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What are the features of psychological disorders? - Answer Subjective distress Maladaptiveness Statistical deviancy Violations of the standards of society Social discomfort Irrationality and unpredictability Dangerousness What are the historical perspectives on mental illness/psychologi...

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What are the features of psychological disorders? - Answer Subjective distress

Maladaptiveness

Statistical deviancy

Violations of the standards of society

Social discomfort

Irrationality and unpredictability

Dangerousness



What are the historical perspectives on mental illness/psychological disorders - Answer



What are the different professionals who assess, diagnose or treat psychological disorders? - Answer -
Psychiatrist: MD with residency in psychiatry

-Clinical Psychologist: Phd or PsyD

-Counseling psychologist: PhD

-Masters in Social Work (MSW)

-Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC)

-Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

-Psychiatric Nurse



What is prevalence? - Answer In a population, the proportion of active cases of a disorder that can be
identified at a given point in time or during a given period



What is incidence? - Answer Occurrence (onset) rate of a given disorder in a given population



What is prognosis? - Answer Prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder

, What is course? - Answer



What is a case study?



Strengths & weaknesses - Answer An in-depth examination of an individual or family that draws from a
number of data sources, including interviews and psychological testing



Strengths - illustrate clinical material, limited support for a particular theory, great source for new ideas,
stimulus for research & provide insight into unusual clinical conditions that are too rare to be studied in a
more systematic way



Weaknesses - can be biased & low generalizability



****What is a correlational study?



Strengths & weaknesses - Answer A research strategy that examines whether and how variables go
together (co-vary) without manipulating (changing) and variable



Strengths - powerful and rich source of inference, often suggest causal hypotheses, generate questions
for further research & may confirm or refute specific hypotheses



Weakness - Can't pinpoint causal relationships



****What is an experiment?



Strengths & weaknesses - Answer Research that involves the manipulation of a given factor or variable
with everything else held constant



What is an independent & dependent variable? - Answer Independent - factors whose effects are being
examined and which is manipulated in some way, while other variables are held constant

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