PSY375 Module 1 UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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PSY375
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PSY375
PSY375 Module 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
what is a psychological disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER- Psychological dysfunction
associated with distress and/or impairment in functioning
Involves a response that is not typical or culturally expected
May include cognitive, behaviora...
PSY375 Module 1 UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
what is a psychological disorder? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Psychological dysfunction
associated with distress and/or impairment in functioning
Involves a response that is not typical or culturally expected
May include cognitive, behavioral and/or emotional elements
cultural context in regards to distress, dysfunction, and impairment - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Culture: Consider "normalcy" relative to behavior of others in same cultural
context
distress, dysfunction, and impairment definitions - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Distress is
normal in some situations
Dysfunctional distress occurs when person is much more distressed than others would be
Impairment: Must be pervasive and/or significant
mental disorders are often exaggerations of... - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- normal processes
(e.g., extreme shyness or sadness)
definition including distress, dysfunction, and impairment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Behavioral, psychological, or biological dysfunctions that are unexpected in their cultural
context and associated with present distress and/or impairment in functioning, or increased
risk of suffering, death, pain, or impairment
, scientist practitioner - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Practice (treatment delivery) and research
mutually influence each other
A scientist-practitioner: Stays current with research in field Evaluates own assessment and
treatment
Conducts research
psychopathy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Scientific study of psychological dysfunction
mental health professionals (PhD, PsyD, MD, and LICSW) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
PhD: Clinical and counseling psychologist (trained in research and delivering treatment)
PsyD: Clinical and counseling "Doctor of Psychology" (trained in delivering treatment)
MD: Psychiatrist
Psychiatric nurses
LICSW: Licensed clinical social worker (trained in delivering treatment)
presenting problem, clinical description, and case conceptualization (clinical workup) -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Presenting problem= reason that someone came to the clinic
Clinical description=combination of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that make up a specific
disorder
Case conceptualization=person-specific factors
(stats for describing disorder) prevalence, incidence, and sex ratio - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Prevalence= number of cases in the population
Incidence=number of new cases
Sex ratio=ratio of males: females who have a given disorder
Course of disorder= - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- individual pattern
onset of disturbance - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Acute=begin suddenly
Insidious=develops over a long period of time
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