Psych 3375 Exam 1 Questions and Correct Answers |
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psychological disorder (3 parts) Ans: -a psychological dysfunction
within an individual -associated with distress or impairment in
functioning
- a response that is not typically or culturally expected
psychological dysfunction Ans: refers to a breakdown in cognitive,
emotional, or behavioral functioning
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Is having a dysfunction enough to meet the criteria for a psychological
disorder? Ans: no, think of the example of Judy, had a disorder where
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she would faint at the sight of blood, some people get queasy at the sight
of blood, that's not enough for a disorder
Being distressed or impaired? Criteria: Ans: It is easy to be distressed, i.e
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someone dies, distress is natural.
Psychological disorders are simply extreme____________ (3) Ans: extreme
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expressions of normal emotions, behaviors and cognitive processes
psychopathology Ans: scientific study of psychological disorders
schooling for clinical psychologists and counseling psychologists Ans: 5
year grad program that prepares them to conduct research research
cause and treatment
counseling psychologist Ans: study and treat adjustment and vocational
issues for people that are mostly healthy
clinical psychologist Ans: concentrate on people with more severe
psych/health disorders
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What do they de-emphasize when going to school for Psy.D Ans: Doctor
of psychology; focus on clinical training and de emphasize or eliminate
research training
psychiatrist Ans: earn a M.D in med school, 3-4 year residency
-investigate nature and causes of psych disorders from a biological view
point
scientific practitioners (attempts to do three things) Ans: also known as
mental health professionals
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1. describe psych disorders
2. determine their causes
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3. treat them
Functioning as a scientists practitioner (3 things) Ans: 1. consumer of
science (enhancing the practice)
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2. evaluator of science (determining the effectiveness of practice)
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3. creator of science ( conducting research that leads to new procedures
useful in practice)
historical concepts Ans: major psych disorders have existed across
times and cultures
supernatural tradition Ans: deviant behavior of "good vs evil"
-mental disorders were seen as works of the devil
good v evil views effects on the treatment of humans Ans: the main way
of this tradition led to a lot of mis treatment of people,
misunderstanding that thought mental health was also associated with
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