01:830:340 Study Guide - Final Guide: Premature Ejaculation, Stage Fright, Anhedonia
Summary for cumulative part of final (1-13) Topics for the most recent chapters are in
chapter folders on Sakai
Chapter 1:
• Abnormal behavior- inconsistent with societal norms, developmental norms, harmful
dysfunction; inconsistent with cultural norms
o We look at how common or rare the behavior it is to see if it’s abnormal
• Psychopathology- the symptoms and signs of mental disorders
• DSM-V- places primary emphasis on the consequences of certain behavioral syndromes
• Incidence- refers to the number of new cases of a disorder that appear in a population
during a specific time period
• Comorbidity- the presence of more than one disorder within the same time period
• Clinical Psychologists- perform many roles such as direct clinical services, research,
teaching, and administrative activities
• Psychiatrist- prescribes meds
• Social worker- work carried out by trained personnel with the aim of alleviating the
conditions of those in need of help or welfare
• Counselor- a person trained to give guidance on personal, social, or psychological
problems
Chapter 2:
• Etiology- cause of an abnormal disorder, which usually remains a mystery
• Biopsychosocial model-
o Biological- imbalanced brain chemistry to genetic predispositions
o Psychological- troubled emotions to distorted thinking
o Social and cultural- family relationships to sexual and racial bias
• Biochemical paradigm- looks for biological abnormalities that might cause abnormal
behavior
• Psychodynamic paradigm- created by Freud; asserts that abnormal behavior is caused
by unconscious mental conflicts that have roots in early childhood
• Cognitive Behavioral paradigm- views abnormal behavior and normal behavior as a
product of learning; created by Watson and skinner
• Humanistic paradigm- an explicitly positive view of human nature; people are
responsible for their own actions
• Diathesis-stress model- a predisposition toward developing a disorder; can be heritable
or developable
• Correlation vs. Experiment- a statistical measure of how closely two variables are
related
Chapter 3:
• Psychotherapy- the use of psychological techniques and the therapist-client relationship
to produce emotional, cognitive, and behavior change
• Evidence-based treatments- the practical and scientific approach to therapy
• Biological treatments- draws an analogy to physical illness; focuses on the diagnosis
• Psychoanalysis-
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• Cognitive behavioral therapy- encourages collaborative therapist-client relationships
o Focuses on changing behavior more than personality; usually given homework
• Dialectic behavioral therapy- a type of CBT, usually used to treat destructive behaviors
such as suicidal people
• Humanistic therapy- client centered therapy; the therapist is warm, welcoming,
empathetic
Chapter 4:
• Classification- used to subdivide or organize a set of objects
• Diagnosis- identification of a disorder on the basis of its characteristics
• Limitations of the classification system- it might hinder the consideration of promising
alternative classification systems
• Clinical assessment- a way to diagnose and plan treatment for a patient that involves
evaluating someone in order to figure out what is wrong.
• Projective personality tests- responding to ambiguous stimuli to uncover deeply hidden
emotions and thoughts
o Rorschach test- a type of projective test
o Thematic appreciation test- telling a story by looking at a picture; a type of
projective test
• fMRI- functional MRI scan; uses magnetic fields to measure blood flow
• PET- uses glucose and measure brain activity
Chapter 5:
• Clinical depression- depressed mood accompanied by other symptoms such as loss of
energy, loss of pleasure, fatigue, changes in sleep and appetite
• Mania- flip side of depression; feelings of euphoria
• Major depressive disorder- experience of a depressive episode which can last up to 2
weeks; persistent sad and low mood that is sever enough to impair a person’s interest or
ability to engage in normally enjoyable activities
• Bipolar disorder- episodes of depression and mania
• Persistent Depressive Disorder (Dysthymia)- a chronic state of depression; the
symptoms are the same as major depressive disorder but they are not as severe; it’s a
milder version that lasts for years and a person is never without symptoms
o Leads to severe outcomes like social isolation, high suicide risk, and
mislabeled as moody or difficult)
• Bipolar I- at least one manic episode (that lasts one week) and depressive episode
• Bipolar II- experience hypomanic episode, not full blown manic episode
o Hypomanic episode lasts for 4 days
• Cyclothymia- bipolar equivalent of persistent depressive disorder; must experience
hypomanic and depressive episodes in a 2 year period
• Cognitive therapy- the therapist doesn’t care about the root of the problem, but they
want to change the way a person thinks and change their behavior
• Interpersonal therapy- a combo of psychoanalysis and CBT; focuses on relationships
o Looks at the past and your pattern of relationships (psychoanalysis)
o CBT part: given homework
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Document Summary
Summary for cumulative part of final (1-13) topics for the most recent chapters are in chapter folders on sakai. Stress- any challenging event that requires physiological, cognitive, or behavioral adaptation. Anorexia (restrictive, binging eating/purging)- refusal to maintain a minimally normal body weight, people with this disorder tend to be hungry but still starve themselves. Bulimia (purging, non-purging, compensatory behaviors)- involves repeated episodes of binge eating followed by purging episodes through self induced vomiting or misuse of laxatives. Binge-eating disorder- eating a substantial amount of food in a short amount of time. Treatment for eating disorders- cbt where you work on creating strategies for coping with unexpected relapses; educational behavioral strategies to normalize eating patterns. Exhibitionistic disorder- when males get aroused by publically exposing themselves. Voyeuristic disorder- can"t get aroused without seeing someone naked. Frotteuristic disorder- a person who is fully clothed and becomes aroused by rubbing against another person. Male erectile disorder- when males can"t reach an erection.
