PSYC 2010 Final Exam Questions With Complete Solutions
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PSYC 2010 Final Exam Questions With
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What is the difference between a diathesis and a stressor? a diathesis is an underlying
vulnerability to a psychological disorder and a stressor is what can cause diathesis to occur
What do we mean when we say there are Biological, Cognit...
PSYC 2010 Final Exam Questions With
Complete Solutions
What is the difference between a diathesis and a stressor? a diathesis is an underlying
vulnerability to a psychological disorder and a stressor is what can cause diathesis to occur
What do we mean when we say there are Biological, Cognitive/Psychological, and Situational
causes of mental health issues? biological: factors that influence brain chemistry and
neurotransmission
cognitive: factors that influence thoughts and attention (and ultimately behavior)
situational: experiences that lead to the development of the disorder
What are the three criteria that we use to determine whether something is a disorder?
deviant, distressing, and dysfunctional/maladaptive
What is the DSM? What does it provide and how do clinicians utilize it? diagnostic and
statistical manual of mental disorders
- this provides as a classification system for broad range of disorders
- it is utilized as a systematic diagnostic guidelines for each disorder
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What are each of the axes in the DSM-IV? axis 1: acute psychological disorders
(depression, anxiety, schizophrenia)
axis 2: chronic mental disorders (personality disorder or developmental disorder)
axis 3: general medical conditions relevant to psychological disorders (cancer, epilepsy, obesity,
parkinson's, alzheimer's)
axis 4: psychosocial or environmental problems (unemployment, divorce, homelessness, etc.)
axis 5: general functioning (#0 - 100) (social, psychological, occupational; 1 - danger of hurting
self or others; 100 - superior functioning)
How have these changed for DSM-V? - the multi- axial system is gone
- no distinction among axes I, II, III
- previously, medical conditions were considered to qualify mental health disorders
- no more
- GAF is gone
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- poor psychometric properties
- lacked conceptual clarity
- replaced with world health organization disability assessment schedule (whodas): assesses
illness related disability
What are the pros and cons of the way in which the DSM classifies mental health disorders?
pros:
(1) high agreement among different clinicians
(2) useful for research on mental health
cons:
(1) implies illness (ex: gender identity disorder or gender dysphoria)
- may lead to stigmatization
(2) cross- category diagnosis
(3) categorical rather than dimensional
What is a Mental health status exam? - snapshot of a patient's psychological functioning
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