Exam 2: An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology

Insel, Scanlan, Champoux and Soumi (1988) raised one group of rhesus monkeys with the ability to control things in their environment and another group of monkeys who had no control of their environment (e.g.when they would receive treats and toys).When injected with a drug that produces a feeling of severe anxiety, the monkeys

Studies examining the effects of anger and hostility on the cardiovascular system have demonstrated that anger results in

Extremely low levels of GABA are associated with

Research with the elderly has found that depression is more likely in those individuals who

The most recent research evidence suggests that the relationship between the brain (structure, function, neurotransmitters) and psychosocial factors (socialisation, rearing, life events) is best described as

It is important to understand the process of how learnt helplessness is created in laboratory animals because learnt helplessness in animals resembles the human disorder of

GABA, dopamine and noradrenaline are all examples of

Recent research suggests that learning and experience

Candace believes that no matter how hard she studies, she will never succeed in college.This behaviour can best be explained by

Explain the principle of equifinality and its use in developmental psychopathology.

A life-span psychologist would point out that the only way to understand a patient's disorder is to understand how the individual

You and a friend are lost while walking on a street in a foreign city.A stranger approaches, and you are concerned that the stranger may try to mug you.Your friend assumes that the stranger is approaching to give you directions.As the stranger approaches, you experience fear, but your friend experiences relief.Your different emotional reactions can be explained by the __________ theory of emotion.

The influences of culture and gender on psychopathology are most clearly evident in the disorder of

The neurotransmitter associated with the regulation of mood, behaviour and thought processes is

The basis of the multidimensional integrative approach to understanding psychopathology is that each dimension (psychological, biological, emotional, etc.)

Learnt helplessness is demonstrated in laboratory animals by

Bullying studies in mice suggest that the functions of the mesolimbic system

The significance of the study conducted by Insel, Scanlan, Champoux and Soumi (1988) in which rhesus monkeys were raised either with a sense of control or without one and later exposed to an anxiety-inducing drug is that chemicals such as neurotransmitters

The model that describes the development of psychopathology as a combination of an inherited predisposition and the events that have occurred in the individual's life is called

According to Seligman, if a person who is faced with considerable stress and difficulty in his/her life displays an optimistic, upbeat attitude, he/she is likely to function better psychologically and physically.He called this