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Final exam for Abnormal Psychology | 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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Problem with identifying problems
(diagnosing)
DEFINITION 1
Symptoms and signs are not always "cut and dry"
TERM 2
differential problems in diagnosing
DEFINITION 2
May seem like one problem, but turn out to be something
completely different and can be fatal mistake (i.e. person
seems depressed, then dies bc of mini strokes that caused
depression symptoms).
TERM 3
delerium
DEFINITION 3
Delirium tremens, an acute episode of delirium that is usually
caused by withdrawal from alcohol, first described in 1813.
Benzodiazepines are the treatment of choice for delirium
tremens (DT).
TERM 4
DSM criteria for delerium
DEFINITION 4
Impairment of orientation, comprehension, learning,
memory, visual/perceptual function, executive function, and
intellectual function.
TERM 5
cerebral infections
DEFINITION 5
Infections of the brain and/or spinal cord.
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Problem with identifying problems

(diagnosing)

Symptoms and signs are not always "cut and dry" TERM 2

differential problems in diagnosing

DEFINITION 2 May seem like one problem, but turn out to be something completely different and can be fatal mistake (i.e. person seems depressed, then dies bc of mini strokes that caused depression symptoms). TERM 3

delerium

DEFINITION 3 Delirium tremens, an acute episode of delirium that is usually caused by withdrawal from alcohol, first described in 1813. Benzodiazepines are the treatment of choice for delirium tremens (DT). TERM 4

DSM criteria for delerium

DEFINITION 4 Impairment of orientation, comprehension, learning, memory, visual/perceptual function, executive function, and intellectual function. TERM 5

cerebral infections

DEFINITION 5 Infections of the brain and/or spinal cord.

cerebral abscess

Infection contained within connective tissue. TERM 7

encephalitis

DEFINITION 7 An acute inflammation of the brain, "sleeping sickness," deep sleep and hyper when awake, personality problems afterward. TERM 8

what transmits encephalitis?

DEFINITION 8 Mosquitoes and ticks. TERM 9

Crutzfeldt-Jakob

DEFINITION 9 Mad Cow disease, no cure, gradual memory loss, confused, motor skills deteriorate (takes 4 months or less). TERM 10

How long does Mad Cow incubate?

DEFINITION 10 10-15 years

disorder meningitis causes?

Mental retardation, really stiff neck that doesnt get better. TERM 17

neurosyphilis

DEFINITION 17 Syphilis that infects brain, sexually transmitted. TERM 18

stages of neurosyphilis

DEFINITION 18 Shanker (red sore) that lasts one day and usually on penis or inside vagina with virus burrowing into body, rash on chest 3- 4 weeks after contact with virus, no symptoms for 10- years and dies from damage to whole body. TERM 19

Where does HIV hide in the body?

DEFINITION 19 Central Nervous system. TERM 20

How many Americans have traumatic brain

injury every year by car accidents?

DEFINITION 20 2 million

concussion

Most common type of traumatic brain injury. Jars brain against skull, resulting in headaches and dizziness for months or even years after accident. TERM 22

contusion

DEFINITION 22 Relatively minor hematoma of tissue in which capillaries and sometimes venules are damaged by trauma, allowing blood to seep into the surrounding interstitial tissues. Also called Shaken Baby syndrome, can lapse into coma or die. TERM 23

Laceration (Penetrating Head Injury)

DEFINITION 23 Foreign objects go through brain, most will die, or survivors have severe brain problems. TERM 24

Cost of rehabilitation for brain injury survivors

DEFINITION 24 $2 million. TERM 25

Group with most head injuries from car

accidents

DEFINITION 25 young people

embolus

Clot in blood vessel in brain cutting off blood supply. TERM 32

what can cause an embolus?

DEFINITION 32 Blood clot, plaque, chunk of fat, or air bubble from receiving an injection. TERM 33

thrombus

DEFINITION 33 Fatty material building up on blood vessel in brain and eventually cuts off blood supply. Very gradual. TERM 34

signs of a thrombus

DEFINITION 34 No pain involved, so recent behavioral problems are warning sign because of reduced blood supply to brain. TERM 35

hemhorrage

DEFINITION 35 Blood vessel in brain breaks and drowns one part of the brain while starving another.

aneurysm

Weakened area of a blood vessel in the brain, bulges out and eventually breaks. TERM 37

aphasia

DEFINITION 37 Cannot talk or understand language anymore because of damage to Broca's and Wernicke's areaa in brain by stroke. TERM 38

which hemisphere of brain has the most

strokes?

DEFINITION 38 Left. TERM 39

agnosia

DEFINITION 39 Can no longer name an ordinary object (i.e. pencil), yet can still use it as motor function is still okay (i.e. write with pencil) after a stroke occured. TERM 40

apraxia

DEFINITION 40 Voluntary movement is no longer controllable after a stroke (i.e. moving one limb instead of moving the other as instructed by the doctor).

(Primary) Intracerebral brain tumors

Grow from inside brain TERM 47

(Primary) Extracerebral brain tumors

DEFINITION 47 Grow on cortex or outer surface of brain while still inside skull, most common on children. TERM 48

Statistics regarding brain tumors

DEFINITION 48 100,000 of both metastatic and primary brain tumors, becoming more and more common in young people. TERM 49

causes of brain tumors

DEFINITION 49 Nutrasweet (carsinogenic) in diet sodas to replace sugar that was removed.Radiation from cellphones, left ear is where cellphone is usually at when talking and where most brain tumors are. TERM 50

treatment for brain tumors

DEFINITION 50 Surgery when operable (most of the time the tumor is not), chemotherapy injected into brain tumor (causing damage to healthy brain tissue in the process), and radiation (also damages healthy brain tissue in the process).

easiest brain tumor to remove

One near pituatary gland, above the soft palate of roof of mouth. TERM 52

degenerative disorders

DEFINITION 52 Umbrella term for the progressive loss of structure or function of neurons, including death of neurons. TERM 53

dementia

DEFINITION 53 Serious loss of cognitive ability in a previously unimpaired person, beyond what might be expected from normal aging. TERM 54

statistics for degenerative disorders

DEFINITION 54 4-7% of people over 60 years old30% of people over 80 years old TERM 55

is dementia a given for elderly?

DEFINITION 55 No

Lewy body

Abnormal aggregates of protein that develop inside nerve cells in Parkinson's disease (PD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD) and some other disorders. Occur all over brain. TERM 62

group with Lewy body disease most of all

DEFINITION 62 Males TERM 63

What disease does Lewy body often get

misdiagnosed as?

DEFINITION 63 Alzheimers because of fluctuating symptoms (i.e. can't remember spouse's name one day, yet remember it the next day). TERM 64

vascular dementia

DEFINITION 64 Several mini strokes throughout brain til an entire brain region is damaged. TERM 65

what two disorders destroy the Basal Ganglia

in the brain?

DEFINITION 65 Huntington's and Parkinson's

Huntington's disease

Genetic, starts around age 30, uncontrollable tremors, dementia, and cognitive degeneration. TERM 67

Parkinson's disease

DEFINITION 67 Not genetic (aluminum deposits in brain), tremors. TERM 68

treatment for alzheimers

DEFINITION 68 Increase acetylcholine levels in brain (Aricept to keep uptake down) and nicotine (increase levels). TERM 69

treatment for parkinson's

DEFINITION 69 Eldopa to increase dopamine. TERM 70

Korsakoff's

DEFINITION 70 A neurological disorder caused by the lack of thiamine (vitamin B1) in the brain. Common in chronic alcoholics as alcohol has no vitamins in it.

Addisons

Rare, chronic endocrine disorder wherein the adrenal glands produce insufficient steroid hormones. Too low of testosterone levels leading to depression-like symptoms. TERM 77

inhalants

DEFINITION 77 A broad range of drugs whose volatile vapors are taken in via the nose and trachea, mostly used by 12 year olds. TERM 78

carbon monoxide poisoning

DEFINITION 78 Leaking carbon monoxide, a odorless colorless poisonous gas, hemoglobin absorbs it instead of oxygen and causes painless death. TERM 79

result of carbon monoxide poisoning

DEFINITION 79 Dead body has red face, or if survived then memory loss, confusion, apathetic. TERM 80

epilepsy

DEFINITION 80 Common chronic neurological disorder characterized by seizures, frontal lobes affected most of the time, cause is usually from car accident stroke or genetic.

partial epilepsy

Pause while talking then resume and don't know they paused. Only affects one spot in the brain. Common in children. Can turn into generalized epilepsy. TERM 82

generalized epilepsy

DEFINITION 82 Form of epilepsy characterised by generalised seizures with no apparent cause, full brain seizure. TERM 83

Petit Mal

DEFINITION 83 Absence seizures are one of several kinds of seizures, briefly lose consciousness and they dont remember episode. TERM 84

Grand Mal

DEFINITION 84 Type of generalized seizure that affects the entire brain, violent muscle contractions, seizure bounce back and forth. TERM 85

treatment for epilepsy

DEFINITION 85 Drugs (makes patients feel drugy though), slower reactions as a result.Surgery (remove focal point or part of brain that fires spontaneously), used on 20% of patients that don't respond to drugs.Corpus Callosum surgery (split brain if focal point is too deep in brain).

How many children have ADHD?

5%, with 5 males having it to 1 female. TERM 92

Why are there more males diagnosed with

ADHD?

DEFINITION 92 Boys may have more freedom and get to do what they want more often, while girls are taught to be more polite and quiet. TERM 93

symptoms of ADHD

DEFINITION 93 Extreme restlessness, poor attention span (can't finish even a simple task), disorganized (do random things for silly or no reason). TERM 94

Prognosis of ADHD

DEFINITION 94 Constancy (symptoms are situational or pervasive, only in certain situations like at home or are present all the time) TERM 95

conduct disorders

DEFINITION 95 Antisocial personality disorder in children.

DSM criteria for conduct disorders in children

Three serious infarctions, done before age 18, and poor adjustment to school and home life. TERM 97

Categories of antisocial children

DEFINITION 97 Aggressive towards people or animals, vandalism, or serious violations of rules. TERM 98

statistics of antisocial children

DEFINITION 98 4-16% of children, 12 males to 1 female. TERM 99

Antisocial behavioral differences between

males and females

DEFINITION 99 Antisocial males are more violent, antisocial females are bigger liars and thieves and may also prostitute themselves. TERM 100

age of onset for conduct disorders for children

DEFINITION 100 Before age 10