Abnormal Psych

Abnormal Psychology

Study Guide: Exam #3

Chapter 6

Unipolar depression vs. bipolar depression

Types of unipolar depression symptoms:

                  Motivational, behavioral, cognitive, physical, emotional

Major depressive episode

Major depressive disorder

Dysthymic disorder vs. cyclothymic disorder

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder

Biochemical factors

Psychodynamic theory of depression

Behavioral theory of depression

Cognitive triad

Automatic thoughts

Learned helplessness model of depression

Internal vs. external attributions

Gender and incidence of depression

Symptoms of mania and manic episode

Bipolar I disorder and Bipolar II disorder

Neurotransmitters and bipolar

Permissive theory 

Cognitive therapy

Behavioral activation

Interpersonal therapy –four areas of interpersonal problems

ECT

Anti-depressants:  tricyclics, SSRI’s, SSNI’s

Vagus nerve stimulation

Transcranial magnetic stimulation

Relative effectiveness of treatments for depression

Mood stabilizers-Lithium

Adjunctive therapy for bipolar

Chapter 7:

Parasuicide

NSSI

Retrospective analysis of suicide

Suicide rates/attempts  and gender/race

Methodological Issues in studying suicide

Triggers of suicide:  stress, alcohol, mood disorders

Threshold model of suicide

Cognitive and mood profile of suicidal

Biological theories of suicide

Alcohol and suicide

Protective factors

Modeling and contagion

Suicide prevention

SADPERSONS

Chapter 12:

Psychosis

Positive symptoms

Negative symptoms

Delusions

Formal thought disorder

Hallucinations

Inappropriate affect

Psychomotor symptoms

DSM5 criteria for schizophrenia

Distinctions between schizophrenia, brief psychotic disorder, schizoaffective disorder

Psychotic disorder due to medical condition

Substance induced psychotic disorder

Relative risk of schizophrenia for different types of relationships

Biochemical theory of schizophrenia –role of dopamine

Abnormal brain structure

Viral theory of schizophrenia

Psychodynamic theory of schizophrenia

Diathesis stress model

Racial differences in rates and recovery from schizophrenia

Social labeling

Double blind hypothesis

Milieu therapy

Token economy

Deinstitutionalization

Neuroleptic drugs – older and newer ones

1^st and 2^nd generation anti-psychotics

Major side effects

CBT for schizophrenia

Community therapy

NAMI

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