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PSYC 407 1st EditionExam # 1 Study Guide Lectures: 1 - 12Chapter 1: Introduction to Abnormal Psychology 1. What is the definition of 'abnormal behavior'?2. How do psychologists function as scientist-practitioners?3. Discuss the 3 traditions in your text that represent historical conceptions of abnormal behavior.4. Psychoanalytic Theory:i. -structure of the minda. -the unconsciousii. -defense mechanisms (denial, repression, displacement, projection, sublimation)iii. -psychosexual stages (and the Oedipal, Electra complexes)iv. -What are the treatment methods used in psychoanalytic treatment?v. -contributions and criticisms of psychoanalytic theory5. Humanistic Theory:i. -what is the emphasis?ii. -what did Carl Rogers contribute and what are the major parts of his approach?6. Behavioral Model: i. -classical and operant conditioningii. -systematic desensitization and shaping7. Terms: Incidence, prevalence, onset, prognosis, etiology, prototype approach. Chapter 2: An Integrative Approach 1. What is the difference between a unidimensional and a multidimensional model? What dimensions make up a multidimensional model of behavior?2. What are some ways that genes work? Which is typical for behavior and disorders?3. Describe the diathesis stress model and the reciprocal gene-environment Model4. What are neurotransmitters?5. What influence do psychosocial factors have on brain structure and function?6. What are conditioning, learned helplessness, and social learning?7. What is prepared learning? Implicit memory?8. What has cognitive science discovered about the unconscious?9. What is the purpose of feelings, and emotions.10. Define mood, affect11. Are emotions affected by social relationships and cultures?12. How does the experiment by Insel et al. (1988) demonstrate the interaction of psychosocial factors with brain structure and function?13. What does a developmental approach add to a multidimensional model?Chapter 3: Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis1. Meaning and purpose of assessment, of diagnosis2. Define reliability, validity, and standardization. What role do they play in assessment?3. What makes up a clinical interview? A mental status exam? An ABC analysis?i. What role does a mental status exam play in what determining what questions to ask in the assessment?4. Objective vs. projective tests5. Psychiatric Diagnosis and DSM:a. categorical approach vs. dimensional approachb. benefits and criticisms of DSM6. Changes in DSM-5Chapter 4: Research1. IV, DV, statistical significance vs. clinical significance, experiments and correlations.a. 2 Cross-sectional vs. longitudinal designs. Cohort effectChapter 5Study questions for anxiety disorders:a. Compare and contrast anxiety and fear. When do they become disordered?b. What is a panic attack?c. According to Barlow, what is the main psychological factor that is involved in theacquisition of fear responses? What do the actions of parents do to foster this trait?d. Describe the conditioning that occurs in panic responses.e. Describe the Triple Vulnerability Model.2. GADa. Essential and associated featuresb. Meaning of ‘autonomic restrictor’.c. Limitations of benzodiazepinesd. What CBT treatments are used for GAD?3. Panic Disorder (PD)a. Essential and associated featuresb. What is agoraphobia and when is it part of the PD diagnosis?c. What is interoceptive avoidance?d. Apply the triple vulnerability model to panic disordere. Describe panic control treatment.4. Specific Phobiaa. Essential and associated featuresb. Discuss the subtypes of specific phobiac. What are 3 pathways to the development of a phobia?d. What is the main treatment for phobias?5. Social Phobiaa. Essential and associated featuresb. What are the pathways to the development of social phobia?c. What are some treatment strategies for social phobia?6. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)a. Essential and associated featuresii. b. What are the timelines for PTSD? Acute Stress Disorder?a. What are the common traumas?b. Discuss all the factors that contribute to the cause?e. What are the social factors?f. What is the treatment?11. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)a. Essential and associated featuresb. Compare and contrast obsessions and compulsions. Give examples of each.c. Discuss the causes of OCD.d. What is the chief psychological


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