Exam Review

  • on paper

    • bring necessary supplies

  • no tech or notes

  • an hour

  • 18 questions

  • multiple choice + 1 open ended

  • exam starts at 10

  • chapters 1 - 7

Chapter 1

how is abnormal behavior defined in psychopathology?

  • behavior that is outside the norm


five D’s

  1. danger

  2. disruption

  3. distress

  4. duration

  5. deviance


how do cultural expectation influence the expectations of a disorder?

some norms re flexible, so classifying things as abnormal will differ depending on the culture.


Chapter 2

Reasearch and ethics

  1. answer: informed consent


difference between correlation and causation?

the relationship;

  • correlation = the relationship between two or more variables; not what causes it

  • causation = what causes the thing to happen; experiement


Chapter 3

what are examples of biopsychosocial factors in developmental disorders?

genes; stress, CAB (thoughts, feelings, and [learned] behaviors); family, friends, social life


difference between unidimensional vs multidimensional models?

js one approach vs multiple approaches


Chapter 4

anxiety disorder


symptoms of GAD

  • excessive worry nearly everyday for at least 6 months; at LEAST 3 of these symptoms

    • restless, wound-up, on edge

    • easily fatigued

    • difficulty concentrating

    • high irritability

    • muscle tension

    • difficulty controlling feelings of worry

    • having sleep problems


what are classified as anxiety disorders in the DSM-5?

separation anxiety, social anxiety, [selective mutism], GAD, panic disorder, phobias, PTSD


Chapter 5

OCD


what constituites OCD/symptoms?

there’s and obsession and a compulsion.

  • intrusive/unwanted obessions

  • repetitive behaviors to ease the obsession (compulsions)


Are they aware?

sometimes


what disorders are classified under OCD?

Hoarding disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, trichitillomania, excoration disorder


Chapter 6

what are dissociative disorder often accosiated with/causes/risks

  • trauma


deliberate fabrication

  • factiscious disorder


Chapter 7

mood disorders


what constituites Bipolar disorder?



how does MDD differ from bipolar disorder?

MDD is mostly depression and with bipolar you must at least have an episode of mania


difference between BP I and BP II

BP I only mania needs to be present; BP II both hypomania and depression needs to be present


what does the biopsychosocial model suggest about the causes of depression?

it can be caused by all three



Open Ended:

Case study

  • provisional/prelimary diagnosis

  • CHAPTER 3

what tools i would use to diagnose the person

  • scales

  • formal/informal/mixed


  • what do i want know about the person


  • treatment plan; the perspectives at the end of each presentation