Psyc 335 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

an 11-year-old youngster has, for about a period of one year, frequently exhibited the following behaviors: loses temper, refuses to follow requests or rules, deliberately annoys others, and easily annoyed. He would likely receive a DSM-5 diagnosis of - Answer oppositional-defiant disorder overt vs. covert behaviors - Answer overt: fighting, temper tantrums covert: fire setting, stealing, truancy oppositional-defiant disorder - Answer recurrent pattern of negativistic, defiant,...

how do we define "abnormal" behavior? - Answer behaviors are judged as abnormal on the basis of their being atypical, harmful, and inappropriate. standards for behavior depend on developmental, cultural, gender, and situational norms. what are some behavioral indicators of disorder in children? - Answer developmental delay; developmental regression or deterioration; extremely high/low frequency of behavior; extremely high/low intensity of behavior; behavioral difficulty persisting ove...

What is ADHD? - Answer Neurodevelopmental disorder Persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning and development Does the DSM think of disorders using a categorical or dimensional model? - Answer categorical model What is a neurodevelopmental disorder? - Answer characterized by developmental deficits that produce impairments of personal, social, academic or occupational functioning What do symptoms of inattention look lik...

animal behavior - Answer the scientific study of what animals do behavior - Answer self-initiated movement, or the movement of animals controlled by their nervous system ethology - Answer the evolution and function of behavior - EUROPE comparative psychology - Answer the mechanism and development of behavior - USA comparative method - Answer a procedure for testing evolutionary hypotheses based on comparisons among species of known evolutionary relationships fixed a...

Exam (elaborations) Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 8th Edition Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness

What is the difference between restraint motivation and external? - Answer External- wants to conform to norms Restraint- wants to avoid arguments how/why does the source of one's motivation to comply with the norm of acting in an unprejudiced manner matters - Answer Working in the face of the very same norm, some people will feel an impulse to behave in a prejudiced way and will restrain their behavior, while others may not. What combination of high and low internal motivation pro...

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. A staff nurse completes orientation to a psychiatric unit. This nurse may expect an advanced practice nurse to perform which additional intervention? a. Conduct mental health assessments. b. Prescribe psychotropic medication. c. Establish therapeutic relationships. d. Individualize nursing care plans. ANS: B In most states, prescriptive privileges are granted to master‘s-prepared nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists who have taken special courses on prescribing medicati...

TEST BANK Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing 9th Edition By Margaret Jordan Halter Chapter 1-36 | Complete Guide Newest Version 2022. Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The scope of practiced for an advanced nurse practitioner would include which intervention? a. Conducting a mental health assessment. b. Prescribing psychotropic m...

TEST BANK Varcarolis' Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing 9th Edition By Margaret Jordan Halter Chapter 1-36 | Complete Guide Newest Version 2022. Chapter 01: Mental Health and Mental Illness Halter: Varcarolis’ Foundations of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing: A Clinical Approach, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The scope of practiced for an advanced nurse practitioner would include which intervention? a. Conducting a mental health assessment. b. Prescribing psychotropic ...