Exam 2: An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology

Your very shy and withdrawn uncle spent most of his teen years in a hospital undergoing treatment for a severe physical injury.He has been diagnosed with social phobia that you believe is entirely due to his lack of socialization during his teen years.Which of the following best describes your theory?

The definition of emotion, which is agreed upon by most researchers, includes an external event, a feeling state, a behaviour, and which of the following?

John has inherited a personality trait that makes him more likely to keep to himself than to socialize.As a result, he does not have many friends and spends a lot of time alone.If John were to develop depression, which model would best explain this situation and the cause of his depression?

What does recent evidence regarding the genetic influence on most psychological disorders indicate?

What has research found about people who have many social contacts and live their lives continually interacting with others?

Which term refers to the system comprised of the somatic nervous system and the autonomic nervous system?

Describe learned helplessness.How is it developed in laboratory animals and how does it help us to understand human depression?

Suppose you are a researcher who has bred rats to be emotional and reactive and then you cross-foster those rats so they are raised by calm mothers.What result would you expect?

Who is responsible for the research that conceptualized the term "modelling"?

Which therapy approach, developed by Albert Ellis, emphasizes cognitive procedures and techniques focused on irrational beliefs?

Because psychological disorders are still associated with social stigma (people tend to think that the disorder is something to be ashamed of), which of the following becomes more likely to happen?

Sean's doctor thinks that Sean has low serotonin levels.What sorts of behaviour would lead the doctor to suspect serotonin is low?

When therapists ask patients how they are feeling and how they are experiencing their disorder today, patients are essentially taking snapshots of their lives at that moment.Who considers this approach incomplete in our understanding of psychopathology?

The herbal medication, St.John's wort, is believed to affect levels of which neurotransmitter?

What does the term "equifinality" refer to?

Dr.Turner's research focuses on the effects of genes, individual differences, and heritability of depression, but does not examine which genes are responsible for the disorder.Which type of research does Dr.Turner's focus fall under?

What does the cognitive-behavioural model assume to be the cause of depression, and what basic therapy strategy is used in this model for depressed patients? What are "automatic thoughts" and from where do they arise? Give an illustrative example.

In the diathesis-stress model, what does "diathesis" refer to?

Explain the difference between the modern cognitive science view of the unconscious and the Freudian idea of the unconscious.

What is the major function of the peripheral nervous system?