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ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY (PSYC 205) Midterm Exam Review Questions Mrs M. Muzi Here are review questions for Programs I through VI.  Research the answers to these questions and you are likely to do well in the midterm.   §        What is the goal of the field of abnormal behavior? §        What are the various background and roles of the people who study abnormal behavior? §        What is the criteria for considering someone abnormal? §        How does culture fit into the definition of abnormal behavior? §        What is Thomas Szasz’s belief about abnormal behavior? §        Discuss the Midtown Manhattan Study of the 1950’s and the National Institute of Mental Health epidemiological study in the 1980’s. §        Understand the various models of abnormality: biological, psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, humanist, family systems, and multi-cultural. §        What does Freud mean by id, ego and superego? §        Know Freud’s defense mechanisms. §        What are the symptoms of anxiety? §        What is a panic attack? §        How does genetics contribute to anxiety? §        What medications are used to treat anxiety? §        What are the categories of a phobia? §        Define posttraumatic stress disorder. §        What is the difference between a psychosomatic disorder and a psychophysiological disorder? §        What special problems do the Hmong’s have? §        What is the general adaptation theory of Hans Selye? §        How do life events and change play into symptoms of abnormal behavior? §        What is the effect of emotional states on one’s health and particular illnesses such as AIDS or cancer? §        How does personality influence health? What types of people are most likely to get sick? §        What is a personality disorder? §        What is the difference between a paranoid, schizoid, borderline, histrionic, narcissistic and dependent personality? §        What is an obsessive-compulsive disorder? §        What are the characteristics of people who are antisocial personalities? What is their backgrounds? §        What is the prognosis for people who are antisocial? §        Define substance-related disorders? In what age group are they most common? §        What does the research show about teens and smoking marijuana? §        What are withdrawal symptoms like? §        What are the effects of smoking marijuana or taking heroin. §        Is alcoholism inherited? §        What are the cultural differences in regard to alcohol consumption? §        How successful are drug treatment programs? §        What causes drug use? §        Why do people smoke?