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What definition of abnormality is characterised by failure to demonstrate 6 key criteria for optimal mental health?
Deviation from ideal mental health
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What definition of abnormality is characterised by behaviour that does not fall within 2 standard deviations of the mean?
Statistical infrequency
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With phobias, the fear response ________ to the threat
is not in proportion
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What percentage of the UK population has a phobia?
5-10%
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Agoraphobia is a fear of...
being in a situation you cannot leave (e.g. crowds, open spaces)
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What is a behavioural explanation of phobias?
classical & operant conditioning
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How does operant conditioning maintain a phobia?
negative reinforcement
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The Little Albert study is an example of how a phobia can be explained by...
classical conditioning
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Who studied how vicarious reinforcement can induce a phobia?
Bandura & Rosenthal
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Who studied how traumatic events can trigger a phobia?
Di Nardo et al
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According to Seligman, we experience phobias because of preparedness, which is...
an evolutionary explanation
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Who's research supports Seligman's counter argument to behavioural explanations for phobias.
Ohman et al
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Which treatment for phobias focuses on counter conditioning by gradually getting the sufferer to face their fear
Systematic desensitisation
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Treatment of phobias is most effective when....
the phobia is specific
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What is the link between obsessions and compulsions?
a compulsion temporarily relieves an obsessive thought
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in OCD sufferers, the _______ is thought to be damaged, so it cannot suppress signals
caudate nucleus
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which neurotransmitter is thought to be lacking in OCD sufferers
serotonin
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What is the biological treatment for OCD?
SSRI's
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Which is the most effective treatment for OCD, according to Foa et al
drugs & CBT combined
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How long must symptoms persist for a diagnosis of depression
2 weeks
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According to Beck and Ellis, depression is caused by...
the way we think
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____'s cognitive triad
Beck
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_____'s ABC model
Ellis
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According to Beck, depressed people have negative thoughts about
all 3
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With CBT, the focus is on....
here and now
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What is the new element introduced with REBT?
D
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Simon et al found that CBT is not effective for people who....
have very rigid attitudes
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