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Abnormal Psychology Final Exam Review
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- PSY2214
- Institution
- Keiser University
Exam of 5 pages for the course PSY2214 at Keiser University (Final Exam Review)
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Final ReviewChapter 9
● When is intoxication considered to be an abnormal behavior? P. 246
○ When it creates maladaptive behaviors, such as becoming aggressive,
inappropriate sexual advances, impaired judgment, or rapid shifts in mood.
● When does substance use become a disorder? P. 245
○ When it involves repeated use of a substance to the point that recurring problems
are evident. Or substance use to a severe degree.
● When is a substance-related disorder diagnosed? P. 245
○ When substance use becomes so severe it affects several areas of the person’s
life. They involve impaired control, psychological dependence, social impairment,
risky use, and tolerance/withdrawal
● If a person comes home after a long week at work, drinks two or three margaritas, and
falls asleep, would this signal the diagnosis of a mental disorder? P. 245
○ No
● Define: drinking binge P. 249
○ Ingesting large amounts of alcohol in a short period.
● Define: delirium tremens P. 246
○ Involves severe confusion and autonomic overactivity in the form of sweating,
heart palpitations, and trembling.
Chapter 10
● What are the 5 basic personality traits? P. 283. Be able to identify the characteristics of
each of these five Traits.
○ 1. Openness- active imagination and sensitivity: opposite is practicality and
routine-oriented.
○ 2. Conscientiousness- self-disciplined and achievement-oriented; the opposite is
less goal-oriented and more laid-back
○ 3. Extraversion- socially gregarious behavior; the opposite is introversion.
○ 4. Agreeableness- compassionate and cooperative; the opposite is suspiciousness
and antagonism
, ○ 5. Neuroticism- tendency to express negative emotional states; the opposite is
emotional stability
● Do personality disorders involve flexible or inflexible traits? P. 283
○ Inflexible traits
● Which cluster of personality disorders do antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and
narcissistic belong to? P. 288-290
○ Dramatic/erratic/emotional
● What percent of the general population is said to have a personality disorder occur? P.
291
○ 4-15%
● Are racial and ethnic differences prominent in personality disorders? P. 291-295
○ no
Chapter 11
● What three traits comprise sexual behavior? P. 314
○ Emotional, cognitive, and behavioral.
● Define: male hypoactive sexual desire disorder P. 315
○ A lack of fantasies or desire to have sexual relations.
● Define: female sexual interest/arousal disorder P. 316
○ Lack of interest or arousal in most sexual encounters, which may include reduced
physical sensations.
Chapter 12
● What is the distinction between neurotic and psychotic disorders? P. 352-353
○ Neurotic disorders only affect limited areas of functioning.
○ Psychotic disorders affect many areas of functioning and involve emotions,
thoughts, and behaviors so bizarre a person can not function.
● Define: inappropriate effect P. 353
○ Refers to a mood that does not match the context of a given situation.
● Define: flat affect P. 353
○ Refers to lack of emotion even in situations that call for great joy or sadness.
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