AP Psychology Unit 11 Study Guide Abnormal Behavior and Treatments

AP Psychology Unit 11 Study Guide – Abnormal Behavior and Treatments

INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS

A. Defining Psychological Disorders

1. Psychological disorders

2. Medical model

3. How does the medical model understand psychological disorders?

4. How does the biopsychosocial approach understand psychological disorders?

B. Classifying/Labeling Psychological Disorders

5. DSM – 5

6. Why do some psychologists criticize the use of diagnostic labels?

C. Rates of Psychological Disorders

7. How many people suffer from a psychological disorder?

8. Is poverty a risk factor?

ANXIETY DISORDERS, OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER, AND POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

A. Anxiety Disorders

9. Anxiety disorders

10. Generalized anxiety disorder

11. Panic disorder

12. Phobias

13. Social anxiety disorder

14. Agoraphobia

15. Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

16. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

17. Posttraumatic growth

18. How does the learning perspective explain anxiety disorders, OCD and PTSD?

19. How does the biological perspective explain anxiety disorders, OCD and PTSD?

MOOD DISORDERS

A. Major Depressive Disorder

20. Mood disorders

21. Major depressive disorder

B. Bipolar Disorder

22. Mania

23. Bipolar disorder

24. Rumination

25. How does the biological perspective explain mood disorders?

26. How does the social-cognitive perspective explain mood disorders?

27. Depression’s vicious cycle:

SCHIZOPHRENIA

A. Symptoms of Schizophrenia

28.Schizophrenia

29. Psychosis

30. Delusions

31. Hallucinations

32. Flat affect

B. Onset and Development of Schizophrenia

33. How do chronic and acute schizophrenia differ?

34. How do brain abnormalities and viral infections help explain schizophrenia?

35. Are there genetic influences on schizophrenia?

36. What factors may be early warning signs of schizophrenia in children?

OTHER DISORDERS

A. Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders

37. Somatic symptom disorder

38. Conversion disorder

39. Illness anxiety disorder

B. Dissociative Disorders

40. Dissociative disorders

41. Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)

42. Why are dissociative disorders controversial?

C. Eating Disorders

43. anorexia nervosa

44. Bulimia nervosa

45. Binge-eating disorder

46. How do eating disorders demonstrate the influence of psychological and genetic influences?

D. Personality Disorders

47. Personality disorders

48. Antisocial personality disorder

49. Avoidant personality disorder

50. Schizoid personality disorder

51. Histrionic personality disorder

52. Narcissistic personality disorder

53. What are the 3 clusters of personality disorders?

54. What behaviors and brain activity characterize the antisocial personality?

TREATMENT OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

A. Introduction to Therapy

55. Psychotherapy

56. Biomedical therapy

57. Eclectic approach

B. Psychoanalysis and Psychodynamic Therapy

58. Resistance

59. Transferring

60. Psychodynamic therapy

61. What are the goals and techniques of psychoanalysis?

62. How have these techniques been adapted in psychodynamic therapy?

C. Humanistic Therapies

63. Insight therapies

64. Carl Rogers

65. Client-centered therapy

66. Active listening

67. Unconditional positive regard

68. What are the basic themes of humanistic therapy?

69. What are the specific goals and techniques of Rogers’ client-centered approach?

BEHAVIOR, COGNITIVE, AND GROUP THERAPIES

A. Behavior Therapies

70. Behavior therapy

71. Counterconditioning

72. Exposure therapies

73. Systematic desensitization

74. Virtual reality exposure therapy

75. Aversive conditioning

76. Token economy

77. How does the basic assumption of behavior therapy differ from those of psychodynamic and humanistic therapies?

B. Cognitive Therapies

78. Cognitive therapies

79. Rational-emotive behavior therapy (REBT)

80. Aaron Beck

81. Cognitive-behavioral therapy

82. What are the goals and techniques of cognitive therapy?

83. What are the goals and techniques of cognitive-behavioral therapy?

C. Group and Family Therapies

84. Group therapy

85. Family therapy

86. What are the aims and benefits of group and family therapy?

EVALUATING PSYCHOTHERAPIES AND PREVENTION STRATEGIES

A. Evaluating Psychotherapies

87. Meta-analysis

88. Evidence-based practice

89. Therapeutic alliance

90. Does psychotherapy work? Who decides?

91. Are some psychotherapies more effective than others for specific disorders?

92. How do alternative therapies fare under scientific scrutiny?

93. What 3 elements are shared by all forms of psychotherapy?

94. How do culture, gender, and values influence the therapist-client relationship?

B. Preventing Psychological Disorders

95. Resilience

96. What is the rationale for preventive mental health programs?

BIOMEDICAL THERAPIES

A. Drug Therapies

97. Psychopharmacology

98. Antipsychotic drugs

99. Antianxiety drugs

100. Antidepressants

101. What are drug therapies?

102. How do double-blind studies help researchers evaluate a drug’s effectiveness?

B. Brain Stimulation

103. Electroconvulsive therapy

104. How are brain stimulation and psychosurgery used in treating specific disorders?

C. Alternative Neurostimulation Therapies

105. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)

106. Deep-brain stimulation

D. Psychosurgery

107. Psychosurgery

108. Lobotomy