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WorksheetsPsychopathology
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
This definition of abnormality suggests those who do not meet particular criteria for psychological well-being are abnormal.
Deviation from ideal mental health
Deviation from social norms
Failure to function adequately
Statistical infrequency
A limitation of deviation from social norms as a definition of abnormality is…
Judgments of deviance are related to context
Judgments of defiance are related to context
Judgments of deviance are culturally relative
Judgments of deviance are inconsistent
A strength of failure to function adequately as a definition of abnormality is...
It does recognise the objective experience of the patient
It does recognise the subjective experience of the patient
It does recognise the objective experience of others
It does recognise the subjective experience of others
A strength of statistical infrequency as a definition of abnormality is...
It is a useful part of a clinical assessment
It is a simple definition
It is a detailed definition
It is a positive definition of abnormality
What 2 genes have been linked with the development of OCD?
BERT Gene
GERT Gene
SERT Gene
COMT Gene
What gene leads to high levels of dopamine which could also be a cause of OCD?
BOMT Gene
HOMT Gene
COMT Gene
SOMT Gene
What % of population suffers from OCD?
15%
10%
5%
2%
The SERT gene leads to what happening?
No serotonin being released into synaptic gap at all
Too much serotonin being released into synaptic gap so the receptors are overwhelmed
Serotonin being taken back into the pre-synaptic neuron too quickly so there is not enough serotonin in synapse for long enough
How do anti-depressants (SSRIs) help with OCD?
They stop serotonin from being released into the synapse
They block the re-uptake channels on the pre-synaptic terminal button to allow more serotonin in the synapse for longer
The block the receptor sites on the post synaptic dendrites
They attach to the axon to make the electrical impulse travel faster
In the worry circuit explanation of OCD, which brain region sends 'worry' signals to the thalamus?
hippocampus
hypothalamus
OFC
PFC
In the worry circuit, which brain region cannot suppresses the worry signals from the OFC because it is damaged?
hippocampus
amygdala
Broca's area
caudate nucleus
Compared with the general population, people with a relative who has OCD have a x5 greater risk of having OCD at some point in their lives. Who found this to be true?
Soomro
Nestadt
Gottesman
Rosenhan
