SECTION 4 STUDY GUIDE

You are responsible for all lectures, as well as Chapter 13, Chapter 14, Chapter 9 (336 - 337), and Chapter 12 in the textbook.

DSM IV (know the five axes)

General diagnostic symptoms of each disorder

Eating disorders (bulimia, anorexia)

Anxiety disorders

General anxiety

Panic attacks

Phobias (e.g., agoraphobia, claustrophobia, acrophobia)

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (obsessions, compulsions)

Drugs and other treatments (valium, GABA & Valerian root)

Dissociative disorders

Fugue

Dissociative identity disorder

Somatoform Disorders

Conversion Disorder

Hypochondriasis

Factitious (as presented in lecture)

Developmental pathways presented in lecture (risk factors, protective factors, resilience)

Schizophrenia (antipsychotics - chlopromazine)

Positive and negative symptoms

Delusions

Biological evidence for schizophrenia (viral and genetic)

Likelihood for schizophrenia in males and females

Role of dopamine activity

Personality disorders

Paranoid

Borderline

Antisocial personality

Depression (unipolar versus bipolar)

Role of neurotransmitter activity in depression (serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine)

Genetic evidence for bipolar depression

Likelihood for unipolar vs bipolar depression in males and females

Drugs & treatment for unipolar depression (SSRI’s like prozac, MAO inhibitors)

Herbs and amino acids used for treatment of unipolar depression as presented in lecture [e.g., SAMe = S-Adenosyl Methionine (affects mostly dopamine system), St. John’s Wort and tryptophan (affects mostly serotonin system), tyrosine (affects mostly norepinephrine system)]

Drugs & treatment for manic phase of bipolar disorder as presented in lecture (lithium, anticonvulsants - valproate, carbamazepine, anecdotal evidence for medical marijuana)

Electroconvulsive shock therapy

Types of psychotherapy

Psychoanalysis

Behavioral (exposure, systematic desensitization)

Humanistic (client centered, Gestalt – compare and contrast these)

Cognitive (Rational-emotive, cognitive)

Family & marital

Therapy related terms

Active listening (presented in lecture)

Transference

Free association

Resistance.

General adaptation syndrome (alarm, resistance, exhaustion)

Type A, Type B

Stress and: perceived control, immune functioning, nutrition, aerobic exercise, relaxation

Types of social support