Psychopathology COUC 546 UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
3 views 0 purchase
Course
COUC 546
Institution
COUC 546
Psychopathology COUC 546 UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Stigma - CORRECT ANSWER- the destructive beliefs and attitudes held by society that are
ascribed to groups considered different in some manner, such as people with phycological
disorders
Four characteristics of stigma - COR...
Psychopathology COUC 546 UPDATED
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Stigma - CORRECT ANSWER- the destructive beliefs and attitudes held by society that are
ascribed to groups considered different in some manner, such as people with phycological
disorders
Four characteristics of stigma - CORRECT ANSWER- 1. a label is applied to a group of
people that distinguishes them from others
2. the label is linked to deviant or undesirable attributes by society
3. people with the label are seen as essentially different from those without the label,
contributing to an "us" vs. "them" mentality
4. people with the label are discriminated against unfairly
reducing stigma - CORRECT ANSWER- contact and familiarity
Characteristics of stigma include all the following except:
a. a label reflecting desirable characteristics
b. discrimination against those with the label
c. focus on differences between those with and without the label
d. labeling a group of people who are different - CORRECT ANSWER- a. a label reflecting
desirable characteristics
This is because the label may reflect undesirable characteristics
True or False:
Psychological disorders remain the most stigmatized of conditions in the 21st century. -
CORRECT ANSWER- True
True or False:
,Close to 20 million people in the United States had some type of phycological disorder in
2017, according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health conducted by SAMHSA. -
CORRECT ANSWER- False
This is because the statistic shows about 47 Million,
Psychological disorder characterisitcs - CORRECT ANSWER- Personal Distress
Disability and Dysfunction
Violations of Social Norms
Personal Distress - CORRECT ANSWER- a persons' behavior may be classified as disorder
if it causes great distress
however, in the example of antisocial personality this is not the case. The distress is for the
world around the individual with this type of personality.
Disability - CORRECT ANSWER- impairment in some important area of life
dysfunction - CORRECT ANSWER- something is wrong and not working properly
Phobias can produce distress and disability - CORRECT ANSWER-
DSM-5 definition of mental illness - CORRECT ANSWER- - the disorder occurs within the
individual
- it involves clinically significant difficulties in thinking, feeling, or behaving
- it usually involves personal distress of some sort, such as in social relationships or
occupational functioning
- it involves dysfunction in psychological, developmental, and/or neurobiological processes
that support mental functioning
- it is not a culturally specific reaction to an event
- it is not primarily a result of social deviance or conflict with society
,Violations of Social Norms - CORRECT ANSWER- widely held standards (beliefs and
attitudes) that people use consciously or intuitively to make judgments about where behaviors
are situated on such scales as good-bad, right-wrong, and acceptable-unacceptable
True or False:
Phobias can produce distress and diability - CORRECT ANSWER- true
Which of the following definitions of psychological disorder is currently thought best/
a. personal distress
b. disability and dysfunction
c. violation of social norms
d. none of the above - CORRECT ANSWER- d. none of the above
What is an advantage of the DSM-5 definition of psychological disorder?
a. it includes information about both violation of social norms and dysfunction
b. it includes many components, non of which alone can account for psychological disorder
c. it is part of the current diagnostic system
d. it recognizes the limits of our current understanding - CORRECT ANSWER- b. it includes
many components, non of which alone can account for psychological disorder
Many early philosophers, theologians, and physicians who studied troubled mind believe -
CORRECT ANSWER- that disturbed behavior reflected the displease of the gods or
possession by demons
Exorcism - CORRECT ANSWER- the form of elaborate rites of prayer, noisemaking, forcing
the afflicted to drink terrible-tasting brews, an don occasion more extreme measures, such as
flogging and starvation, to render the body uninhabitable to devils.
Hippocrates (460?-377? BCE - CORRECT ANSWER- rejected the prevailing Greek belief
that the gods sent mental disturbances as punishment and insisted instead that such illnesses
has natural causes and hence should be treated like other, more common maladies
Hippocrates classification of phycological disorders - CORRECT ANSWER- Mania
Melancholia
, Phrenitis (brain fever)
Hippocrates believed that the body was balances by the four humors - CORRECT ANSWER-
Blood
Black Bile
Yellow Bile
Phlegm
Lunacy Trials - CORRECT ANSWER- Holy Trinity Hospital in Salisbury, England "mad are
kept safe until they are restored of reason"
The trials were conducted under the crown's right to protect people with psychological
disorders, and a judgment of insanity allows the Crown to become guardian of the person's
estate
Lunacy (latin Lun is "moon") - CORRECT ANSWER- comes from a theory espoused by the
swiss physician Paracelsus (1493-1541), who attributed odd behavior to the misalignment of
the moon and stars
Asylums - CORRECT ANSWER- 15th century
refuges for the housing and care of people with psychological disorders
Benjamin Rush (1745-1813) - CORRECT ANSWER- Father of American Psychiatry
believed that psychological disorder was due to too much blood in the brain
He would drain the patients blood tremendously and thought that scaring would cure their
disorder
Phillip Pinel (1745-1826) - CORRECT ANSWER- is considered the primary figure in the
movement for more human treatment of people with psychological disorders in asylums
He believed that people in his care were first and foremost human beings, and this these
people should be approaches with compassion and understanding and treated with dignity
The benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
Guaranteed quality through customer reviews
Stuvia customers have reviewed more than 700,000 summaries. This how you know that you are buying the best documents.
Quick and easy check-out
You can quickly pay through credit card or Stuvia-credit for the summaries. There is no membership needed.
Focus on what matters
Your fellow students write the study notes themselves, which is why the documents are always reliable and up-to-date. This ensures you quickly get to the core!
Frequently asked questions
What do I get when I buy this document?
You get a PDF, available immediately after your purchase. The purchased document is accessible anytime, anywhere and indefinitely through your profile.
Satisfaction guarantee: how does it work?
Our satisfaction guarantee ensures that you always find a study document that suits you well. You fill out a form, and our customer service team takes care of the rest.
Who am I buying these notes from?
Stuvia is a marketplace, so you are not buying this document from us, but from seller MGRADES. Stuvia facilitates payment to the seller.
Will I be stuck with a subscription?
No, you only buy these notes for $10.49. You're not tied to anything after your purchase.
