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PSY 657 Final Exam (Chapters: 4, 10, 12, 16, 17) Comprehensive Q&A actuarial procedures *Ans* Methods whereby data about subjects are analyzed by objective procedures or formulas rather than by human judgments. Acturial Procedures *Ans* analysis of dreams *Ans* A psychoanalytic technique th...

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PSY 657 Final Exam (Chapters: 4, 10, 12,
16, 17) Comprehensive Q&A
actuarial procedures *Ans* Methods whereby data about subjects are analyzed by objective

procedures or formulas rather than by human judgments.



Acturial Procedures *Ans*



analysis of dreams *Ans* A psychoanalytic technique that attempts to shed light on

unconscious material. Because dreams are regarded as heavily laden with unconscious wishes in

symbolic form, the analysis of dreams is believed to provide important clues to these wishes.



analysis of resistance *Ans* in psychoanalysis, the inability or unwillingness of a patient to

discuss or reveal certain memories, thoughts, motives, or experiences



Analysis of transference *Ans* The Freudian technique of analyzing and interpreting the

patient's relationship with the therapist, based on the assumption that this relationship mirrors

unresolved conflicts in the patient's past.



antianxiety drugs *Ans* drugs used to control anxiety and agitation

,antidepressant drugs *Ans* drugs used to treat depression; also increasingly prescribed for

anxiety. Different types work by altering the availability of various neurotransmitters



antisocial personality disorder *Ans* -personality disorder with the tendency to persistently

disregard and violate the rights of others through a combination of deceitful, aggressive and

antisocial behaviors

-must have shown symptoms of conduct disorder before age 15



aphasia *Ans* A disorder in which there is a loss of ability to communicate verbally



autogynephilia *Ans* paraphilia characterized by sexual arousal in men at the thought or

fantasy of being a woman



autogynephilic transsexuals *Ans* motivated by autogynephilia (paraphilia in which

attraction is to thoughts, images, or fantasies of themselves as women)

*almost always in genetic males w/ history of transvestite fetishism, but unlike other

transvestites, AGTs fantasize that they have female genitalia (leads to acute GD-- motivating

desire to get sex reassignment surgery)

-may be attracted to women, both m & w or neither

subtypes of AGTs v. similar to each other

when compared to homosexual transsexuals,

- have more fetishistic & masochistic tendencies,

,-stronger preference for younger & more attractive partners, & stronger interest in uncommitted

sex

-don't appear to have been especially feminine during child/adulthood,

- typically get sex change surgeries much later in life.

-causes of AGY may overlap etiologically w/ causes of other paraphilias

**controversial concept in trans community-- say that it's inconsistent with experiences &

motivation to change isn't sexual



avoidant personality disorder *Ans* Personality disorder characterized by:

extreme social inhibition and introversion, leading to life long patterns of limited social

relationships and reluctance to enter into social interactions.

-they desire affection and are often lonely and bored

-hypersensitivity to and fear of criticism and disapproval

-show restraint in intimate relationships due to fear of being shamed or ridiculed

-views self as socially inept, personally unappealing or inferior to others

-is unusually reluctant to take personal risks or to engage in any new activities because they may

prove embarrassing



behavior therapy *Ans* A type of therapy that assumes that disordered behavior is learned and

that symptom relief is achieved through changing overt maladaptive behaviors into more

constructive behaviors

-direct and active treatment

, borderline personality disorder *Ans* Characterized by impulsivity and instability in their

interpersonal relationships, their self-image, and their moods, and affective instability.

-Frantic efforts to avoid real or imagined abandonement.

-Affective instability due to a marked reactivity of mood; drastic and rapid shifts from one

emotion to another

-unusally intense emotional responses to environmental triggers and slow return to a baseline

emotional state

-chronic feelings of emptiness

-identity disturbance

-recurrent suicidal behavior, self-mutilation

-inappropriate, intense anger or difficulty controlling anger

-a pattern of unstable and intense interpersonal relationships characterized by alternating

between extremes of idealization and devaluation



BPRS (brief psychiatric rating scale) *Ans* The BPRS provides a structured and quantifiable

format for rating clinical symptoms such as over concern with physical symptoms, anxiety

,emotional withdrawl, guilt feelings, hostility, suspiciousness, and unusual thought patterns.



categorical approach to classification *Ans* assumes that all human behavior can divided into

the categories of healthy and disorderd and that within the latter there exist discrete,

nonoverlapping classes or types of disorder that have a high degree of within-class homogeneity

in both symptoms displayed and the underlying organization of the disorder identified.

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