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- Cite the three Ds that typically underlie judgments that behavior is abnormal.
- Describe the demonological, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic, and sociocultural perspectives on abnormal behavior.
- How does the vulnerability–stress model illustrate person–situation interactions?
- Describe the four components of anxiety
- Describe the features of phobic, generalized anxiety, panic, and obsessive–compulsive disorders.
- Describe the four major features of PTSD.
- What biological factors seem to be involved in anxiety disorders?
- Compare psychoanalytic and cognitive explanations of anxiety disorders.
- Explain anxiety disorders in terms of classical conditioning, observational learning, and operant conditioning
- Describe three kinds of somatoform disorders. What causal factors might be involved?
- What is the central feature of dissociative disorders? Describe the three major dissociative disorders.
- Summarize the trauma–dissociation theory of DID. On what grounds do critics challenge and explain DID?
- Describe the four classes of symptoms that characterize depression. What is bipolar disorder?
- What evidence exists for genetic and biochemical factors in depression and mania?
- Describe the cognitive triad, the depressive attributional pattern, and learned helplessness in relation to depression.
- How does Lewinsohn's learning theory explain the spiraling–downward course that occurs in depression?
- How are sociocultural factors related to prevalence, manifestations, and sex differences in depression?
- What are the major motives and risk factors for suicide? Describe four guidelines for helping a suicidal person.
- What is meant by the term schizophrenia? What are its major cognitive, behavioral, emotional, and perceptual features?
- Describe the four major subtypes of schizophrenic disorders. What are positive and negative symptoms and their significance?
- Describe the evidence for genetic, neurological, and biochemical factors in schizophrenia.
- How do psychoanalytic and cognitive theorists explain the symptoms of schizophrenia?
- How dangerous to others are people with psychological disorders?
- How do personality disorders differ from normal personal functioning?
- Describe the major characteristics of the antisocial personality disorder.
- How do biological, psychoanalytic, and behavioral theorists account for antisocial personality disorder?
- How might the brain differences between successful and unsuccessful psychopaths relate to their behavior?
- Describe the major features of BPD and the hypothesized causes of the disorder.
- Describe the major features and causal factors in ADHD and autistic disorder, as well as implications for adult functioning.
- What is meant by diagnostic reliability and validity?
- Describe the five axes of the DSM–IV–TR.
- How do proposed dimensional models differ from the current categorical DSM?
- How can psychiatric labels affect social and self–perceptions?
- Contrast the legal concepts of competency and insanity. What is the current burden of proof in insanity hearings?
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