Ch. 14 (pp. 583-589).Define
psychopathology. Define psychological or mental disorder. Identify the three (3) important criteria that comprise the definition of psychological disorder.* Be able to identify examples of the criteria.*
Are people with mental disorders more prone to violence than "normal" people?
How common are psychological disorders (Describe the findings of the 1994 NCS study)?
Describe the DSM-IV-TR. Define diagnosis, insanity, psychosis*
Identify the factors that affect prognosis. *
Lesson 33 Learning Objectives
Ch. 14 (pp. 590-597.
PsychInquiry exercise: "Phobias."
Describe the symptoms of each of the anxiety disorders & be able to
identify case study examples of each: (1) generalized anxiety disorder; (2) panic disorder; (3) phobias: specific phobias, social phobias, agoraphobia; (4) posttraumatic stress disorder. (5) obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Describe how various kinds of learning are involved in causing phobias & PTSD.
Lesson 34 Learning Objectives
Ch. 8 (pp. 338-344), Ch. 14 (pp. 598-603, 621-622), & Ch. 13 (pp. 564-567).
PsychInquiry Exercise: "Body Image Satisfaction."
PsychInquiry Exercise: "Identifying Mood Disorders."
PsychQuest Exercise: "Why Do We Feel Depressed?"
Chapter 8 (pp. 338-344)
What is the BMI?
What factors are
involved in becoming overweight or obese? Describe the symptoms, age of onset, & frequency by gender of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa.** What roles do genetic factors and cultural factors appear to play in the
development of eating disorders?
PsychInquiry: Body Image Satisfaction (see ** above)
Chapter 14
Describe the symptoms of each of the mood disorders & be able to identify case study examples of each.**
Why is depression called the common cold of psychological disorders? Describe the gender difference in frequency of depression.
Explain how genetic, biochemical factors** and stress are involved in mood disorders.
Who
attempts or commits suicide? What factors increase the risk of suicide? How can you help prevent someone from attempting suicide?
PsychInquiry: Identifying Mood Disorders (see ** above)
PsychQuest:
Why Do We Feel Depressed? Define learned helplessness (LH), and describe Seligman's classic dog study on LH. How do feelings of personal control affect psychological health?
Lesson 35 Learning Objectives
Ch. 14 (pp. 604-611.
PsychInquiry Exercise: "Studying Antisocial Personality Disorder."
Describe the relationship between cigarette smoking and psychological disorders.
What are personality disorders? Describe the primary
characteristics of antisocial personality disorder & be able to identify case examples. **
Name the dissociative disorders and describe the symptoms of each & be able to identify case examples of each. Is DID perhaps a
disorder created by therapists in the context of the therapist-patient interaction or a natural protective response to severe physical, sexual, or emotional abuse during childhood?
PsychInquiry:
Studying Antisocial Personality Disorder. Describe Hare's findings from brain scan studies of persons with antisocial personality disorder (also see ** above).
Lesson 36 Learning Objectives
Ch. 14 (pp. 611-620).
PsychSim exercise, "Losing Touch With Reality"
PsychSim exercise, "Mystery Client"
Describe the symptoms of schizophrenia. Be able to identify examples. Distinguish between the positive and negative
symptoms of schizophrenia. Describe some positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
Define delusions and hallucinations. Be able to identify examples of each.
Identify distinguishing characteristics of the 3 main
subtypes of schizophrenia. Be able to identify case examples of each of the subtypes.
Explain how genetic factors, a prenatal viral infection, brain structural abnormalities, abnormal brain chemistry and psychological factors
are thought to be involved in the development of schizophrenia.
PsychSim: Mystery Client. Be able to identify examples of persons with the various disorders covered in Ch. 14.
Lesson 37 Learning Objectives
Ch. 15 (pp627-656, 663, 666-667)
PsychSim Exercise: "Mystery Therapist."
Identify the major causes of psychological disorders according to the 4 types of psychotherapy: humanistic, cognitive, behavioral,
psychoanalysis.
What is the primary goal of psychoanalysis? Describe free association; resistance; dream interpretation; interpretation; and transference.
Distinguish among the following types of mental health professionals:
psychiatrist; clinical or counseling psychologist; psychoanalyst, psychiatric social worker, licensed professional counselor, marriage and family therapist, and psychiatric nurse.
What are the key assumptions and concepts of Carl Rogers' Client-centered therapy?
Identify the 3 qualities of an effective therapist according to Carl Rogers.
What are the key assumptions and goals of behavior therapy?
Define counterconditioning. Describe the three steps of systematic desensitization. What disorder is it especially effective for?
What is virtual reality exposure therapy and what is it effective for?
How might classical
conditioning be used to treat bedwetting in children? Describe aversive conditioning and examples of its use. Describe the use of operant conditioning principles by behavior therapists.
What is the basic assumption and goal of cognitive therapies?
Describe Albert Ellis' ABC model of emotions and his approach to cognitive reappraisal.* Describe how to change your negative thoughts and replace them with more
positive thoughts.*
What are the key advantages of group therapy? Distinguish between group therapy and self-help groups.
What do meta analysis and PET scans show about the effectiveness of psychotherapy? Is any one
empirically supported form of psychotherapy superior to the others? What is an eclectic psychotherapist?
What four questions should be empirically answered about new therapies before new therapies are widely used? For example,
critique the effectiveness of "rebirthing" & EMDR from a scientific perspective.
* detail not in Hockenbury text
Lesson 38 Learning Objectives
Ch. 15 (pp. 657-666).
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