Clinical Psychology Comprehensive

Psychological disorders are diagnosed using criteria from

• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)

• International Psychological Manual

• Diagnostic and Psychosis Guide for Mental Illness

• the Merriem Webster Dictionary

...identified by the presence of physical symptoms that impair normal functioning. No medical condition can be diagnosed due to the symptoms being created by thoughts, feelings, and behaviors related to the disorder

• Neurocognitive Disorder

• Somatic Symptom Disorder

• Schizophrenia

• Obsessive-compulsive disorder

obsessive-compulsive disorder

• Characterized by obsessions and compulsions that interfere with daily life and functioning.

• Panic attacks and anxiety frequently occur.

• A strong, constant fear caused by a particular object or act.

• Identified by cyclical patterns of mania and depression. Excessive amounts of dopamine are often present.

 involves fear of interacting with others or being in a social situation.

• social anxiety

• specific phobia

• agoraphobia

Psychoanalysis was a therapy technique designed by...

• Freud

• Rogers

• Perls

• Skinner

What did Carl Rogers view as a cause of the most personal problems & unhappiness?

• reinforcement of maladaptive behavior patterns

• unrealistic modes of thought employed by many people

• a neurochemical imbalance

• mismatch between an individual's ideal self and real self

Which method of treating phobias involves progressive relaxation & exposure to the feared object?

• extinction

• punishment

• token economy

• systematic desensitization

What is a goal of cognitive therapy?

• to help clients gain insight into their unconscious

• to help people change their ways of thinking

• to change a person's behavior through shaping & reinforcement

• to provide unconditional positive regard for the client

Antipsychotic drugs treat symptoms such as

• hopelessness, sadness, and suicide ideations

• excessive worry, repetitive thoughts

• hallucinations, delusions, and bizarre behavior

• manipulation, lying, and cheating

The condition in which a person shows little or no emotion is referred to as _?

• flat affect

• hallucinations

• delusions

• disorganization