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Abnormal Psych Study guide
1. Describe some of the varying definitions of “abnormality.” With which do you most agree?
2. Explain the following perspectives on the causes (etiology) of psychological disorder: psychodynamic
approach, humanistic approach, behavioral approach, cognitive approach, biological approach, and
biopsychosocial approach.
3. What is the diathesis-stress model?
4. What is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)?
5. Identify and memorize the five axes of the DSM-IV.
6. Why is the mulitaxial diagnosis important?
7. What are several strengths and weaknesses of the DSM system of diagnosis?
8. What are anxiety disorders?
9. What are the specific types and symptoms of anxiety disorders?
10. What are the various perspectives’ views of anxiety disorders?
11. What are mood disorders?
12. What are the specific types and symptoms of mood disorders?
13. What are the various perspectives’ views of mood disorders?
14. What are schizophrenic disorders?
15. What are the specific types and symptoms of schizophrenic disorders?
16. What are the various perspectives’ views of schizophrenic disorders?
17. What are dissociative disorders?
18. What are the specific types and symptoms of dissociative disorders?
19. Although they are not described in your textbook, what do you suspect are the various perspectives’ views of
dissociative disorders?
20. Explain the various personality disorders (Axis II). To what degree could they be described by the
psychological perspectives?
21. What assessments are involved in diagnosing psychological disorders? In your response, use terms such as
clinical interview, structured interview, unstructured interview, TAT, Rorschach, and MMPI, and WAIS.
22. Describe psychodynamic therapies. Use terms such as free association, resistance, manifest and latent
content in dream interpretation, transference, and countertransferrence. What are the strengths and
weaknesses of these therapies?
23. Describe the client-centered humanistic therapies.
24. Describe behavioral therapies. Use terms such as counterconditioning, aversion therapy, systematic
desensitization, extinction, flooding, implosion, token economies, behavioral contracting, and modeling.
25. Describe cognitive therapies, particularly Beck’s and Ellis’s methods.
26. Explain the following biological therapies: electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), psychosurgery, lobotomy, and
drug therapies, particularly antipsychotic drugs, antidepressant drugs (including SSRIs), and antianxiety drugs.
27. Which forms of therapy are more directive? Nondirective? Client centered? Doctor centered?
28. Which forms of therapy do you think are most effective for which types of disorders?
29. What are some of the alternatives to traditional therapy?
30. Overall, what is the effectiveness rating of psychotherapy?
31. Describe the ethical requirements of therapists.