PSYCHOLOGY 305 – EXAM 2 – STUDY GUIDE WINTER 2013 Models for stress: Know what each model says about stress (e.g.‚ Cannon’s‚ Selye’s‚ etc.) Stress & the Immune system – Acute vs. prolonged stress & illness; Physiology of stress & immune system functioning -SAM System- Sympathetic adrenomedullary system. Results in release of catecholamines. -HPA System- Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenocortical system. Results in release of corticosteroids-cortisol. Chronically elecated levels-compromises
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Suicide What is Suicide? Not every self-inflicted death is a suicide. A man‚ who crashes his car into a tree after falling asleep on the wheel‚ is not trying to kill himself. Edwin Shneidman (1999‚ 1993‚ 1981‚ 1963)‚ one of the most influential writers on this topic‚ defines suicide as an intentioned death—a self-inflicted death in which one makes an intentional‚ direct and conscious effort to end one’s life. Intentional death may take various forms. Shneidman distinguished four kinds of people
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4 0 out of 2 points | | | An adolescent you know has experienced suicidal ideation. This adolescent’s likelihood of parasuicide or death will increase with:Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | A. close parental supervision. | Correct Answer: | D. the availability of guns. | | | | | * Question 5 0 out of 2 points | | | The term “parasuicide” is used rather than the term “failed suicide” because “failed suicide”:Answer | | | | | Selected Answer: | B. is too
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The search for biological causes has not been fruitful. For instance‚ an association between biological risk factors and the rates of psychosis in African—Caribbean people has not been demonstrated (Sharpley et al‚ 2001). A number of social and service-related risk factors have been proffered to explain differences in illness rates‚ including socio-economic status‚ the role of psychiatry in social control‚ the validity of European illness models in ethnic minority groups‚ and the use of universalist
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PSYC 201-01 Exam II Form A Name: ____________________________ Student ID #: ______________________ Case Study: carefully read the case study and answer the questions about Sally’s symptoms‚ diagnosis‚ and treatment. (25 points total) Sally‚ is a 19-year-old‚ Japanese American‚ woman presenting for counseling with several symptoms‚ feelings of being "stressed out" about school‚ and conflicts over her desired major and the one her parent’s prefer. Sally is among the first generation of her
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Neil F · Stack‚ S.‚ Gundlach‚ J.‚ & Reeves‚ J. L. (1994). The heavy metal subculture and suicide. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior‚ 24‚ 15-23. · Strosahl‚ K.‚ Chiles‚ J.‚ & Linehan‚ M. (1992). Prediction of suicide intent in hospitalized parasuicides: Reasons for living‚ hopelessness‚ and depression. Comprehensive Psychiatry‚ 33‚ 366-373. · Seabrook‚ John. 2001. Nobrow: The Culture of Marketing 1 the Marketing of Culture. · Wass‚ J.‚ Miller‚ D · Van Eijck‚ Koen. 2001. ‘‘Social Differentiation
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Contrary to predictions prior to the study by Startup‚ Heard and Swades (2001)‚ the tendency to produce overgeneralized memories is associated with less parasuicide incidents. This may be an adaptive response to protect the patient from thoughts and feelings that lead to self-injury. Borderline patients were tested with the AMT (autobiographical memory test)‚ and those with the greatest overgeneralized recall
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Girl Interrupted: Susanna Kaysen’s Mental Illness Katie Casebeer Margaret Gibson Amancio Lopes Molly Rather Boston College PY230 The film‚ Girl‚ Interrupted‚ is based on the life and memoir of Susanna Kaysen. During the late 1960’s Susanna Kaysen‚ attempted suicide and checked herself into a mental health hospital for two years. This movie adaptation weaves together the intricacies of Susanna’s personal life‚ the pressures of a changing society and the unexpected friendships she formed
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Suicidal and Non Suicidal Self Harm Behaviors are both disorders that while be closely related‚ also have distinguishing characteristics that are important to take note of. The intention with which the individual sets out with is the main determining factor of which type of self harm is occurring. One study even shares how the risk factors for the onset of the two are different (Nock 2016). If the individual has the intent of ending their life‚ they are displaying suicidal behavior. If the individual
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Name: VALENTINE Date: ___October 28‚ 2012____ 1. Arrests are more likely to occur among adolescents who are: A) ages 12 to 14 rather than 15 to 17. B) females rather than males. C) European Americans rather than Asian Americans. D) good students. 2. To understand gender attitudes and roles‚ behaviorists stress: A) biological mechanisms. B) reinforcement. C) reasoning ability. D) unconscious motivations. 3. The group most likely to be taking medication for
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