PSY 333 UKY Final Exam Study Guide: Complete Abnormal Psychology Review
How would you characterize the neurodevelopmental disorders? - correct answer ✔✔-All have
onset during period of biological development before the brain and nervous system are
complete
-usually before grade school
-varied in symptoms, etiologies, and treatments
-boys at higher risk
Discuss the subfield of developmental psychopathology - correct answer ✔✔Subfield devoted
to studying the origins and course of maladjustment in the context of normal growth process
Describe the symptoms and characteristics of ADHD - correct answer ✔✔-interfere with
effective task oriented behaviors
-impulsivities
-excessive motor activity
-difficulty concentrating
Know the difference between the specifiers of inattentive vs hyperactive - correct answer ✔✔-
Inattentive: fails to give close attention to details, doesn't listen when spoken to, doesn't follow
through on instructions, difficulty organizing, loses things
-Hyperactive: fidget/taps or squirms in seat, runs about or climbs, unable to play in leisure
activities, often "on the go", talks excessively, blurts out answers, interrupts people, etc.
List and describe the possible causal factors associated with the development of ADHD - correct
answer ✔✔-Strong genetic component
-Strong family, school, and peer influences
-Reduced frontal lobe, basal ganglia, and cerebellum activity
, -Brain maturation is delayed in ADHD children, decreased volumes of amygdala, accumbens,
and hippocampus
-Maternal smoking and increased lead concentration in blood
-low birth weight (threefold increase)
-History of epilepsy and febrile seizures
Discuss treatments for ADHD - correct answer ✔✔-Stimulant medications such as Ritalin (short
term for 70% children, meds is first line treatment)
-Behavior therapy and contingency management program (Favored for long term)
Describe oppositional defiant disorder, including symptoms, and how it relates to conduct
disorder - correct answer ✔✔-Recurrent defiance and hostility; including arguing, being spiteful,
refusing to comply with requests, and intentionally annoying others mostly towards authority
figures
-Mild, moderate, and severe
-Precedes the development of conduct disorder (strongly combined with each other)
List and briefly describe the 3 categories of symptoms (and associated symptoms) for ODD -
correct answer ✔✔-Angry/Irritable Mood: 1. often loses temper 2. is often touchy or easily
annoyed 3. is often angry and resentful
-Argumentative/Defiant Behavior: 1. Argues with authority or adults 2. often actively
defies/refuses to comply with requests from authority figures or with rules 3. Often deliberately
annoys others 4. Blames others for their mistakes
-Vindictiveness: 1. Has been spiteful or vindictive at least twice within the last 6 months
Describe the symptoms and characteristics of conduct disorder - correct answer ✔✔-Persistent
pattern of behaviors involving the violation of societal rules and the indifference to the rights of
others
-Hostility, disobedience, aggression, cruelty to animals, bullying, vandalism, lack of remorse
How would you characterize the neurodevelopmental disorders? - correct answer ✔✔-All have
onset during period of biological development before the brain and nervous system are
complete
-usually before grade school
-varied in symptoms, etiologies, and treatments
-boys at higher risk
Discuss the subfield of developmental psychopathology - correct answer ✔✔Subfield devoted
to studying the origins and course of maladjustment in the context of normal growth process
Describe the symptoms and characteristics of ADHD - correct answer ✔✔-interfere with
effective task oriented behaviors
-impulsivities
-excessive motor activity
-difficulty concentrating
Know the difference between the specifiers of inattentive vs hyperactive - correct answer ✔✔-
Inattentive: fails to give close attention to details, doesn't listen when spoken to, doesn't follow
through on instructions, difficulty organizing, loses things
-Hyperactive: fidget/taps or squirms in seat, runs about or climbs, unable to play in leisure
activities, often "on the go", talks excessively, blurts out answers, interrupts people, etc.
List and describe the possible causal factors associated with the development of ADHD - correct
answer ✔✔-Strong genetic component
-Strong family, school, and peer influences
-Reduced frontal lobe, basal ganglia, and cerebellum activity
, -Brain maturation is delayed in ADHD children, decreased volumes of amygdala, accumbens,
and hippocampus
-Maternal smoking and increased lead concentration in blood
-low birth weight (threefold increase)
-History of epilepsy and febrile seizures
Discuss treatments for ADHD - correct answer ✔✔-Stimulant medications such as Ritalin (short
term for 70% children, meds is first line treatment)
-Behavior therapy and contingency management program (Favored for long term)
Describe oppositional defiant disorder, including symptoms, and how it relates to conduct
disorder - correct answer ✔✔-Recurrent defiance and hostility; including arguing, being spiteful,
refusing to comply with requests, and intentionally annoying others mostly towards authority
figures
-Mild, moderate, and severe
-Precedes the development of conduct disorder (strongly combined with each other)
List and briefly describe the 3 categories of symptoms (and associated symptoms) for ODD -
correct answer ✔✔-Angry/Irritable Mood: 1. often loses temper 2. is often touchy or easily
annoyed 3. is often angry and resentful
-Argumentative/Defiant Behavior: 1. Argues with authority or adults 2. often actively
defies/refuses to comply with requests from authority figures or with rules 3. Often deliberately
annoys others 4. Blames others for their mistakes
-Vindictiveness: 1. Has been spiteful or vindictive at least twice within the last 6 months
Describe the symptoms and characteristics of conduct disorder - correct answer ✔✔-Persistent
pattern of behaviors involving the violation of societal rules and the indifference to the rights of
others
-Hostility, disobedience, aggression, cruelty to animals, bullying, vandalism, lack of remorse
