Psychological Disorders Overview
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What characterizes schizophrenia?

  • Recurrent attacks of overwhelming fear
  • Existence of irrational fears of specific objects
  • Persistent worry about performance situations
  • Hallucinations and delusions (correct)
  • Which of the following is considered a negative symptom of schizophrenia?

  • Disturbance of affect (correct)
  • Delusions
  • Disorganized thought
  • Hallucinations
  • What type of disorder is social anxiety disorder categorized as?

  • Anxiety disorder (correct)
  • Personality disorder
  • Psychotic disorder
  • Mood disorder
  • Which of the following includes irrational fears of specific objects?

    <p>Specific phobias</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What key aspect is associated with panic disorder?

    <p>Intense fear with no clear stimulus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following emotions is part of the seven universal emotions?

    <p>Sadness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of fear is characterized by an individual's inability to escape or find safety?

    <p>Agoraphobia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes the theories of emotion?

    <p>They explain universal human emotions.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What role does helicase play in DNA processes?

    <p>It unwinds the DNA double helix.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process involves the joining of complementary base pairs?

    <p>Hybridization</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the function of RNA polymerase II?

    <p>To bind to the TATA box in the promoter region</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does PCR stand for, and what is its primary purpose?

    <p>Polymerase chain reaction; to amplify DNA sequences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does agarose gel electrophoresis separate according to?

    <p>Size of DNA molecules</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What modification is added to the 5' end of hnRNA?

    <p>7-methylguanylate triphosphate cap</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary requirement for active transport mechanisms?

    <p>Chemical energy from ATP or ion gradients</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is Southern blotting used to detect?

    <p>DNA sequence presence and quantity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of DNA polymerase III?

    <p>It synthesizes new DNA strands on the lagging strand and leading strand.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes heterochromatin from euchromatin?

    <p>Heterochromatin is denser and transcriptionally silent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT a common disaccharide?

    <p>Fructose</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a key characteristic of the leading strand during DNA replication?

    <p>It can be synthesized continuously.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What defines deoxy sugars?

    <p>Sugars with a –H replacing an –OH group.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which disorder is characterized by a depressed mood lasting for at least two years?

    <p>Pervasive depressive disorder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of depression occurs specifically during winter months?

    <p>Seasonal affective disorder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which disorder does a person experience repetitive tasks to relieve tension?

    <p>Obsessive-compulsive disorder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which psychological theory emphasizes the connection between arousal and emotional response?

    <p>Cannon-Bard theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is characterized by persistent and unrealistic negative evaluations of one's appearance?

    <p>Body dysmorphic disorder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following disorders is specifically associated with a significant inability to recall past experiences?

    <p>Dissociative amnesia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which theory proposes that emotions are the result of physiological arousal followed by cognitive labeling?

    <p>Schachter-Singer theory</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which disorder requires at least one major depressive episode for diagnosis?

    <p>Major depressive disorder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which personality disorder falls under Cluster B and is characterized by a lack of remorse for wrongdoing?

    <p>Antisocial personality disorder</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does impression management aim to achieve in social interactions?

    <p>To maintain a public image</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In which psychological phenomenon are individuals less likely to aid someone in need when in a group?

    <p>Bystander effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of conflict theory in sociology?

    <p>How power differentials are established</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term refers to unspoken rules that govern emotional expression in social contexts?

    <p>Display rules</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of culture involves physical items associated with a particular group?

    <p>Material culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the tendency to perform differently when in the presence of others?

    <p>Social facilitation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which cluster of personality disorders includes avoidant and obsessive-compulsive disorders?

    <p>Cluster C</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What aspect of sociology does demographics focus on?

    <p>Statistical data of populations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a primary characteristic of conversion disorder?

    <p>Unexplained motor or sensory symptoms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Psychological Disorders

    • Disproportionate and persistent worry is a characteristic of many anxiety disorders.
    • Specific phobias involve irrational fears of specific objects.
    • Social anxiety disorder manifests as anxiety in social or performance situations.
    • Agoraphobia is the fear of places or situations from which escape is difficult.
    • Panic disorder involves recurrent attacks of intense fear and sympathetic nervous system activity.
    • Major depressive disorder includes at least one major depressive episode.
    • Pervasive depressive disorder involves a depressed mood for at least two years.
    • Seasonal affective disorder is major depressive disorder with seasonal onset, typically during winter.
    • Obsessive-compulsive disorder is characterized by persistent intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and repetitive behaviors (compulsions).
    • Body dysmorphic disorder involves an unrealistic negative evaluation of one's appearance.
    • Dissociative amnesia is the inability to recall past experiences.
    • Schizophrenia is a psychotic disorder with distortions of reality and disturbances in thought, perception, and behavior. Positive symptoms include hallucinations and delusions; negative symptoms include disturbances of affect and avolition.
    • Seven universal emotions are happiness, sadness, contempt, surprise, fear, disgust, and anger.
    • Theories of emotion include the James-Lange theory (nervous system arousal then conscious emotion), the Cannon-Bard theory (simultaneous nervous system arousal and conscious emotion), and the Schachter-Singer theory (nervous system arousal and cognitive appraisal leading to conscious emotion).
    • Illness anxiety disorder is a preoccupation with having or developing a serious medical condition.
    • Conversion disorder involves unexplained symptoms affecting motor or sensory function.
    • Personality disorders involve inflexible, maladaptive behavior patterns causing distress or impairment. Cluster A includes paranoid, schizotypal, and schizoid personality disorders; Cluster B includes antisocial, borderline, histrionic, and narcissistic; Cluster C includes avoidant, dependent, and obsessive-compulsive personality disorders.

    Social Psychology

    • Social facilitation is the improved or worsened performance in the presence of others.
    • Deindividuation is the loss of self-awareness in large groups, leading to behavioral changes.
    • The bystander effect describes reduced responsiveness to a person in need within a group.
    • Peer pressure is social influence impacting individual behavior.
    • Interpersonal attraction is shaped by physical, social, and psychological factors.
    • Aggression is behavior intended to cause harm or increase social dominance.
    • Display rules are unspoken rules governing emotional expression.
    • Impression management is the maintenance of a public image.
    • The dramaturgical approach views individuals as creating self-images like actors performing roles.
    • Social structure and demographics are key components of sociological study.
    • Functionalism examines societal component functions and relationships.
    • Conflict theory studies the creation and maintenance of power differentials.
    • Symbolic interactionism focuses on individual interaction through shared symbols.
    • Social constructionism examines how social realities are agreed upon.

    Culture and Demographics

    • Material culture comprises the physical objects associated with a group.
    • Symbolic culture involves the ideas associated with a cultural group.
    • Demographics include statistical data on population segments.
    • Migration involves the movement of people into (immigration) or out of (emigration) a location.

    Biology

    • Deoxy sugars have a –H replacing an –OH group in sugars.
    • Common disaccharides include sucrose, lactose, and maltose.
    • Hybridization is the joining of complementary base pair sequences.
    • Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) creates copies of a DNA sequence.
    • Agarose gel electrophoresis separates DNA molecules by size.
    • Southern blotting detects the presence and quantity of specific DNA strands.
    • Heterochromatin is dense, transcriptionally silent DNA.
    • Euchromatin is less dense, transcriptionally active DNA.
    • DNA polymerase synthesizes new DNA strands 5' to 3', reading the template 3' to 5'.
    • Okazaki fragments are synthesized on the lagging strand.
    • Primase synthesizes RNA primers for DNA replication.
    • Helicase and topoisomerase unwind the DNA double helix.
    • RNA polymerase II binds to the TATA box in the promoter region.
    • Post-transcriptional modifications include adding a 7-methylguanylate cap to the 5' end and a poly-A tail to the 3' end of hnRNA.
    • Diffusion is the movement of a substance from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration.
    • Osmosis is the diffusion of water across a selectively permeable membrane.
    • Facilitated diffusion uses transport proteins to move solutes across the cell membrane.
    • Active transport requires energy (ATP) or a favorable ion gradient.
    • Symport and antiport are types of secondary active transport.

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    Explore a range of psychological disorders in this quiz. From anxiety disorders like agoraphobia to mood disorders such as major depressive disorder, test your knowledge on various mental health conditions. Understand the characteristics and symptoms associated with each disorder.

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