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Abnormal Psychology Exam 3 | PSYC - Abnormal Psychology, Quizzes of Abnormal Psychology

Class: PSYC - Abnormal Psychology; Subject: Psychology; University: Wayne State College; Term: Forever 1989;

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2010/2011

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What axis is behavioral disorders
in?
DEFINITION 1
Axis II
TERM 2
Characteristics of personality disorders
DEFINITION 2
Pervasive, inflexible, enduring, started in childhood, leads to
distress or impairment of function.
TERM 3
Odd/Eccentric personality disorder
characteristics
DEFINITION 3
Have no break from reality like schizophrenics, and rarely go
to therapy.
TERM 4
schizotypal personality disorder
DEFINITION 4
Characterized by a need for social isolation, odd behavior
and thinking, and often unconventional beliefs.
TERM 5
paranoid personality disorder
DEFINITION 5
Characterized by paranoia and a pervasive, long-standing
suspiciousness and generalized mistrust of others.
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What axis is behavioral disorders

in?

Axis II TERM 2

Characteristics of personality disorders

DEFINITION 2 Pervasive, inflexible, enduring, started in childhood, leads to distress or impairment of function. TERM 3

Odd/Eccentric personality disorder

characteristics

DEFINITION 3 Have no break from reality like schizophrenics, and rarely go to therapy. TERM 4

schizotypal personality disorder

DEFINITION 4 Characterized by a need for social isolation, odd behavior and thinking, and often unconventional beliefs. TERM 5

paranoid personality disorder

DEFINITION 5 Characterized by paranoia and a pervasive, long-standing suspiciousness and generalized mistrust of others.

schizoid personality disorder

Characterized by a lack of interest in social relationships, a tendency towards a solitary lifestyle, secretiveness, and emotional coldness. Can be successful in a career that doesn't involve people. TERM 7

Anxious/Fearful personality disorder

DEFINITION 7 Characterized by avoidance (phobia of rejection), can be seen as a social phobia (not so because social phobias refer to specific situations like large crowds; anxious/fearful personality is afraid of all interaction). TERM 8

Dependent personality disorder

DEFINITION 8 Formerly known as asthenic personality disorder, is a personality disorder that is characterized by a pervasive psychological dependence on other people. More common in females. TERM 9

Obsessive-Compulsive personality disorder

DEFINITION 9 Characterized by a pervasive pattern of preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental and interpersonal control at the expense of flexibility, openness, and efficiency. More common in males. TERM 10

Dramatic/Emotional personality disorder

DEFINITION 10 Exaggerated emotions.

Antisocial personality disorder

Defined by the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual as "...a pervasive pattern of disregard for, and violation of, the rights of others that begins in childhood or early adolescence and continues into adulthood."First called criminals, then psychopaths, sociopaths, and now antisocials. TERM 17

Characteristics of APD

DEFINITION 17 History of illegal activity beginning before age 15, failure to show consistency and responsibility in all aspects of life, don't feel guilty walking away from life, are irritable and reckless, do no planning, disregard the truth, and lie constantly. TERM 18

How many serial killers are in

America?

DEFINITION 18 30-100. TERM 19

Why do serial killers keep commiting

murders?

DEFINITION 19 Violence is arousing, yet they see themselves as the victim. TERM 20

Impulsive/Control personality disorders

DEFINITION 20 Impulsive personality with little self-control.

Intermittent/Explosive personality disorders

Explode into a rage easily. TERM 22

Pyromania

DEFINITION 22 An impulse to deliberately start fires to relieve tension and typically includes feelings of gratification or relief afterward. Regarded as a sex crime because it is result of sexual frustration due to rejection. TERM 23

Kliptomania

DEFINITION 23 An impulse to shoplift, usually for excitement even if they have the money to pay for stolen item. TERM 24

Trichotillomania

DEFINITION 24 The compulsive urge to pull out one's own hair leading to noticeable hair loss, distress, and social or functional impairment. Not like OCD because OCD is to relieve anxiety; trichotillomania gives pleasure. TERM 25

Pathological (compulsive)

gambling

DEFINITION 25 The compulsive urge to gamble; develops in stages.

Characteristics of dependence on drugs

Preoccupation, unintentional overdose, tolerance, withdrawal, persistent, abandonment, and continuation. TERM 32

depressants

DEFINITION 32 Depressants temporarily reduce the function or activity of a specific part of the body or brain. TERM 33

alcohol costs on society

DEFINITION 33 $185 billion in 1998$200 billion in 20102 out of 3 suicides, accidents, and crime TERM 34

alcohol costs on personal level

DEFINITION 34 Frontal lobe is first affected and damagedLose friends, family, children, job, car, health TERM 35

DUI blood alcohol level

DEFINITION 35 .08%

lethal blood alcohol level

TERM 37

cirrhosis

DEFINITION 37 Chronic liver disease characterized by replacement of liver tissue by fibrosis, scar tissue and regenerative nodules (lumps that occur as a result of a process in which damaged tissue is regenerated), leading to loss of liver function. 8th leading cause of death. TERM 38

Korsakoffs

DEFINITION 38 A neurological disorder caused by the lack of thiamine (vitamin B1) in the brain. Caused by alcohol not having vitamins. TERM 39

stages of alcoholism

DEFINITION 39 Prealcoholic-where most people stay at.Prodromal-gradual, sneak drinks, black out.Crucial-crucial that they stop, can stop drinking but don't always do so, bc once they start they can't stop.Chronic-lose everything, can die a premature death, are ordered into therapy. TERM 40

groups with alcoholism the most

DEFINITION 40 Less-educatedPeople with negative life eventsCatholics

treatment for alcoholism

Wean them off alcohol with tranquilizers or barbitals, as quitting drinking cold turkey will cause seizures and massive heart attacks.AA meetings and SMART meetingsAntabuse, makes you puke alcohol and have 10X worse hangover.Relapse prevention. TERM 47

inhalants

DEFINITION 47 Broad range of drugs whose volatile vapors are taken in via the nose and trachea. Usually starts at 12 years old. TERM 48

How do children quit inhalants?

DEFINITION 48 Only when their older siblings tell them to stop. TERM 49

Opiates

DEFINITION 49 Any of the narcotic opioid alkaloids found as natural products in the opium poppy plant, as well as many semisynthetic chemical derivatives of such alkaloids. TERM 50

heroin

DEFINITION 50 A semi- opioid drug synthesized from morphine, a derivative of the opium poppy.

How many heroin abusers are in

America?

TERM 52

stages of taking a hit of heroin

DEFINITION 52 "Rush" for 5-15 minutes, full-body orgasmEffects for 2- hours, feel wonderful and drowsyAfter worn off you "crash" or back to being normal, yet seems horrible to heroin addict. TERM 53

Consequences of taking heroin

DEFINITION 53 Very expensive such as $500 a hitMore robbery and trouble with the law while trying to get more moneyWithdrawal is like the flu and for up to two weeks TERM 54

barbituates

DEFINITION 54 Central nervous system depressants, and produce a wide spectrum of effects, from mild sedation to total anesthesia. Also called "downer pills." TERM 55

Consequences of overdose of barbituates

DEFINITION 55 Accidental suicide, especially when taken with alcohol.

nicotine

Alkaloid found in the nightshade family of plants (Solanaceae) that constitutes approximately 0.6-3.0% of the dry weight of tobacco, with biosynthesis taking place in the roots and accumulation occurring in the leaves. TERM 62

How many Americans smoke

tobacco?

DEFINITION 62 1 in 4 TERM 63

Why are cigarrettes so addictive?

DEFINITION 63 Nicotine in cigarrettes release dopamine. TERM 64

amphetamines

DEFINITION 64 A chemical class of stimulants, entactogens, hallucinogens, and other drugs. TERM 65

amphetamine psychosis

DEFINITION 65 A psychotic disorder that appears in some people who abuse stimulant drugs. Mostly paranoia symptoms that eventually disappear.

cocaine

A crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. TERM 67

When did cocaine use start?

DEFINITION 67 1970s TERM 68

Uses for cocaine

DEFINITION 68 Used in surgery to knock patients out TERM 69

consequences of cocaine addiction

DEFINITION 69 Euphoria, impulsive sexual behavior, paranoid, "crash" after 20 mins at least on the brain, 30 mins for the rest of body so if you take another hit your heart is then beating too fast. TERM 70

hallucinogens

DEFINITION 70 The general group of pharmacological agents can be divided into three broad categories: psychedelics, dissociatives, and deliriants.

How much worse is marijuana for lungs than

cigarrettes?

50% more carsinogenic chemicalsOne joint equivalent to two packs of cigarrettes TERM 77

Why do people take psychoactive drugs?

DEFINITION 77 Behavioral: Taken for pleasurable experiences.Interpersonal: 60-80% of drug users also have parents that also abuse drugs.Cognitive: Relapse is the norm, not the exception.Biological: Genetics can lead to drug abuse, and especially drugs that increase dopamine. TERM 78

Interpersonal causes of drug addiction

DEFINITION 78 Stress, anxiety, and depression. TERM 79

Environmental cause of drug addiction

DEFINITION 79 Situational, and amount of social support. TERM 80

cause of sexual dysfunctions

DEFINITION 80 Pain during intercourse and sexual abuse such as rape and incest.

hypoactive sexual desire disorder

A sexual dysfunction with lack of interest in sex. TERM 82

aversion sexual disorder

DEFINITION 82 Sexual dysfunction where a person is too grossed out by sex or even just the thought of sex. TERM 83

female sexual arousal disorder

DEFINITION 83 Female sexual arousal disorder (FSAD), commonly referred to as frigidity, is a disorder characterized by a persistent or recurrent inability to attain sexual arousal or to maintain arousal until the completion of a sexual activity, or an adequate lubrication-swelling response that otherwise is present during arousal and sexual activity. TERM 84

erectile dysfunction

DEFINITION 84 Sexual dysfunction characterized by the inability to develop or maintain an erection of the penis during sexual performance. TERM 85

What was Viagra originally designed

for?

DEFINITION 85 Increase blood flow to the heart for heart patients.

What causes vaginismus?

Psychoanalysts say it is due to unconscious conflict from sexual abuse. TERM 92

therapy of choice for sexual dysfunctions

DEFINITION 92 Behavioral. TERM 93

Course of behavioral therapy for sexual

dysfunctions

DEFINITION 93 First ban sex altogether, then the person with the dysfunction learns what they enjoy sexually and basically learn about their body, teach partner what they like and don't like, and then intercourse is allowed again. TERM 94

paraphilias

DEFINITION 94 A biomedical term used to describe sexual arousal to objects, situations, or individuals that are not part of normative stimulation and that may cause distress or serious problems for the paraphiliac or persons associated with him or her. TERM 95

fetish

DEFINITION 95 Sexually aroused by innatimate objects and usually doesn't pose a problem.

transvestism

The practice of cross-dressing, which is wearing clothing traditionally associated with the opposite sex. Can also be considered a sexist category, as women tend to dress like men in our society without it being considered a norm violation. TERM 97

Group that cross-dresses most

often

DEFINITION 97 Happily married men, heterosexual (90% of transvestites). TERM 98

Why do male transvestites cross dress?

DEFINITION 98 Get in touch with feminine side. TERM 99

exhibitionism

DEFINITION 99 A behavior by a person that involves the exposure of private parts of his or her body to another person in a situation when they would not normally be exposed, such as in a public place, with a tendency toward an extravagant. TERM 100

How many exhibitionists turn into rapists and

molesters?

DEFINITION 100 10% become molesters, 8% of rapists.