J. Merrill

Psy 410

Study Guide - Exam #1

Chapter 1

definition of and characteristics of abnormal behavior

causes of abnormal behavior - biological, psychological, socio-cultural and biopsychosocial factors

diathesis-stress model

Chapter 2

definitions - client, clinician, Psy.D. vs. Ph.D. vs. psychiatrist

prevalence - Surgeon General, ECA, National Comorbidity study

DSM - history, assumptions, axes, problems, changes to DSM III

comorbidity - definitions, reasons for

definition of mental disorder according to DSM - syndrome, clinically significant, etc.

categorical approach vs. dimensional approach

Chapter 10 - Personality Disorders

definition of personality

ego-syntonic vs. ego-dystonic

adult antisocial behavior

age of onset

areas affected - cognition, affectivity, interpersonal functioning, impulse control

age restrictions in diagnoses

characteristics of the following PD’s:

antisocial (causes and treatments as well)

borderline (causes and treatments as well)

narcissistic

histrionic

paranoid

avoidant

schizoid

schizotypal

obsessive-compulsive

dependent

Chapter 6 - Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders

characteristics of dissociative disorders

dissociative amnesia

dissociative fugue

dissociative identity disorder - characteristics, causes, treatments

conversion disorder

hypochondriasis

body dysmorphic disorder

malingering

factitious disorders

theories and treatment of somatoform disorders