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Psych 1 (Gade, UC Berkeley) Midterm 3
2025 update | Latest Exam Questions With
100% Verified Answers
Learning Approach - Correct-answer-Our personality is the result of our
recognized membership in groups, our roles in these groups, and the norms of the
groups (Gender roles, Racial norms, Family traditions, Cultural norms and roles)
Anchoring Effect - Correct-answer-Our judgment of personality levels can be
impacted by those around us and our own experiences
Substance Use Disorders - Correct-answer-A cluster of cognitive, behavioral, and
physiological symptoms indicating that the individual continues using the
substance despite significant substance-related problems
Physical Dependence - Correct-answer-- Biological Dependence
- Body's growing tolerance of the drug leads to withdrawal if drug is removed
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Psychological Dependence - Correct-answer-- Neurochemical Dependence
- Presence of antecedents cue the brain to strongly ANTICIPATE and desire the
substance and its reinforcing consequences
Nucleus Accumbens - Correct-answer-- Location in brain that houses dopamine
receptors
- "Attention and Habit Center"
Cue, Routine, Reward - Correct-answer-Steps that lead to dependence
Nicotine Dependence - Correct-answer-Treatments for this dependence:
- Replacement Source (eg: Patch)
- Low-Tar Cigarette
Alcoholism - Correct-answer-Treatments for this dependence:
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Antabuse
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- Harm Reduction
- Contingency Management
Opiate Dependence - Correct-answer-Treatments for this dependence:
- "Cold Turkey"
- Contingency Management
- Substitute (eg: methadone)
DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) - Correct-answer--
Attempts to generate uniform definitions and standards for diagnosis
- Designed to list the "accepted labels" for all psychological disorders
- Also looks at social, mental, and functionality issues that need to be considered
- Attempts to be atheoretical—not be linked to a clinical approach
Axis 1 - Correct-answer-- Psychological and Developmental Disorders
- Personality Disorders and Intellectual Disabilities
- General Medical Conditions
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Axis 2 - Correct-answer-Psychosocial and Environmental Problems
Axis 3 - Correct-answer-World Health Org. Disability Assessment Schedule
(Cognition, Mobility, Self-care, Getting along, Life activities, Participation)
Problems with DSM - Correct-answer-- Differentiating normal from abnormal is
difficult (most often fall on a continuum, not category)
- Manifestation of disorders often vary across individuals diagnosed with the
same disorder—both in the intensity and the symptoms of the disorder
- Situational factors not taken into account
- Disorder classifications arbitrary-- and some seem more about reactions to
issues than clinically related (ex: homosexuality, autism spectral disorder)
- Almost anyone seeking help diagnosed with a mental disorder
Advantages of DSM - Correct-answer-- Used in almost every reputable clinic and
by almost every reputable clinician today
- Provided time saving, extremely effective way of diagnosing and treating mental
disorders
- Continually adapting
Psych 1 (Gade, UC Berkeley) Midterm 3
2025 update | Latest Exam Questions With
100% Verified Answers
Learning Approach - Correct-answer-Our personality is the result of our
recognized membership in groups, our roles in these groups, and the norms of the
groups (Gender roles, Racial norms, Family traditions, Cultural norms and roles)
Anchoring Effect - Correct-answer-Our judgment of personality levels can be
impacted by those around us and our own experiences
Substance Use Disorders - Correct-answer-A cluster of cognitive, behavioral, and
physiological symptoms indicating that the individual continues using the
substance despite significant substance-related problems
Physical Dependence - Correct-answer-- Biological Dependence
- Body's growing tolerance of the drug leads to withdrawal if drug is removed
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Psychological Dependence - Correct-answer-- Neurochemical Dependence
- Presence of antecedents cue the brain to strongly ANTICIPATE and desire the
substance and its reinforcing consequences
Nucleus Accumbens - Correct-answer-- Location in brain that houses dopamine
receptors
- "Attention and Habit Center"
Cue, Routine, Reward - Correct-answer-Steps that lead to dependence
Nicotine Dependence - Correct-answer-Treatments for this dependence:
- Replacement Source (eg: Patch)
- Low-Tar Cigarette
Alcoholism - Correct-answer-Treatments for this dependence:
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Antabuse
,3|Page
- Harm Reduction
- Contingency Management
Opiate Dependence - Correct-answer-Treatments for this dependence:
- "Cold Turkey"
- Contingency Management
- Substitute (eg: methadone)
DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) - Correct-answer--
Attempts to generate uniform definitions and standards for diagnosis
- Designed to list the "accepted labels" for all psychological disorders
- Also looks at social, mental, and functionality issues that need to be considered
- Attempts to be atheoretical—not be linked to a clinical approach
Axis 1 - Correct-answer-- Psychological and Developmental Disorders
- Personality Disorders and Intellectual Disabilities
- General Medical Conditions
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Axis 2 - Correct-answer-Psychosocial and Environmental Problems
Axis 3 - Correct-answer-World Health Org. Disability Assessment Schedule
(Cognition, Mobility, Self-care, Getting along, Life activities, Participation)
Problems with DSM - Correct-answer-- Differentiating normal from abnormal is
difficult (most often fall on a continuum, not category)
- Manifestation of disorders often vary across individuals diagnosed with the
same disorder—both in the intensity and the symptoms of the disorder
- Situational factors not taken into account
- Disorder classifications arbitrary-- and some seem more about reactions to
issues than clinically related (ex: homosexuality, autism spectral disorder)
- Almost anyone seeking help diagnosed with a mental disorder
Advantages of DSM - Correct-answer-- Used in almost every reputable clinic and
by almost every reputable clinician today
- Provided time saving, extremely effective way of diagnosing and treating mental
disorders
- Continually adapting
