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Abnormal psychology - Answer-the application of psychological science to the study of mental disorders Psychosis - Answer-general term that refers to several different mental disorders in which the person affected is considered to be out of touch with reality Syndrome - Answer-a group of symp...

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P324 Abnormal Psych Exam 1 Questions
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Abnormal psychology - Answer-the application of psychological science to the study of
mental disorders

Psychosis - Answer-general term that refers to several different mental disorders in
which the person affected is considered to be out of touch with reality

Syndrome - Answer-a group of symptoms that appear together

Epidemiology - Answer-the scientific study of the frequency and distribution of disorders
within a population

Incidence - Answer-the number of new cases of the disorder appear un a population
within a certain period of time

Prevalence - Answer-total number of active cases both old and new that are present in
a population during a specific period of time

Point prevalence - Answer-% of people who have the problem at this point in time (5%)

Lifetime prevalence - Answer-total proportion of people in a given area who have been
affected by the disorder at some point during their lives (20%)

Comorbidity - Answer-the presence of more than one condition within the same period
of time

Etiology - Answer-the cause of an abnormal behavior

Paradigm - Answer-a set of shared assumptions that include both the substance of a
theory and beliefs about how a scientist should collect data and test a hypothesis

General Paresis (general paralysis) - Answer-the discovery that syphilis caused this
disease was an important thing for the biological paradigm

Psychoanalytic theory - Answer-Freud's theory that divided the mind into three parts
and said that most things happen in the unconscious

Defense mechanisms - Answer-unconscious self deceptions that reduce anxiety by
distorting memories, emotions, and impulses

Cognitive-behavioral paradigm - Answer-views abnormal behavior as a product of
learning

, Classical conditioning - Answer-learning through association

Extinction - Answer-occurs when the conditioned stimulus no longer elicits a response

Operant conditioning - Answer-behavior is a function of consequences

Humanistic paradigm - Answer-human behavior is the product of free will

Systems theory - Answer-integrative approach to science includes the biopsychosocial
model and elements of all four paradigms but also highlights the need to understand the
ecology (interdependence of living organisms) of human behavior

Reductionism - Answer-attempts to understand problems by focusing on smaller units
suggesting that the smallest account could be the true cause of something

Equifinality (multiple pathways) - Answer-there are many routes to the same destination

Multifinality - Answer-the same event can lead to different outcomess

Developmental psychopathology - Answer-emphasizes change over time

Premorbid history - Answer-pattern of behavior that precedes the onset of the disorder

Prognosis - Answer-predictable course for the future

Neurons - Answer-tiny nerve cells that form the basic building blocks of the brain

synapse - Answer-small gap filled with fluid

Reuptake - Answer-reabsorption of neurotransmitters

Limbic system - Answer-links the forebrain with the midbrain and hindbrain regulates
emotion and learning

Cerebral cortex - Answer-site of the control and integration of sophisticated memory,
sensory, and motor functions

Endocrine system - Answer-a collection of glands found at different places throughout
the body that get aroused and release hormones into the blood system

Genotype - Answer-the actual genetic build of an organism

phenotype - Answer-the aesthetic trait the organism has (hair color)

Polygenetic - Answer-influenced by multiple genes and by the environment

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