Behavioural genetics - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

PSYC 3604 MIDTERM #1 STUDY NOTES CHAPTER 2 - CURRENT PARADIGMS & INTEGRATIVE APPROACHES WHAT IS A PARADIGM? • Paradigm: a set of basic assumptions, a general perspective, that defines how to: o Study a subject o Gather and interpret data o Think about a particular subject PARADIGMS IN ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY • Biological • Cognitive-behavioural • Psychoanalytic • Humanistic-existential • Integrative BIOLOGICAL PARADIGM • Biological paradigm: says that mental disorders ar...

class 3 - Answer-diathesis - a weakness, a predisposition. But you may not have the actual illness unless the environment activates it You can have a certain genetic type - Answer-and that doesn't mean you will necessarily get the disorder. It depends on the environmental triggers Genotype - Answer-biological combination of genes Phenotype - Answer-interaction with the environment Diathesis stress model - Answer-you can be prone to a condition but not develop it unless certain negative e...

NFDN 2007 Final Test | Questions and Correct Answers | Latest Update 2024/2025 | 100% PASS Anxiety Disorders - Answer -- group of conditions - features: behavioural, emotional and physiological responses - Abnormally low GABA - excessive fear Fear - Answer -- response to a specific threat - present danger - emotional response Anxiety - Answer -- Apprehension or dread - Potential threat or uncertain outcome - future potential threats Risk factors for anxiety disorders - Answer -- ge...

PSYC 270 Final Exam | Complete Solutions (Verified) In a biopsychology experiment, there is only one systematic difference between the experimental conditions. this difference is manipulated by the experimenter and is called the: a) between-subject variable b) confounded variable c) within-subject variable d) dependent variable e) independent variable Which of the following is an example of a species-specific behaviour? a) detect and interpret sensory signals b) playing the guitar c) feed, dri...

Psychology Themes and Variations 6th Edition. Doug McCann, Wayne Weiten & Deborah Matheson TB Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. Raphael and Paxton are roommates. Because they’re both psychology majors, they choose to dress up as their favourite early psychologists for a Halloween party in their building. They also challenge one another to act like these psychologists all night, and the first one to break character has to take out th...

PSYC 3604 - Abnormal Psych Midterm 1 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass class 3 - Correct Answer ️️ -diathesis - a weakness, a predisposition. But you may not have the actual illness unless the environment activates it You can have a certain genetic type - Correct Answer ️️ -and that doesn't mean you will necessarily get the disorder. It depends on the environmental triggers Genotype - Correct Answer ️️ -biological combination of genes Phenotype - Correct Answer ️️ -int...

Psychology 101 Exam Questions and Answers Biological Evolution -Answer-Changes that take place in the genetic and physical characteristics of a population or group of people Adaptive Significance -Answer-The effectiveness of behaviour in aiding organisms to adjust to changing environmental conditions ultimate causes -Answer-Evolutionary conditions that have slowly shaped the behaviour of a species over generations Proximate causes -Answer-immediate environmental events and conditions that...

Preterm Labour is generally diagnosed clinically as Ans: regular contractions along with a change in cervical effacement or dilation or both or presentation with regular uterine contractions and cervical dilation of at least 2 cm occurring 20 weeks gestation and before 37 weeks gestation Prematurely-born neonates account for a startling 75-80% of neonatal Ans: morbidity and mortality Preterm birth is associated with Ans: cerebral palsy and other long-term health sequelae Factors that a...

PSYC112 - Abnormal Psychology Exam Questions With Verified Answers Infrequency, deviance, distress, disability and danger - answerWhat are the five elements of abnormal psychology? The fact or state of diverging from usual or accepted standards, especially in social and sexual behaviours - answerDefine deviance - Depression = 10-20% for women and 5-12% for men - Schizophrenia = 0.5-1.5% - Any disorder = 48% - answerWhat is the lifetime extent of abnormal behaviour for depression, schizo...

PSYC112 - Abnormal Psychology Exam Questions With Verified Answers Infrequency, deviance, distress, disability and danger - answerWhat are the five elements of abnormal psychology? The fact or state of diverging from usual or accepted standards, especially in social and sexual behaviours - answerDefine deviance - Depression = 10-20% for women and 5-12% for men - Schizophrenia = 0.5-1.5% - Any disorder = 48% - answerWhat is the lifetime extent of abnormal behaviour for depression, schizo...