Short Answer Last Test Psych

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3 Positive Factors that support having diagnostic categories or giving patients a diagnosis

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1) STANDARDIZATION: facilitates communication among practitioners & researchers

2) Further knowledge in treatment & prevention

3) Allows for PSYCHOEDUCATION: more personal knowledge for sufferers of mental disorders :(

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What is a panic attack? When is it adaptive and when is it maladaptive?

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DISCRETE PERIOD of INSTENSE FEAR or DISCOMFORT with at least 4 panic symptoms (heart racing, sweating, shaking, choking, nausea, dizziness) develop abruptly & reach a peak within 10 minutes

Adaptive when there is a present danger in the environment which you must confront

Maladaptive when there in the absence of threatening stimuli

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Difference Between Bipolar I & Bipolar II

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Bipolar I: 1 or more Manic/ Mixed episodes, usually accompanied by DEPRESSIVE episodes

Bipolar II: Depressive episodes accompanied by HYPOMANIA

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2 eating disorders recognized by DSM-IV

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Anorexia Nervosa & Bulimia Nervosa

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4 Classification Categories of Schizophrenia

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PARANOID

CATATONIC

DISORGANIZED

UNDIFFERENTIATED

PCDU

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List 3 types of Insight-Oriented Therapy

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PSYCHOANALYTIC

HUMANISTIC

GESTALT

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3 Types of Insight-Oriented Therapy

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PSYCHOANALYTIC, HUMANISTIC, GESTALT

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3 main categories of psycho-pharmacological drugs

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ANTI-DEPRESSANT

ANTI-ANXIETY

ANTI-PSYCHOTIC

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6 Advantages of Group Therapy

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EMPATHY

ACCEPTANCE

PRACTICE

TRANSFERENCE

INTERACTION

PRESSURE

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Describe 3 warning signs that signal a risk for suicide

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1) SOCIAL ISOLATION: Withdrawal from friends & family

2) Writing or Talking About Death

3) Giving away valued possessions

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5 AXES

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Axis 1: All mental disorders

Axis 2: Personality disorders & Mental retardation

Axis 3: Physical/Medical disorders

Axis 4: Psychosocial & environmental problems

Axis 5: Global Assessment of functioning (1-100)

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How does Panic Disorder contribute to the development of Agoraphobia?

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Recurrent panic attacks cause distress associated with high risk places such as malls. As the fear of having a panic attack increases, a person may become more an more anxious about going out in public places until they do not want to go out at all.

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What is Social Phobia and what lies at the root of this disorder?

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Marked & Persistent fear of social or performance situations, particularly those which involve exposure to unfamiliar people or to possible evaluation by others

Underlying fear is thought to be that 1 will do something humiliating and others will negatively evaluate the person leading to rejection, loneliness, & unhappiness.

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4 types of Mood Episodes in Mood Disorders

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1) Major Depressive Episode

2) Hypomania Episode

3)Manic Episode

4) Mixed Episode

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Hypochondriasis

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Belief that one has a serious disease despite medical evaluation & assurance to the contrary

the person is not delusional

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2 types of Anorexia Nervosa

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1) Restricting

2) Binge-Purging

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Regarding the mental disorder Schizophrenia, what type of symptoms are delusions and hallucinations?

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Positive Symptoms

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List three techniques in Rogers’ Client-Centered Therapy that are necessary for a good therapeutic climate.

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1) Genuineness

2) Unconditional Positive Regard

3) Empathy

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List three types of anti-depressant medication

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1) Tricyclic Anti-Depressants

2) Monoamine Oxidase (MAO) Inhibitors

3) Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors

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Describe 3 factors that are common to all types of psychotherapy

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1) Positive Expectations & Hope

2) Acquisition & Practice of New Behaviours & Ways to Respond to the World

3) Beneficial Therapist Qualities (Objective, Confident, Professional)

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List three predisposing conditions (diatheses) that can be risk factors for suicide.

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1) Family Breakdown

2) Family history of suicide

3) Substance Abuse

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What is the difference between fear and anxiety?

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Fear is a present-oriented emotional alarm reaction to danger that is immediately present. It manifests itself in the "fight-or-flight" response that readies an individual for immediate action.

Anxiety is a negative mood state that focuses on future problems.

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List the 5 different categories of Specific Phobias and provide an example for each.

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1) Animal

2) Blood

3) Situational

4) Natural Environment

5) Other

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What is Dysthmic Order?

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Severe form of MAJOR DEPRESSIVE ORDER where symptoms are milder but remain unchanged over long periods of time

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What is Body Dysmorphic Disorder?

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A preoccupation with an imagined defect in appearance, or the exaggeration of a slight physical anomaly.

Leads to significant distress / impairment to functioning.

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List 2 genetic disposing factors that may contribute to an Eating Disorder

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Early Maturation

Obesity

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2 types of ACTION-ORIENTED therapy

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Cognitive-Behavioural

Rational-Emotive

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BAC's of Rational Emotive

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A= activating event--> getting a bad mark on a test

B= Belief--> "I am stupid"

C= Consequences --> Sadness, Feelings of inferiority

D= Disputing Beliefs--> Everyone gets some bad marks