Exam 14: Psychopathology

In Hughlings Jackson's view of the brain, the higher levels of the cortex were seen to _____ the lower subcortical ones.

According to Hughlings Jackson, evolution involved the movement from the more _____ centers of the lower brain processes to the more _____ ones of the neocortex.

Crow (2000) suggests that schizophrenia is related to problems of development in relation to _____, which involve the inability of the person to distinguish his or her thoughts from speech itself, including what others say to the person.

In developing a categorization system to consider psychopathology, Nesse (2005) suggests that there are five conditions in which normal responses may be maladaptive. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

A model of OCD based on animal behavior links the disorder to _____. These patterns typically involve social or sexual displays and are triggered by particular stimuli, resulting in behaviors that are very similar each time they are manifested. These fixed patterns of behavior are repeated frequently under conditions of trauma, stress, or in non-natural settings such as a zoo.

In thinking about mental disorders as dysfunctions of evolved processes, Nesse (2005) asks three questions. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

The study of the role natural selection has played in the development of mental disorders is known as _____.

Burns (2004, 2006) suggested that _____ is related to the evolution of the social brain in humans. Because brain development needed to be lengthened, there was a long period of time in which complex gene interactions or accidents could happen.

Andrews (2007) rejects the hypothesis that depression results from a novel reaction of the nervous system to the modern environment because depression is

Given that it is more common to see male psychopaths and female hysterics, some researchers suggest that the disorders result from different

Studies on fear of snakes among wild-reared and lab-reared monkeys show that fear can be learned through _____, but only in relation to evolutionary important objects.

The _____ hypothesis suggests that when significant interpersonal relationships are disrupted, including social humiliation or defeat, depressed mood is the outcome; in this sense, it is a protective mechanism associated with risk aversion that prevents further critical losses.

The basic idea that ties the triune brain to psychopathology is the potential conflict between cognitive, emotional, and _____ responses.

_____ symptoms of schizophrenia include lack of affect in situations that call for it, poor motivation, and social withdrawal.