PSYCH EXAM 3

What is meant by the term etiology

cause of a disorder

What is comorbidity

co occurrence of 2 disorders

What development involves learning, attention, thinking

cognitive

During Piaget _____ stage of development children can solve simple math but lack the ability to think abstractly

concrete

Which of the following is not a risk factor for suicide

Being a fan of violent media

According to the text book which event would cause PTSD

Being assaulted and robbed

Which classification system is used by most medical professionals

DSM5

Jory, 6 years old is picking a card for his moms birthday, he picks out a card with cars because he likes cars so he thinks she likes them too, this is called?

Ego centrical

according to what life span development has 8 stages and is called psycosocial

Erik Erikson

Which of the following is the best example of a compulsion

Jordy locks door exactly 9 times to make sure it is locked

People with ________ disorders experience thoughts and urges that are intrusive and unwanted and/or the need to engage in repetitive behaviors or mental acts.

OCD

Which of following is an examples of Dias enthesis stress model?

Ozzy has a genetic predisposition to depression but didn't didn't realize he had it until his parents died

Cordelia is an active duty soldier, one night she is out walking with her friend and an IED goes off and kills her friend, this causes her to be jumpy, irritable, and always aware of her surroundings this is called

PTSD

What development involves growth in the body and brain?

Physical

Brenda knows it's wrong to break into a store but her date is on the ground having a seizure so she breaks the window gets into the store and calls for help. She then stays after to explain it to the owner and police what is this stage?

Post- conventional

Elroy decides not to cheat on an exam because he didn't want his parents to find out and then get in trouble. What stage is this?

Pre-conventional

Which of the following is an example of hopelessness:

Rachel has an expectation bad things will happen and there's nothing she can do about it

Mental or behavioral acts that reduce anxiety in social situations, such as avoiding eye contact or rehearsing sentences before speaking are called ________.

Safety

Which of the following illustrated consolation

Scott knows that one piece of pizza cut into multiple slices is still the same thing

1 year old Ansley learned scheme of trucks and says "look a truck" what is this stage called

assimilation, because they're taking in new info

Approach to psychological disorders that deal with genetics, chemical, and neurotransmitters may be described as:

biological approach

when development proceeds in a step wide fashion

discontinuous

What does nurture refer to in nature vs. nurture

environment & culture

Cole spends a few weeks being treated for major depressive disorder. He eventually stops exhibiting symptoms, but a few months later they reoccur. Once again the symptoms dissipate, but a few months later they reoccur. Cole's major depressive disorder is ________?

episodic

According to Piaget what stage do children begin to use abstract thinking?

formal operational

Janice is in the middle of a distinct period of an abnormally and persistently elevated mood. In the last week she has cleaned her house from top to bottom (breaking windows and dishes in the process), bought a new car that she can't afford, and dug up most of her yard in case she might want a garden next year. Janice is experiencing ________.

manic episode

Age-specific approximations of when a certain skill or ability should first occur in normal development are called developmental ________.

milestones

Apliona is diagnosed with depression and she is worried her daughter might get it too, why is she worried about this?

mood disorders have genetic and biological basis

Madeline is 7 months old and her mom is eating a cookie, she wants some so her mom tries to hide the cookie but the baby knows it's still there. This is called?

object permanence

Which of the following is not a developmental issue children deal with in the stages?

object permanence

If Laura has bipolar disorder, then she ________.

often experiences mood states that vacillate between depression and mania

Which brain region is believed to play a critical role in OCD?

orbital frontal cortex

At the most basic level Schizophrenia is best conceptualized as a ________ disorder

psychotic

What do ODC, body dysmorphia disorder, and hording disorder all have in common?

repetitive thoughts and urges as well as uncontrollable need to engage in acts

What does nature refer to in nature vs. nurture

genes in biology

adolescence experiment and figure out who they are, what is this stage called?

identity vs. confusion

After age 65, most people are attempting to assess their lives and make sense of life and the meaning of their contributions. What is the primary developmental task of this stage?

integrity vs. dispare

Pary Partom is from what

major symptoms after pregnancy (first could of weeks)

Emily is a doctoral student in psychology. She plans to use ________ to complete her doctoral paper, asking individuals to self-report important information about how their thoughts, experiences, and beliefs differ over a 10-year period.

Surveys

Which theorist said that development was fundamentally was affected by culture and environment

Vygosky

A psychological disorder is a condition characterized as:

abnormal

18-month-old Gordon learned the schema for apples. When Gordon sees tomatoes at the grocery store, he says, "Look mommy, apples!" His mother tells him that the food he sees at the store is a tomato, not an apple. He now has separate schemata for tomatoes and apples. This exemplifies ________.

accommodation

Piper is terrified by a number of situations, the main one if a fear of open spaces, she prefers to stay home because of this, it was to get any worse it would be classified as:

agoraphobia

______ disorders are expressed by persistent fear and worry

anxiety

what are concepts mental modules used to categorize and interpret info

schemata

Alexis experiences the symptoms of major depressive disorder, but only during midwinter. What kind of depression does Alexis have?

seasonal pattern

During Piaget _____ stage world is perceived through perceptual systems and how to move your body

sensory motor

who is credited with creating psycosexual

sigmund freud

______ is the perspective of psychological disorders beyond scientific understanding

supernatural

Between birth and one year, infants are dependent on their caregivers; therefore, caregivers who are responsive and sensitive to their infant's needs help their baby to develop a sense of the world as a safe, predictable place. What is the primary developmental task of this stage?

trust v. mistrust