Psyc 314 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

In depth, detailed but concise textbook notes for chapters 1 and chapters 3 to 15 (all the chapters that the professor-- David King from the University of British Columbia covered in class). With these notes, I ended the class with an A+ and an A in each exam I took.

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

PSYC 3140 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST VERIFIED 2024/2025 (GRADED A+) What is demonology? How does demonology stand in the way of a more complete understanding of the causes and treatment of psychological abnormality?  4 Discuss the contributions of three of the following individuals to the treatment of abnormal psychology. Include when and where each lived. Hippocrates Emil Kraepelin Dorothea Dix Philippe Pinel Friedrich Anton Mesmer Benjamin Rush William Tuke  5 ...

Psyc 314 Final Exam 2023 Why study pain? - Answer-Pain is the symptom of greatest concern to patients → and the most likely to lead them to use health services. Pain is also heavily influenced by psychosocial processes * Canada is a word leader in pain research What purpose does pain serve? - Answer-Warns self or others of tissue damage/injury/disease; evokes care But, pain also leads to... - Poor health behaviours - Loss of employment/income - Depression, fear, anxiety - Social i...

World Health Organization's Definition (1948) of HealthHealth is a complete state of well-being: -Physical well-being -Mental well-being -Social well-being -Health is not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. -This state of optimum health is called "wellness" What is Health Psychology?-Subfield within Psychology -Devoted to an understanding of psychological influences on :How people stay healthy ,Why people become ill, How people behave when they become ill

PSYC 3140 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED 2024/2025 GRADED A+. Psychological abnormality may include deviance, distress, dysfunction, and danger. First, explain what these terms mean regarding psychological abnormality. Second, provide an example of a time when each aspect of abnormality would not be considered abnormal.  2 Suppose a friend of yours says to you, “I feel really lousy today, and I don't know why. You're taking abnormal psych—what do you think?” If, after ...

adopted studies --compare traits of adopted children to natural parents and adoptive parents -if adopted children are more similar to their natural parents than to their adoptive parents, we then have evidence for heredity's influence Conclusion from adoption and twin studies --genetic factors affect cancer risk but environmental factor has stronger role -molecular genetics -affects physical characteristics, height, weight, physiological functions (heart rate & blood pressure) mole...

PSYC 3140 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TESTED AND VERIFIED 2024/2025 GRADED A+. Psychological abnormality may include deviance, distress, dysfunction, and danger. First, explain what these terms mean regarding psychological abnormality. Second, provide an example of a time when each aspect of abnormality would not be considered abnormal.  2 Suppose a friend of yours says to you, “I feel really lousy today, and I don't know why. You're taking abnormal psych—what do you think?”...

PSYC 3140 Exam Q&A