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What is Axis I on DSM-IV-TR?
Major psychological disorders
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What is Axis II on DSM-IV-TR?
Personality disorders, Mental retardation
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What is on axis III of DSM-IV-TR?
Medical condition relating to disorder
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What is on axis IV of DSM-IV-TR?
Current social/environmental problems
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What is on axis V of DSM-IV-TR?
Overall level of functioning
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How is overall level of functioning measured?
GAF scale
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What causes Huntingtons disease?
A dominant gene
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What causes William's syndrome?
Multiple gene damage
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Most psychological disorders are...
Due to gene-environment interactions
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What is Cluster A in DSM-V personality disorders?
Odd,eccentric disorders
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What is Cluster B is DSM-V Personality disorders?
Dramatic, emotional or erratic disorders
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What is Cluster C in DSM-V Personality Disorders?
Anxious or fearful disorders
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What is another system for diagnosing psychopathy thats not DSM.
PCL-R
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What gene is thought to be responsible for 60% variance in psychopathy?
MAOA gene
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Theory of mind is an ASD theory which explains...
Deficits in social features
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Theory of mind for ASD involves
Understanding others mental states in order to predict behaviour
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The Sally Anne Task provides evidence that children with ASD are...
uable to understand false belief
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Strange stories task provides evidence that children with ASD are...
unable to understand interntions behind speech
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Children with autism have ____ levels of performance on the reading the mind in the eyes task
low
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Weak central coherence is an ASD that explains
Deficits in non-social features
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What two psychological factors best help to understand ASD
Empathizing and Systemizing
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How is empathy measured?
Empathy quotient test
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What gene is responsible for ASD?
No gene identified yet
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When is the onset of schizophrenia?
Late adolescence/ Early adulthood
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Which neurotransmitters are thought to be a factor for schizophrenia development?
Dopamine and Glutatmate
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What is trait anxiety?
Individual differences in seeing the world as dangerous and threatening
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In phobic disorders are person has...
Become sensitized to a particular stimulus
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How persistent must symptoms be to have a diagnosis of specific phobia
at least 6 months
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Which two psychological treatments are most effective for anxiety disorders?
CBT and Exposure therapy
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