PSY 3315 Exam 1 Assessement Questions And 100% Correct Answers.
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NURS 3315
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NURS 3315
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...
PSY 3315 Exam 1 Assessement
Questions And 100% Correct Answers.
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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