Psychology Chapter 13 Study Guide
1. DSM goes along with the ICD.
2. ADHD was discovered by NIMH to be genetic.
3. Mania = excessive happiness, optimistic
4. Labels cause bias.
5. KNOW PERSPECTIVES
6. KNOW CHARACTERISTICS
7. Medical model treats psychological disorders as diagnosable, curable diseases // more humane
8. Depression increases suicide rates.
9. Ancestors afraid of something, modern day people afraid of something=
10. Babies afraid to fall- classic conditioning
11. Stimulus generalization= something that brings a traumatic even back to mind
12. Stressful life events give an increased risk of depression (mood disorders).
13. Dissociative Identity Disorder - abused as kid
14. OCD
15. Schizophrenia- better chance of being cured by fast onset
16. KNOW ADHD characteristics
17. Self-fulfilling prophesy= acting like someone has a problem, they’ll recognize this and act like it;
be positive about tests, better grades
18. Post traumatic Stress Disorder is an anxiety disorder.
19. Learning perspective- afraid of something as a child, still afraid as adult
20. Psychoanalytic- hostility toward father
21. Amygdala = in charge of aggression, hostility, fear
22. OCD people and women have high activity levels in their amygdale
23. ADHD= distractability (main symptom/ characteristic)
24. PTSD= increased personal strength
25. Bipolar characteristics
26. DID= hating parents (psychoanalytic)
27. Mood disorders- major depression, bipolar
28. Social phobia- avoid social situations
29. Schizophrenia= 2 main characteristics- hallucinations and delusions
30. Generalized anxiety disorder- always worried
31. Distressful is the best way to characterize abnormal.
32. Stressful experience is a cause of depression (vicious cycle of stress)
33. Biopsychosocial approach= most useful approach for why disorders occur in certain regions
34. Schizoid Personality Disorder- draw away from others
35. *Psychologists today assume ______ contributes to disordered behavior. *ALL OF THE ABOVE*
36. Agoraphobia =
37. Abnormal shrinking of cerebral tissue
38. Depression is associated with what two neurotransmitters
39. Anxiety is distressing and persistent
40. Mood disorders=” common cold of psychological disorders” (depression)
41. Learned helplessness= contribute to depression
42. Characteristics of PTSD and Bipolar
43. People can go through trauma and don’t develop phobia= ____ perspective
