disorder, tolerance, withdrawal, delirium tremors (DTs), fetal alcohol syndrome, sedative-hypnotic drugs, opioids, endorphins, stimulants, cocaine, crack, amphetamine, hallucinogens, marijuana, synergistic effect, contingency management, relapse-preventions training, acceptance and commitment therapy, detoxification, antagonist drugs, methadone maintenances program, AA, residential treatment program, community prevention program, gambling disorder, internet gaming disorder