Psych 311 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

PSYCH 311 Final Exam | Questions and Answers One implication of Urie Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory is that to understand development, one must: Consider the individual and the different levels of sociocultural contexts with which he or she interacts. Development includes: Growth and decline. Name one advantage and one disadvantage of using surveys as a way to collect data. Surveys can be used to study a wide range of topics and can collect data from a large number of people. Surveys can ...

How does kin selection contribute to inclusive fitness? (HINT: What kind of behavior is favored?) How does the example of adoption by normally asocial (not social) red squirrels illustrate this? - ANS Kin selection favors altruistic behavior; Altruistic behavior contributes to Inclusive Fitness; Example: Adoption of an orphaned juvenile by genetic kin (asocial red squirrel Know the case study of alarm calls in Belding's ground squirrels (altruistic/kinship behavior). Under what ci...

An education counselor records the number of high school graduates enrolled in community colleges, four-year colleges, and universities. What scale of measurement is the type of college? A) nominal B) ordinal C) interval D) ratio A A researcher records the following data: 4, 4, 4, 4, and 3. How would you describe the variability of these data? A) It is equal to zero because scores are approximately the same. B) It is negative because 3 is less than the other scores in the distributio...

Schizophrenia ________________ is characterized by a deteriorating personality, is a profoundly disabling mental/physical illness, and is a term used to escribe a major psychotic disorder characterized by disturbances in Perception, Thought Processes, Reality Testing, Feeling, Behavior, Attention, & Motivation and an overall decline in psychosocial functioning Schizophrenia _____________ first appears in late adolescence to early adulthood Men __________ with Schizophrenia have a more severe d...

Fall 2023 Registration [Check SPIRE for your enrollment start date. It will be in one of the date ranges listed below.] Seniors (87 credits & above) Apr 19-20 Juniors (57-86 credits) Apr 24-25 Sophomores (27-56 credits) Apr 27-28 Freshmen (26 credits & below) May 1 Note: Enrollment start times and eligibility to register for courses that are restricted by level are determined by a student’s potential credit total, which includes the credits he or she is enrolled in currently (i.e., co...

Fall 2023 Registration [Check SPIRE for your enrollment start date. It will be in one of the date ranges listed below.] Seniors (87 credits & above) Apr 19-20 Juniors (57-86 credits) Apr 24-25 Sophomores (27-56 credits) Apr 27-28 Freshmen (26 credits & below) May 1 Note: Enrollment start times and eligibility to register for courses that are restricted by level are determined by a student’s potential credit total, which includes the credits he or she is enrolled in currently (i.e., co...

1. Discrepancy between anatomical sex and gender is known as? 2. Which of the following are risk factors for neuroleptic malignant syndrome? Select all that apply 3. Antipsychotic medication provides D2 blockage in the meso-coritcal pathway causing which of the fol- lowing effects? 4. Phencyclidine (PCP) and ketamine exert their unique behavioral effects by blocking which of the following receptors? 5. The diagnosis used to describe a syndrome charac- terized by speci...

1. Discrepancy between anatomical sex and gender is known as? 2. Which of the following are risk factors for neuroleptic malignant syndrome? Select all that apply 3. Antipsychotic medication provides D2 blockage in the meso-coritcal pathway causing which of the fol- lowing effects? 4. Phencyclidine (PCP) and ketamine exert their unique behavioral effects by blocking which of the following receptors? 5. The diagnosis used to describe a syndrome charac- terized by speci...

1. Discrepancy between anatomical sex and gender is known as? 2. Which of the following are risk factors for neuroleptic malignant syndrome? Select all that apply 3. Antipsychotic medication provides D2 blockage in the meso-coritcal pathway causing which of the fol- lowing effects? 4. Phencyclidine (PCP) and ketamine exert their unique behavioral effects by blocking which of the following receptors? 5. The diagnosis used to describe a syndrome charac- terized by specific s/s resultin...

PMHNP Exam Reported Questions and answers 1. What is dissemination?: Getting the research information out to those who need to know it! Publication - highest level Presenting at National Conference Presenting at Local Conference Journal Club where one person reviews an article 2. What does a 17 on MMSE mean?: Moderate cognitive impairment 3. What is Tegretol in the CYP450 system?: Inducer -->will lower dose of Lam- ictal and BCP's 4. What do BCP's do to Lamictal?: Inducer ...