Final Review

Psychology Final

Piaget’s cognitive development / all stages

Kohlberg’s theory of moral development / stages

Freud’s theory on psychosexual development / stages

Erickson’s theory on Psychosocial development /stages 1-5

DSM IV classifications / diagnosis / procedure

Axes

Know the following disorders specifically: symptoms, behaviors and causes

General Anxiety disorder (456)

Phobia (456)

Agoraphobia (brought about by panic disorder) (457)

Somatoform disorder (461)

Dissociative identity disorder (462)

Bipolar disorder (471)

Personality disorders (antisocial)(475)

Schizophrenia (466)

DSM – IV AXES

Axis I – Classifies symptoms into categories (pg 452)

Checklist of symptoms to narrow down a diagnosis

Axis II – Describes developmental disorders and personality disorders or

maladaptive traits ( compulsiveness, over-dependency, or aggressiveness)

Axis III – Describes physical disorders and general medical condition

(brain trauma or chemical imbalance that may be causing syndrome)

Axis IV – Measure of environmental stressors and psychosocial problems

(death of spouse, recently fired, lack of support)

Axis V – Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) – Measurement of an individual’s

quality of life in (3) major areas. Social relationships, occupational

functioning, and use of leisure time