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Exam 4 Review

Exam 4 Review. Psych 101B Spring 2014. Another multiple choice review Note what topics need more of your attention!. What mental health professional specializes in treating mental disorders but does not prescribe drugs?. P sychotherapist Clinical psychologist Psychiatrist

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Exam 4 Review

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  1. Exam 4 Review Psych 101B Spring 2014

  2. Another multiple choice review Note what topics need more of your attention!

  3. What mental health professional specializes in treating mental disorders but does not prescribe drugs? • Psychotherapist • Clinical psychologist • Psychiatrist • Primary care physician

  4. The Rosenhan (1973) study taught us (best answer): • Mental health diagnoses can be subjective and context dependent • The DSM is not an accurate tool • Mental hospitals are often understaffed and lack resources • Researchers are on the “odd” side

  5. Mental Disorders

  6. Major depression: • Affects more women than men • Can sometimes be unrelated to an eliciting event • Is best treated with antidepressants • A & B

  7. Tryclyclics decrease depression by: • Inhibiting the enzyme monoamine oxidase • Partially blocking serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake • Increasing endorphin production • B & C

  8. Schizophrenia is: • Caused by extreme stress combined with poor coping skills • Outcome of extremely exacerbated depressive and anxiety symptoms • Caused by genetic predisposition combined with environmental stressors • Primarily a genetic disorder

  9. The neurotransmitter hypothesis of Schizophrenia posits that the disorder is due to: • Hyperactive dopamine system (D2 receptors) • Hyperactive serotonergic system • Hypoactive dopamine system (D2 receptors) • Hypoactive serotonergic system

  10. ____ symptoms of schizophrenia are thought to be due to ____ damage. The prognosis is ____. • Positive; cortical atrophy; good • Negative; hyperactive dopamine; good • Negative; frontal lobe; poor • Positive; hyperactive dopamine; poor

  11. Schizophrenia Positive symptoms • Hallucinations • Delusions • Thought disorders (disorganized thinking/speech) Negative symptoms • Flat emotions • Impaired attention • Poor social adjustment • Lack of motivation

  12. In the anxiety disorder OCD, an obsession is: • A complex phobia • Primarily concerned with contamination • Repetitive behavior according to rules and rituals • A persistent thought, idea, image, or impulse

  13. A phobia is best described as: • Intense dread, chest pain, smothering sensation • Irrational fear of specific thing or event • Diffuse anxiety, avoidance • Fear of social situations

  14. Therapy

  15. What to know For each type of therapy know: • Fundamental assumptions • Therapy rationale • Tools/methods (psychoanalytic, behavior, humanistic, gestalt, and a little cognitive behavioral)

  16. Which therapy has the fundamental assumption that mental disorders reflect anxiety when forbidden impulses and desires threaten to arise? • Humanistic • Behavioral • Cognitive behavioral • Psychodynamic

  17. Behavior therapy’s rationale is the client must … • Learn to stop being phony! • Clarify feelings and strive to fulfill potential • Unlearn association between stimuli and maladaptive response • Work through impulses and desires, allow them to enter consciousness

  18. What is a humanistic therapeutic technique? • Unconditional positive regard • Systematic desensitization • Empty chair technique • Free association

  19. Social Psychology

  20. Social Psychology Sarah is at an early stage of relationship and dating. She feels love-struck and an overwhelming sense of intimacy and passion. What type of love is she experiencing? • Consummate Love • Companionate Love • Romantic Love • Unconditional Love

  21. Social Psychology According to Hill et al., which of the following observations are made about gender differences in dating? • Men fall in love more quickly than woman. • Women fall in love more quickly than men. • Men are more likely to end a relationship. • Answers A & C

  22. Social Psychology After two years of dating, Susan decides to end her relationship with her boyfriend. She hopes to focus more on herself for now and become more independent. What factors does she display? • Dyadic factors • Boredom • C. Nondyadic factors • D. Answers B & C

  23. Social Psychology According to Professor Osterhout’s lecture, women who wait until later in life to get married… • Always stay married to their spouses • Make better decisions • Have higher chances of getting divorced • Are less happy with outcomes

  24. Social Psychology Which of the following conflicts that have led to many divorce cases cannot be changed with therapy? • Communication problems • Lack of romantic feelings • Unrealistic expectations of marriage • None of the above

  25. Social Psychology In the Stanford Prison experiment, the students selected to play the role of prison guards were given specific training on how to run and control a prison. • True • False

  26. Social Psychology The Stanford Prison Study halted within ___ days because… • Prisoners became aggressive and were out of control • Guards became abusive and degrading • Parents of participants could not bear watching their child go through with the study • The researchers realized the study was unethical

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