Exam I Review Spring 2009

Format ► Worth

20 points (or 20% of your grade)


Multiple Choice - 30 Questions

REVIEW Exam I (WooHoo!) WooHoo!)

►Worth

12 points (0.4 each)


Matching Section - 5 Questions ►Worth

2 points (0.4 each)


FillFill-InIn-TheThe-Blank - 10 Answers ►Worth

6 points (0.6 each)


Extra Credit - 6 Questions ►Worth

1.5 points (0.25 each)

Topics

Definite Things To Do: ► Study

Topics on Review Slides ► Read the definitions that are highlighted in each chapter ► Read the summary of each chapter ► Remember the DSM Checklists ► Do the chapter quizzes at the end of each chapter

*vs. means know the differences between each *bold terms means know that term and its associated content by heart

*you should be familiar with all terms in regular font

Historical Context ► Abnormal

Behavior


Three criteria ► Important

Historical Events


Galen’ Galen’s Humoral Theory
Syphilis

Clinical Description ► Epidemiology


Prevalence vs. Incidence ► Types

of onset


Acute vs. Insidious ► Course


Chronic vs. Episodic vs. Time Limited ► Classification

of disorders


Dimensional vs. Categorical vs. Prototypical

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Neurotransmitters

Divisions of the Nervous System ► In

general, what each is responsible for


Autonomic vs. Somatic
Parasympathetic vs. Sympathetic

Genes and the Environment

► Effects ► Types

of drugs that affect Neurotransmitters


Agonist vs. Antagonists

Assessment and Diagnosis ► Clinical

► Main

function of Genes


Polygenic ► Models

of deficiency/excess


Some disorders associated with each

Assessment


Mental Status Exam ► Diagnosis

for developing disorders


DiathesisDiathesis-Stress Model
Reciprocal GeneGene-Environment Model

► DSMDSM-IVIV-TR


Categorical vs. Continuum vs. Prototypical
MultiMulti-Axial System

Assessment ► Value

classification system

Research

of Assessments is determined by:


Validity
Reliability
Standardization ► Assessing

Psychological Disorders


Psychological Tests ►Projective

Tests ►Neuropsychological Tests

► Hypothesis


Independent vs. Dependent Variable ► Validity


Internal vs. External ► Ways

of doing research across time


Longitudinal vs. CrossCross-sectional

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Anxiety Disorders ► Anxiety

vs. Fear ► Evolutionary preparedness model ► Learned Helplessness model

Anxiety Disorders ► DSM

Checklists ► ObsessiveObsessive- Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Theories on etiology
Obsessions
Compulsions ► Kinds

of Behavioral Treatments for anxiety disorders

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