Unit 12 Chapter 15 Test Review

1. Review definitions of abnormal behaviour.
2. Are definitions of abnormality universal or culturally dependent?
3. How would the psychoanalytical perspective explain phobias?
4. What might explain the disorganised thoughts of people suffering from schizophrenia?
5. What have studies of prenatal development contributed to our understanding of the causes of schizophrenia?
6. What evidence supports the bio-psycho-social perspective on the causes of abnormal behaviour? (Hint: compare rates of schizophrenia and anorexia nervosa)
7. How did our early ancestors explain abnormal behaviour?
8. What type of disorders are women most vulnerable to?
9. Though labels have their drawbacks, what are their benefits to mental health professionals?
10. What did Spanos say about dissociative indentity disorders.
11. During the different phases of bipolar disorder what neurotransmitters are evident?
12. How can fears be generalised?
13. How would an evolutionary psychologist use the incidence and nature of fears and phobias to support his perspective?
14. What is the current standing of the medical model?
15. How do the psychoanalytical and learning perspectives explain anxiety disorders?
16. What is a widely accepted definition of disordered behaviour?
17. What is a major criticism of the DSM?
18. Review the major symptons of the disorders covered in the chapter.
19. How would social-cognitive psychologists and the psychoanalytical perspective explain depression?
20. What is the most widely accepted possible cause of schizophrenia?