Abnormal Psychology

Test 3 Study Guide

**** Since I forgot to include Substance Abuse we will have no questions on test 3 from chapter 10.

Chapter 7 – Mood Disorders

1. What are the two key emotions involved in mood disorders?
2. What are the characteristics of unipolar/major depression?
3. What percentage of Americans experience severe unipolar depression each year?
4. What Five main areas of functioning may be affected in unipolar depression? Be familiar with the symptoms one might experience in the areas.
5. What is Dysthymic disorder?
6. How do Twin studies demonstrate a strong genetic component in depression?
7. What 2 neurotransmitters are identified as being connected with depression and are thus targeted by most antidepressants?
8. What hormone is called the Dracula hormone?
9. Although affective in reducing depression what is an adverse side effect to Electroconvulsive therapy?
10. What are our 3 categories of antidepressant drugs and what affect to the have on our neurotransmitters?
11. How does the Behavioral model explain the cause of depression?
12. How does the Cognitive model explain the cause of depression?
13. What is learned helplessness and how does it fit into the Behavioral model explanation of depression?
14. How is it helpful to use external, specific, and unstable attribution statements?
15. What are the 3 components of Beck’s cognitive triad?
16. What are the four phases of Beck’s cognitive therapy?
17. How does the sociocultural model explain the cause of depression?
18. What Five main areas of functioning may be affected during a manic period? Be familiar with the symptoms one might experience in the areas.
19. What is the difference between Bipolar I disorder and Bipolar II disorder?
20. What is cyclothymic disorder?
21. What is the “permissive theory” about mood disorders?
22. What role does Lithium therapy play in bipolar disorder?

Chapter 9 – Eating Disorders

23. What are the main symptoms of anorexia nervosa?
24. What are the two main subtypes of anorexia nervosa?
25. What percentage of anorexic patients are female?
26. What distorted thoughts do anorexic’s often have?
27. How is Bulimia nervosa different from anorexia nervosa?
28. What is the difference between Bulimia nervosa and Binge-eating disorder?
29. What is the average number of binges for a bulimic?
30. What are the most common compensatory behaviors?
31. What societal pressures may lead to bulimia nervosa different from anorexia nervosa?
32. What influences are believed to come from the family in the development of eating disorders?

Chapter 12 – Schizophrenias

33. What is Psychosis?
34. What Positive symptoms are often seen in schizophrenics?
35. What Negative symptoms are often seen in schizophrenics?
36. What Psychomotor symptoms are often seen in schizophrenics?
37. Which is more common auditory or visual hallucinations?
38. What are the characteristics of schizophrenia disorder: Disorganized type?
39. What are the characteristics of schizophrenia disorder: Catatonic type?
40. What are the characteristics of schizophrenia disorder: Paranoid type?
41. What is the diathesis-stress relationship?
42. What do twin studies reveal about the genetic cause of schizophrenia?
43. Is schizophrenia possibly caused by gene defects?
44. What neurotransmitter is believed to be linked to schizophrenia?
45. What Family dysfunctions have been suggested as possible sociocultural causes of schizophrenia?
46. What is Milieu therapy?
47. How is a token economy some times used in treating schizophrenia?
48. How is schizophrenia treated in family therapy?
49. What is schizoaffective disorder?