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Abnormal Child and Adolescent Psychology Questions and Answers APA definition of disorder ANSWER A syndrome of clinically significant behavioural, cognitive, or emotional disturbances that reflect dysfunction in underlying mental processes Developmental norms ANSWER Typical rates of growth, sequences of growth, and forms of physical skills, language, cognition, emotion, and social behaviour Theories of behaviourism and SLT ANSWER Classical conditioning - Pavlov + Watson Law of Effect -...

CMN 277 Exam 2 with Questions and Answers images of african americans ANSWER mammy- caregiver to masters kids who is unattractive and asexual (The Help, Medea) pickaninny- unkept, animal like black kids (Everybody hates chris) uncle tom- Older black slave who is happy as a slave and dependable sambo/minstrel- lazy stupid black (fresh prince-jazz) mammy & uncle tom were pro slavery Brute - out of control (black cop violent & street laws, Denzel Washington) Coon - urban figure Sapphire...

Chapter 5 - Anxiety Disorders Questions and Answers anxiety ANSWER mood state characterized by apprehension and worry; central nervous system's response to a vague sense of threat or danger what distinguishes an anxiety disorder from normal, every-day anxiety? ANSWER anxiety is too severe, too frequent, lasts too long, or is triggered too easily fear ANSWER immediate alarm reaction in response to a serious threat to one's well-being physiological, cognitive, behavioral ANSWER the 3...

CNS 2 Exam 2 Questions and Answers What is an anxiety disorder? ANSWER Excessive, irrational, maladaptive anxiety state Which types of anxiety disorders are most common? ANSWER Generalized anxiety disorder, socialized anxiety disorder, PTSD Is OCD more frequent in males or females? ANSWER EQUAL prevalance What anxiety disorders have familial patterns? ANSWER Panic disorder, social phobia, OCD SAD is more common at what age? ANSWER Teens and adolescents What drugs can induce anx...

CMN 552 Unit 3, March2024 with Questions and Answers 1. What are the common symptoms represented in OCD? (Sadock, p. 418) ANSWER intrusive thoughts, rituals, preoccupations, and compulsions 2. Differentiate between an obsession and a compulsion. (Sadock, p. 418) ANSWER An obsession is a recurrent and intrusive thought, feeling, idea, or sensation. A compulsion is a conscious, standardized, recurrent behavior, such as counting, checking, or avoiding 3. What is the prevalence of OCD? ANSW...

CMN 552 Exam 1 with Questions and Answers What two neurotransmitters are most implicated in the pathophysiology of mood disorders? ANSWER norepinephrine and serotonin How are dopamine levels affected in depression and mania? ANSWER Dopamine activity may be reduced in depression and increased in mania How does depression affect sleep neurophysiology? ANSWER Loss of deep (slow-wave) sleep Increase in nocturnal arousal. The latter is reflected by four types of disturbance: (1) an inc...

CMN 548 Unit 5 with Latest Questions and Expert Answers Potency ANSWER refers to the relative dose required to achieve certain effects, not to the efficacy of a drug Agonist (full agonist) ANSWER A drug that binds to a specific receptor producing an effect identical to that usually produced by the neurotransmitter affecting that receptor Pharmacodynamics ANSWER The time course and intensity of a drug's effect/what the drug does to the body Pharmacokinetics ANSWER What the body does ...

CMN 554 Unit 1 Part 2 Questions and Answers What are the clinical features of patients with Down Syndrome? ANSWER -hypotonia -upward-slanted palpebral fissures -midface depression -flat wide nasal bridge -simian crease -short stature -increased incidence of thyroid abnormalities -congenital heart disease -BEHAVIORAL PHENOTYPE includes passive, affable, hyperactivity in childhood, stubborn, verbal > auditory processing, increased risk of depression, and dementia of the Alzheimer ty...

NUR 350 Final with Questions and Answers Mental Health Continuum ANSWER Conceptual line Can vary Rates from 0 - 100 (worst - best) What is DSM5 and what is it used for? ANSWER Provides criteria for diagnosing psychiatric disorders Publication of APA Defense mechanisms ANSWER unconscious intrapsychic processes used to ward off anxiety by preventing conscious awareness of threatening feelings -repression -projection -sublimation -denial -regression What is the main defense me...

CMN 548 Unit 5 Questions and Answers what medications are irreversible MAOIs (MAOA&B and MAOB MAOB)? ANSWER Isocarboxazid (Marplan), Phenelzine (Nardil), Tranylcypromine (Parnate), Selegiline Transdermal (Emasam) A single dose of irreversible MAOIs may persist in its inhibition of MAO for how long? ANSWER 2 weeks What are the most frequent adverse effects of irreversible MAOIs? ANSWER MAOA&B: dizziness, drowsiness, fatigue, headache (without increased BP), hyperreflexia, & sleep disturb...