Study Guide for Test 3 Fall 2013

This study guide is meant to help you focus on the areas that will likely be the most important for the exam. It is by no means exhaustive, and may not include some information that will be on the exam. Remember you are responsible for all material from the text and from lecture, but this guide will help you determine what to emphasize in your studying. Good luck with preparation!

Chapter 11 (3 Questions) pages 422-428 Myths and realities regarding happiness What is associated with happiness? Optimism vs. Pessimism Positive psychology Chapter 12 (10 questions) What is stress? Type A vs. Type B personalities Problem focused vs. emotion focused coping Stages of the general adaptation syndrome Catharsis HPA axis and hormones released under stress Coping and types of control Rumination Factors that buffer against stress and promote health Chapter 15 (~19 Questions) DSM-IV what it is, what it is used for, and criticisms Deinstitutionalization The demonic, medical, and moral models of treatment Comorbidity Anxiety disorders o Panic disorder and panic attacks o Specific phobia o Generalized Anxiety Disorder o Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder o Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Somatoform disorders Mood Disorders o Major depressive disorder symptoms and potential causes o Bipolar disorder o Seasonal affective disorder o Postpartum depression o Dysthymic disorder o Suicide myths and realities Dissociative Disorders o Depersonalization Disorder o Dissociative Amnesia o Dissociative Fugue

Study Guide for Test 3 Fall 2013 o Dissociative Identity Disorder Schizophrenia o Positive and negative symptoms o Delusions and hallucinations o Brain abnormalities o Potential causes Diathesis-stress model Personality disorders- definition o Borderline PD- symptoms o Antisocial o Histrionic o Narcissistic

Chapter 16 (~18 Questions) What is psychotherapy? Who uses psychotherapy and who benefits? Who practices psychotherapy? Psychologists vs. Psychiatrists- what they do and education Insight therapies o Psychoanalytic o Interpersonal therapy o Humanistic therapy Behavior therapies- definition/purpose o Systematic desensitization o Exposure therapy o Flooding o Participant modeling o Token economies Cognitive-behavioral therapies o ABCs of Rational Emotive Therapy Is therapy effective? Empirically supported treatments Psychopharmacotherapy o Treatments for anxiety o Treatments for depression o SSRIs Electroconvulsive therapy