J. Merrill
Psy 410
Study Guide
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Schizophrenia
vs.
schizophreniform
positive
vs. negative symptoms and examples of each
prevalence
hallucinations
and delusions
prodromal/active/residual
phase
examples of
disorganized speech
characteristics
of each type of schizophrenia
age of
onset
gender
differences
definition
of psychotic
causes
– twin/family studies, neurotransmitters, brain structures, biological markers,
family, expressed emotion (EE)
rates of
recovery
treatments
– drugs, group therapy, token economies, etc.
echopraxia,
echolalia
law of the fourths
Anxiety
Disorders
panic
attacks – symptoms, types
panic
disorder (PD) – diagnostic criteria, comorbidity, age of onset, etc.,
causes, treatment
agoraphobia
– diagnostic criteria
specific
phobias – characteristics, theories, treatment
characteristics of social phobia
generalized
anxiety disorder
OCD –
definition of obsession/compulsion, 4 dimensions, theories, treatment
Symptoms of
anxiety disorders (in general)
Percentage
of population
PTSD
Acute
stress disorder
A Plague of Tics reading
Tic
disorder
Mood
Disorders
Indicators that mood is abnormal
terms -
episodes, specifiers, etc.
major
depressive episode - prevalence, duration of symptoms for diagnosis, emotional,
cognitive, somatic and behavioral symptoms, course, prevalence
dysthymia -
symptoms, duration of symptoms in both children and adults
mania -
duration of symptoms, cognitive, somatic, emotional symptoms, mania vs.
hypomania, gender differences, onset, causes, treatment
cyclothymia
bipolar I
vs. bipolar II
rapid
cycling
kindling
dysphoria
euphoria
causes of
depression – genetics, neurotransmitters, stress, childhood events,
cognitive distortions, cognitive triad, area 25
treatment
of depression – medication, ECT, social skills, cognitive behavioral
therapy, etc.
Manic reading