Exam 2: An Integrative Approach to Psychopathology

Why are neurotransmitters important?

How does recent research evidence describe the relationship between the brain (structure,function,neurotransmitters)and psychosocial factors (socialization,rearing,life events)?

A patient treated for an anxiety disorder has been directed to monitor her thoughts and stop thinking so much about how many things can go wrong.At the same time,she is practising relaxation exercises and trying to spend more time in situations that she fears.What type of treatment is she receiving?

What does the cognitive-behavioural model assume to be the cause of depression,and what basic therapy strategy is used in this model for depressed patients? What are "automatic thoughts" and from where do they arise? Give an illustrative example.

Janice is having difficulty maintaining her balance and coordinating her muscle movements.Assuming her problems result from a brain injury,which of the following would you first examine?

What term did Seligman coin to refer to people's tendency to display a positive,upbeat attitude even when they are faced with considerable stress and difficulty in their lives?

Which model is characterized by the idea that our inherited tendencies influence the probability that we will encounter anxious life events?

Which of the following can be concluded from the studies regarding rat learning and brain structure done by Greenough,Withers,and Wallace (1990)?

What did Aaron Beck,the originator of cognitive-behavioural therapy,assume that depression is largely influenced by?

What does the peripheral nervous system include?

You and a friend are lost while walking 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.How can your different emotional reactions be explained?

Explain the difference between the modern cognitive science view of the unconscious and the Freudian idea of the unconscious.

If you put all the neurons from a brain in a hat and randomly selected one,which area would the neuron most likely have come from?

Which of the following neurotransmitters is associated with the regulation of mood,behaviour,and thought processes?

A series of studies examining Bandura's theory of vicarious learning in children indicated that the steps involved include the child noticing,remembering,and being motivated to exhibit the model's behaviour.The basic idea in this work is that a careful analysis of which of the following is important for producing accurate predictions of behaviour?

Why is it unlikely that damage in specific structures of the brain itself causes a psychological disorder?

Hannah is home alone late at night when she hears a loud,frightening noise.Her heart begins pounding,her muscles tense up,and her senses sharpen.Which of the following systems is causing Hannah's reaction?

Sarah is experiencing a lot of anxiety.If doctors looked at her neurotransmitter levels,what would they most likely find?

Martha suffered a serious head injury and has since experienced difficulty recognizing specific sights and sounds.Which lobe of her brain has most likely been damaged?

"Blind sight" is a good example of cognitive science's conception of the unconscious.If an individual is affected by blind sight,what is that person doing?