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Individual vulnerability x experience =
Psychopathology
Abnormal psychology attempts to..
Describe, explain, predict, & change behaviors that are considered strange or maladaptive
Evaluate, assess, diagnose
Describe
Identify causes
Explain
Identify conditions in which behavior occurs
Predict
Modify behavior
Change
What are the four D's of abnormality?
Deviance, distress, dysfunction, & danger
Different from the norm
Deviant
Deviance is influenced by..
Circumstance
The definition of what can change over time?
Deviance
Negative emotions that are extreme or prolonged
Distress
Interference or impairment of normal, daily activities
Dysfunction
Difficulty doing the things we need or want to do
Dysfunction
What two D's aren't necessary for abnormal behavior?
Distress & danger
Ex. If someone is crying all of the time, considered normal during period of mourning, but not on a normal, everyday basis.
Deviance is based on circumstance
Homosexuality & masturbation used to be considered medically/behaviorally abnormal
Deviance definition can be changed over time
Antisocial, sociopathic personalities don't typically feel _____
Distress
Ex. Most people get nervous, but if the nervousness is overwhelming & getting in the way of normal functioning
Dysfunction
This is the exception, not the rule
People with abnormal behavior being dangerous
None of these are required or sufficient for diagnosing abnormal behavior
4 D's
Study of the prevalence of mental illness in a society
Psychiatric epidemiology
Percentage of individuals in a targeted population who have a particular disorder during a specific period of time
Prevalence
The percentage of people in the population who have had a disorder at some point in their life
Lifetime prevalence
_______ will always be a larger proportion of people in the population
Lifetime prevalence
Number of new cases of a disorder that appear in an identified population within a specified time period
Incidence
The presence of two or more disorders in one person
Comorbidity
"Almost 10% of adults have major depressive disorder in any given year" is an example of what?
Prevalence
25% of adults in the US
Have a mental health disorder in any given year
Almost 50% of adults in the US
Will have a mental health disorder at some point in lifeWho is least likely to get mental health treatment?
Who is least likely to get mental health treatment?
Kids & ethnic minorities
Why are ethnic minorities less likely to seek treatment?
Low income, stigma, & cultural bias
______ of adults & _____ of youth suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder
25-30%, 20-40%
What was abnormal behavior attributed to in ancient times?
Evil spirits & possession
Cutting holes into skull & releasing evil spirits
Trephination
What were the typical treatments for those in ancient times?
Trephination & exorcism
______ thought that abnormal behavior was an imbalance of four fluids
Hippocrates
What were the four fluids of Hippocrates?
Yellow bile, black bile, blood, & phlegm
Who was the first to link bodily processes & behavior?
Hippocrates
What time period saw a return to religious beliefs as explanation for mental disorders?
Middle Ages
When was the rise of asylums?
Renaissance (1400-1700)
Who believed that the mind & body were susceptible to illness?
Johann Weyer
Care for people with mental illness improved during this period but what started as good intentions turned to asylum entertainment for the public
Renaissance period
Bedlam
Bethlehem asylum
He showed sympathy & kindness, with sunny rooms & support in 1800's
Phillipe Pinel
He provided nice staff, walks, and talks, for mentally ill in 1800's
Benjamin Rush
She campaigned for state hospitals
Dorothea Dix
When did physical/brain disease as a cause for abnormal behavior arise?
1900's
Who is seen as the father of psychiatry who classified illness based on organic causes
Emil Kraeplin
Psychologist in 1900's who put people under hypnosis & seemed to cure physical illnesses in this way
Mesmer
When was the drug revolution for psychiatric disorders?
1950's
There was a huge revolution in the late 20th century from
Inpatient care to outpatient care with medication
Delivering the things to mental health patients that work
Best practice
What used to be widely rejected & now widely accepted in response to mental health issues?
Research
______ go to medical school, ______ don't
Psychiatrists; psychologists
What are the four D's?
Deviance, distress, dysfunction, & danger
Behavior, thoughts, and emotions that break norms of psychological functioning are
Abnormal
When something interferes with daily functioning it is considered
Dysfunctional
In any given year, as many as _____ of the adults and ____ of the children & adolescents in the US display serious psychological disturbances and are in need of clinical treatment
30%; 19%
What were Hippocrates' four fluids called?
Humors
After _____, demonological views & practices became popular once again. A growing distrust of science spread throughout Europe
Hippocrates
When large numbers of people share absurd false beliefs & imagined sights or sounds
Mass madness
In one disorder called _______, groups of people would suddenly start to jump, dance, and go into convulsions
Tarantism (St. Vitus' Dance)
Johann Weyer a German physician & the first to specialize in mental illness believed that the mind _______
Was as susceptible to illness as the body
Homes for those with mental illnesses began to arise in the ____
15th century
Social improvements for those with mental illnesses arose in the 15th century, but dissipated again in the
16th century
Eventually, hospitals & monasteries were converted into
Asylums
Treatment for those with mental illnesses improved again in 1800 with this man
Philippe Pinel
Pinel & Tuke implemented ______ because it emphasized moral guidance and humane and respectful techniques. This eventually caught on throughout Europe & the US.
Moral treatment
Who implemented moral treatment?
Pinel & Tuke
Who is considered the father of American psychiatry?
Benjamin Rush
Who is most responsible for the spread of moral treatment within the US?
Benjamin Rush
Who made humane care a public concern in the US?
Dorothea Dix
What two perspectives were fighting for the attention of clinicians during the decline of the moral movement?
Somatogenic perspective & the psychogenic perspective
The view that abnormal psychological functioning has physical causes
Somatogenic perspective
The view that the chief causes of abnormal functioning are psychological
Psychogenic perspective
Emil Kraeplin supported which perspective?
Somatogenic
This was found to be able to both cause & cure physical dysfunctions
Hypnotic suggestion
Holds that many forms of abnormal & normal psychological functioning are psychogenic
Psychoanalysis
A form of discussion in which clinicians help troubled people gain insight into their unconscious psychological processes
Psychoanalysis
Drugs that primarily affect the brain & reduce many symptoms of mental dysfunction
Psychotropic drugs
At least _____ people with severe psychological disturbances are homeless
100,000
Before the 1950's, almost all outpatient care took the form of ______
Private psychotherapy
An arrangement by which an individual directly pays a psychotherapist for counseling services
Private psychotherapy
1 in ____ adults in the US receives treatment for psychological disorders in the course of a year
6
Community health care has given rise to the idea of
Prevention
The study of enhancement of positive feelings, such as optimism & happiness
Positive psychology
Seeks to understand how culture, race, ethnicity, gender, and similar factors affect behavior
Multicultural psychology
What is the dominant form of coverage?
Managed care program
A program in which the insurance company determines such key issues as which therapists its clients may choose
Managed care program
In childhood, do more boys or girls tend to have mental health issues?
Boys
In adulthood, do more men or women tend to have mental health issues?
Women
A way of thinking that explains events
Model
These spell out basic assumptions & principles & provide a framework
Models
Holds that psychopathology results from problems with brain anatomy, brain chemistry, or other bodily sources
Biological model
Problems with specific parts/structures of the brain
Brain anatomy problem with biological model
Problems with brain messaging
Brain chemistry with biological model
Genetic/evolutionary issues
Other biological sources with the biological model
How many nerves does the brain have?
100 billion
What part of the brain takes care of higher functioning?
Forebrain
What are the 3 main forebrain divisions?
Thalamus, hypothalamus, & cerebrum
Relay station
Thalamus
Regulates bodily function
Hypothalamus
What part of the brain contains the limbic system?
Cerebrum
Feeling & reacting part of the brain
Limbic system
Emotional memory & processing
Amygdala
Regulates emotions & memory formation
Hippocampus
What are the 4 lobes of the cerebral cortex?
Frontal, parietal, occipital, & temporal
Executive functions
Frontal
Somatosensory
Parietal
Visual
Occipital
Auditory
Temporal
According to this, chemical imbalances underlie mental disorders
Brain chemistry explanation
Studies indicate that abnormal activity in ______ can lead to specific mental disorders
Certain neurotransmitters
Genetic makeup
Genotype
Observable physical & behavioral characteristics
Phenotype
There aren't any disorders that are 100%
Heritable
This perspective states that psychopathology results from genetic mutations over time
Evolution
What does abnormal psychology attempt to do?
Describe, explain, predict, & change behaviors that are considered strange or maladaptive
Individual vulnerability represents what?
Diathesis
Experience represents what?
Stress
Individual vulnerability x _____ ----> psychopathology
Experience
Percentage of individuals in a targeted population who have a particular disorder during a specific period of time
Prevalence
Number of new cases of a disorder that appear in an identified population within a specific time period. How many new people have acquired the illness
Incidence
____ of adults in the US have a mental health disorder in any given year (prevalence)
25%
____ of youth suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder
20-40%
_____ people who need services don't get them
Most
Who are the two main subpopulations who need mental health services & don't receive them?
Kids & ethnic minorities
What are the 3 reasons ethnic minorities often don't receive health services?
Low income, stigma, & cultural bias
Which two D's can be left out & still considered abnormal?
Distress & danger
This is something that is infrequent & also differs from the norm
Deviance
This is something associated with negative emotions
Distress
This is something that interferes with the things you want or need to do on a regular basis
Dysfunction
What is the order of the different eras (beginning to most recent)
Greek & Roman (500 BC-500AD), Middle Ages (500-1350), Renaissance (1400-1700), Reform & Moral Treatment (1800's), Somatogenic & Psychogenic perspectives (1900's), modern day
What era did Hippocrates belong to?
Greek & Roman views (500 BC-500AD)
During which era did someone first link bodily processes to behavior?
Greek & Roman views
Which era did we return to the religious beliefs & demonology?
Middle Ages (500-1350AD)
When did lots of mass madness' occur?
Middle Ages (500-1350)
What era did the rise of asylums occur?
Renaissance (1400-1700)
Which era did good intentions for the mentally Ill turn to entertainment for the public?
Renaissance (1400-1700)
What era did Philippe Pinel, Benjamin Rush, & Dorothea Dix help reformation?
1800's
What era was abnormal behavior seen as a result of either physical/brain disease or psychological problems?
1900's
Who is German physician Johann Weyer & which era is he from?
Renaissance period & he is considered the father of psychopathology & believed the mind was as susceptible to illness as the body
What were Hippocrates' 4 humors?
Yellow bile, black bile, blood, & phlegm
What is the somatogenic perspective & who was associated with it?
Physical/brain disease as cause for abnormal behavior & Emil Kraeplin
What was the psychogenic perspective & who was associated with it?
Mesmer & Freud & psychological problems as cause of abnormal behavior
Example of somatogenic cause of abnormal behavior
Fatigue
Example of psychogenic cause of abnormal behavior
Hysteria or unconscious mental processes
What are some current trends in the field of mental illness?
Outpatient therapy, prevention, managed health care, research, best practice, multicultural psychology
When did psychotropic medications first become popular?
1950's
What are some different types of psychotropic medications?
Antipsychotics, antidepressants, antibipolar, antianxiety
These can lead to abnormalities in brain structure/chemistry
Viral infections
These can lead to damage of certain areas which can lead to abnormal behaviors
Injury/trauma
Alter brain chemistry to affect emotions and thought processes
Psychotropic medications
Electric voltage to the brain to induce convulsions
Electroconvulsive therapy
Strength of Bio model: Good research evidence of links between ______ & _____
Biological processes & behavior
One of the bio model's weaknesses is that it is reductionistic because there is no role for ____
Non-biological factors
The treatments for the biological model can sometimes
Have adverse side effects
This model holds that we are shaped by dynamic intrapsychic factors & that adult disorders arise from childhood traumas or anxieties
Psychodynamic model
Which model is all about unconscious processes?
Psychodynamic
_____ & ______ instincts give rise to thoughts & actions & fuel their expression in the psychodynamic model
Sexual & aggressive
These programs allow clients to receive treatment in nearby, familiar social surroundings as they try to recover
Community mental health treatment programs
What is the principle treatment method of community mental health programs?
Prevention
According to the psychodynamic model, personality is shaped by these three unconscious forces:
ID, EGO, SUPEREGO
Which is the pleasure principle?
Id
Which is the morality principle?
Superego
Which is the reality principle?
Ego
This unconscious force is sexual, fueled by libido, & you're born with it
Id
This unconscious force is your conscience that is unconsciously adopted from our parents
Superego
This unconscious force is our defense mechanism that controls impulses & protects us from anxieties
Ego
According to Freud, personality develops though a sequence of
Psychosexual stages
According to Freud, when you had unsuccessful adjustment during your climb through the psychosexual stages, what happened?
You became fixated at one of the stages, which led to a psychological abnormality
What is the main goal of psychodynamic theory?
To uncover past traumas & resulting inner conflicts
Psychodynamic therapy: first word that comes to mind
Free association
Psychodynamic theory: how you behave, if you resist, dream interpretation
therapist interpretation
This was a strength for _____ because it saw abnormal functioning as rooted in the same processes as normal functioning
Psychodynamic theory
What aspect of the psychodynamic model had a huge impact on psychology?
It was the first to apply theory & techniques systematically to treatment
Which model had the following weaknesses: unsupported ideas, difficult to research, not suited for a wide range of problems or people & unobservable?
Psychodynamic
Emphasis on people as friendly cooperative and constructive. Focus on drive to self actualize through achieving positive growth. Honest recognition of strengths and weaknesses.
Humanistic view
Emphasis on self-determination choice and individual responsibility, focus on authenticity. Achieving authenticity- giving meaning to existence through action.
Existentialist view
Which two theories are often combined?
Humanistic and existentialist
Who said that a lack of unconditional positive regard early in life leads to issues with worth, poor self concept and don't meet potential?
Carl Rogers
This type of therapy is warm and supportive it guides clients toward self recognition and self acceptance
Rogers client centered therapy
This model asserts that abnormal behavior results from problems in how you think about and perceive things
Cognitive model
This model asserts that abnormality results from inaccurate assumptions & attitudes about things. Talks about illogical thinking
Cognitive model
This model talks about how we tend to have automatic thoughts and we usually listen to these without challenging them
Cognitive model
Which model involves common thinking errors?
Cognitive model
This type of therapy recognizes negative thoughts biased interpretations and errors in logic. It challenges dysfunctional thoughts and generates more realistic alternatives or interpretations. It then has clients practice and apply new ways of thinking
Beck's cognitive therapy
According to the cognitive model what do we typically do when we worry?
We tend to think things are more likely than they are and we overestimate how bad something will be
This therapy promotes acceptance of thoughts rather than to judge or try and change them. It promotes that thoughts are just thoughts. It acts in accordance with the values and commitments.
Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT)
What is an example of a new wave cognitive therapy?
Acceptance and Commitment therapy
Strength of this theory are: it's testable, appealing to many clinicians and clients, and effective for depression
Cognitive model
The limitations of this model are: works best for only certain types of problems, can be abstract, and changing thoughts sometimes isn't enough.
Cognitive model
Traditional cognitive therapy does this
Challenges thoughts
New wave cognitive therapy does this
Supports and accepts thoughts
This model states that behaviours are the result of learning, behaviors are shaped by the environment, and change in response to the environment
Behavioral model
This model states that behaviours can be internal or external
Behavioral model
According to the behavior model what are the three ways in which we learn?
Classical conditioning operant conditioning and modeling / social learning.
This type of conditioning deals with associations
Classical
This type of conditioning deals with rewards or punishment
Operant
This type of conditioning deals with observation
Modeling / social learning
Pavlov and Watson are associated with what type of conditioning?
Classical
Skinner is associated with what type of conditioning?
Operant
Bandura is associated with what type of conditioning?
Modeling / social learning
Learning principle in which involuntary responses to stimuli are learned through association or pairing
Classical conditioning
The thing that elicits an unconditioned response. Not learned, natural
Unconditioned stimulus
The unlearned response me to an unconditioned stimulus
Unconditioned response
The previously neutral stimulus that becomes linked with something
Conditioned stimulus
The learned response that occurs to a previously neutral stimulus once it has become associated with something else with which it was paired
Conditioned response
Before conditioning the end conditions for stimulus results and what?
Unconditioned response
During conditioning what is presented before the unconditioned stimulus?
Neutral stimulus
After conditioning this results in the conditioned response
Conditioned stimulus
He demonstrated acquisition of the phobia using classical conditioning paradigm
John Watson
Little albert is associated with what scientist?
John Watson
This helps explain acquisition of phobias unusual sexual attractions and other extreme emotional reactions
Classical conditioning
This theory states that we learned behaviors as a result of reinforcement and punishment
Operant conditioning
In this theory our behaviors are shaped by the consequences that follow them rather than what precedes them as in classical conditioning
Operant conditioning
In this type of conditioning and behavior operates on the environment to produce a consequence.
Operant conditioning
According to this maladaptive behaviors are learned through reward.
Operant conditioning
In operant conditioning when a behavior increases or decreases it is called
Reward punishment
In operant conditioning when something in the environment is added or taken away we call this
Positive negative
Add something to increase behavior
Positive reinforcement
Remove something to increase behavior
Negative reinforcement
Add something to decrease behavior
Positive punishment
Remove something to decrease behavior
Negative punishment
Behaviors are acquired by watching other people perform those behaviors
The observational learning paradigm
Learning by observing models and later imitating them
Modeling / social learning
This theory assume set of normal behavior is learned in the same way as normal behavior
Modeling / social learning
According to modeling exposure to disturb do models is likely to produce
Disturbed behaviour
This type of treatment applies learning principles to replace maladaptive behaviors with more appropriate ones
Behavioral treatment
Strengths of this model include: testable theory, learning can be observed and measured, treatments are very effective for some disorders
Behavioral model
Weaknesses of this model include: neglects inner determinants of behavior, difficulty generalizing behaviour outside of treatment setting, unclear if all abnormal behavior is acquired in this way
Behavioral model
This model argues that all of normal behavior is best understood in light of the social and cultural forces that influence an individual
Sociocultural model
Which model focuses on the norm and roles in society?
Sociocultural model
What are the two major perspectives of the sociocultural model?
Family social perspective, multicultural perspective
Family relationships and social interactions directly act on individuals
Family social perspective
The family social perspective and multicultural perspective or part of what model?
Sociocultural model
Cultural context, ethnicity, and gender affect behavior
Multicultural perspective
This perspective holds that social labels and roles influence behavior and interpretation of behavior
Family social perspectiveq
This perspective states that behavior of one family member affects the entire family system
Family social perspective
This perspective states that abnormal behavior is a reflection of unhealthy family dynamics of structure and communication. The therapist must focus on the family system not just the individual.
Family systems perspective / family social perspective
When family members are too close or codependent
Enmeshment
When one family member is closed off from the other family members.
Disengagement
Which perspective believes that personality development is ruled by family attributes?
Family social perspective / family systems model
What are the four forms of treatment for the family social perspective?
Group therapy, family therapy, couples therapy, community mental health treatment
Which type of family social perspectives therapy focuses on problem solving and communication?
Couples therapy
Which type of family social perspective therapy concentrates on self help groups with no facilitator?
Group therapy
Which perspective holds that behavior is shaped by cultural context and group membership?
Multicultural perspective
What is the most popular treatment method for the multicultural perspective?
Culture sensitive therapies
What are the two branches of the socio cultural perspective / model?
Family social perspective and multicultural perspective
The strengths of this model include: added greatly to the clinical understanding and treatment of abnormality, clinically successful when other treatments failed, increased awareness of family, cultural, social, and societal roles
Sociocultural model
The weaknesses of this model include: research is too difficult to interpret, model is unable to predict abnormality in specific individuals
Sociocultural model
This approach holds that psychological disorders are the result of the intersecting influences of genetic predispositions and physiological states, individual psychological factors, and social and cultural circumstances
Biopsychosocial approach
This model sees physical processes as key to human behavior
Biological model
This model emphasizes behavior in the ways it's learned
Behavioral model
This model concentrates on the thinking that underlies behavior
Cognitive model
This model stresses the role of values and choices
Humanistic existential model
What are the three main factors in the biological model?
Genetics, evolution, and viral infections
What are the four main psychotropic drug groups?
Anti anxiety, antidepressants, anti bipolar, and anti psychotic
According to Freud's theory which part develops basic strategy strategies called defense mechanisms?
Ego
According to the psychodynamic theory if the ED, ego, and superego are in excessive conflict the person's behavior may show signs of
Dysfunction
Patients are showing this, an unconscious refusal to participate fully in therapy, when they suddenly came out for associate or when they change the subject to avoid a painful discussion
Resistance
Psychodynamic therapists believe that patients must experience this, A reliving of past repressed feelings if they are to settle internal conflicts
Catharsis
These behaviors are those that are infrequent, bizarre, unusual or extreme
Deviant
Who first used the cathartic method?
Freud
Out of healthcare professionals who has the most nationwide employees?
Social workers
What area of health care professionals are hugely dominated by women?
Counselors
What are the three main divisions of the brain?
Hindbrain, midbrain, forebrain
What are the three main divisions of the brain?
Hindbrain, midbrain, forebrain
Which parts of the brain are in charge of basic functions and also make neuro transmitters?
Hindbrain and midbrain
Which part of the brain is in charge of higher mental functions?
Forebrain
This transmits nerve impulses throughout the brain
Thalamus
This involves experiencing / expressing emotions and motivation
Hypothalamus
What are the two major parts of the cerebrum?
Limbic system and basal ganglia
What is the three main divisions of the forebrain?
Thalamus, hypothalamus, cerebrum
The limbic system and the basal ganglia are part of what major division of the forebrain?
Cerebrum
This part of the brain is in charge of emotions, basic drives, and impulse control
Limbic system
This part of the brain is largely in charge of movement and planning
Basal ganglia
This is the basic premise of the brain chemistry explanation
Chemical imbalances underlie mental disorders
Mental disorders are sometimes related to abnormal chemical activity in this system
Endocrine
Treatments with in this model are generally pretty effective
Biological
Some of the goals of this therapy include: to resolve conflicts and resume personal development, and to help clients achieve insight into desires and motivations
Psychodynamic therapy
The basic premise of this model is that anxieties operate unconsciously and R repressed through defense mechanisms because they are too hard to face
Psychodynamic model
Inherent tendency to strive toward the realization of one's full potential of goodness and growth
Self actualization
Self-actualization is part of what model?
Humanistic
This is less optimistic than the humanistic view.
Existentialist
This view stresses that the individual must be viewed in context of the human condition and also stresses the responsibility to others
Existentialist
What are the three important qualities in Rogers client centered therapy?
Unconditional positive regard, accurate empathy, genuineness
This type of therapy is similar to client centred approaches, but challenges with the client. Involves skillful frustration, role playing, and rules
Gestalt therapy
This model holds that unpleasant emotional responses result from unrealistic and irrational thoughts about an event, not the event itself
Cognitive model
Using a step-by-step approach, learn to react to feared objects, rather than with fear
Systematic desensitization
Within the community mental health treatment, the primary targets what?
The broader community
Within the community mental health treatment program the secondary step targets what?
People with early signs or risk factors
Within the community mental health treatment program the tertiary step targets what?
Those who are already displaying problems
The goals of this include: describing current functioning, identifying therapeutic needs, differential diagnosis, managing risk providing feedback
Clinical assessment
What are the four main approaches in clinical science?
Case study, correlational method, experimental method, quasi experimental methods
This type of study describes one individual
Case study
The type of method links variables together
Correlational method
This type of method manipulates variables
Experimental method
The second method uses comparison groups that are not randomized
Quasi-experimental
This type of research method is extensive observation or interaction with one individual. And may show the value of new therapeutic techniques
Case study
This type of research method may offer opportunities to study rare problems
Case study
The problems with this research method are: subjective, cannot pinpoint specific factors that are causing the problem, difficult to generalize, and cannot replicate
Case study
This is a descriptive design that can observe magnitude or how strongly things are related
Correlational
Why do we need research?
We need research to evaluate accuracy, effectiveness, and safety of our theories and techniques
Observations at one point in time. Provides a snapshot of the population under study. Risk factor and mental illness outcomes are determined at the same time
Cross-sectional
This type of study describes incidence and prevalence of disorders in a population. It can identify at risk groups
Epidemiological studies
This type of study is better than in case study because: many participant instead of just one, improves generalizability, can be replicated in new samples
Correlational
What is the one main limitation of correlational research?
It does not explain the relationship
This type of study test the hypothesis, manipulates independent variables, and maximizes internal validity to guard against confounds
Experimental
Which group is not exposed to the independent variable?
Control group
What is the gold standard for treatment research?
Randomized clinical trial (RCT)
How is quasi-experimental different than experimental?
It lacks random assignment
Why do quasi experimental designs like random assignment?
The groups a pre-existing. It is impossible or unethical to randomize
Observe the effects of naturally occurring events
Natural experiments
Experiments are produced abnormal behavior in lab setting
Analog experiments
Subject is measured before and after manipulation
Single subject design
Stability of scores across time, across forms of a test, and across raters
Reliability
Extent to which your assessment tool measures what it intends to measure
Validity
Extent to which an assessment tool appears to be appropriate for a particular use
Face validity
Extent to which an assessment tool adequately measures what it says its measuring
Content validity
Having engineering questions on the psychology exam is an example of what?
Poor content validity
Ability of a measure to predict scores on other relevant measures
Criterion validity
Measures given at the same time points that are supposed to be correlated
Concurrent validity
Predicts performance on some additional measure given a future time point
Predictive validity
Collect a face to face about the person's life history, current situation, and personality
Clinical interview
Identifying data, allergies, medication, and family history are examples of what?
Domains of inquiry within a clinical interview
This may lack validity or accuracy, interviewers may be biased or may make mistakes and judgment, and interviews may lack reliability
Limitations of clinical interview
Standard questions asked in a specific sequence to elicit information and make a diagnosis
Structured diagnostic interview
Diagnostic interview schedule for children, structured clinical interview for axis 1 are examples of
Structured diagnostic interviews
Stable ways of thinking, feeling, and acting that characterize an individual
Personality
Ambiguous stimuli and open responses
Projective tests
When attempting to understand ambiguous stimuli, people project onto stimuli their personal
Needs, feelings, and experiences
Assess for abnormalities in brain functioning or structure
Neurological tests
Measures electrical brain activity through the scalp
EEG
X-rays get image of brain
CT scan
Radioisotopes detect brain activity
PET scan
Magnetic field and radio waves to get brain image
MRI
Measure oxygen levels to detect brain activity
FMRI
Measurement of cognitive, perceptual, and motor performances to determine potential neurological or psychiatric disorders
Neuropsychological testing
Response inventories are also known as
Questionnaires
Assistant medical / psychiatric diagnosis and legal decisions
Diagnostic
Provide profile of individual strengths and weaknesses
Descriptive
Provide recommendations for increase success in home, school, or work environment
Treatment
Changes in this type of testing include: determining premorbid functioning, measuring change over time, may be multiple pathologies
Neuropsychological
Available power to perform something
Ability
Potential for acquiring a particular skill
Aptitude
Measure what has been learned
Achievement
Does intelligence testing test ability, aptitude, or achievement?
Ability
These are predictive of colon academic achievement, job performance, can assist in diagnosis
Intelligence test scores
These are not: explanatory, sole predictors of achievement, culture free
Intelligence scores
A list of categories and guidelines for assigning people to those categories
Classification system
The pros of this are: verbal shorthand, promotes research, identifies treatment options
Classification systems
Cons of this are: diagnosis are not static, societal misuse, stigma / labeling
Classification systems
The dsm-5 requires clinicians to provide what two types of information?
Categorical and dimensional
The name of the category indicated by the client symptoms
Categorical
Rating of how severe a client symptoms are
Dimensional
The positives of this are: it moves away from a categorical system and towards a dimensional system, and is developed to increase the reliability and validity
Dsm-5
The criticisms of this are: lowers diagnostic thresholds, inclusion of questionable new disorders, cultural concerns
Dsm-5
Dimensional approach allows diagnosis of mild symptoms
Dsm-5 lowering diagnostic thresholds
Under ideal conditions. Focuses on internal validity
Efficacy
In the real world. Focuses on external validity
Effectiveness

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