Causes of psychopathology - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

WHAT ARE THE 4D'SOF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR? - Ans - 1. deviant 2. distress 3. dysfunctional 4. danger what is deviant - Ans - occurs infrequently in person's culture/community what is distress - Ans - causes the person or others psychological pain what is dysfunction - Ans - interferes with person's ability to maintain relationships, life or job what is danger - Ans - physically harmful to themselves or others WHAT ARE THE 4 ANCIENT HUMOURS - Ans - blood, yellow bile, black bile and p...

UA PY 101 Final Exam Question and answers already passed UA PY 101 Final Exam Which of the following is NOT a primary symptom of autism? A. deficits in verbal communication B. lack of awareness of others, even caregivers C. restricted activities and interests D. mental retardation - correct answer mental retardation Which of the following criteria is NOT used in determining if a behavior represents psychopathology? A. The behavior deviates from cultural norms. B. The beh...

1. _____ is a pioneer of the humanistic approach to psychotherapy. correct answers Carl Maslow 2. Freud is to _____ as Maslow is to _____. correct answers psychoanalytic psychotherapy, humanistic psychotherapy 3. Abraham Maslow is most closely associated with the _____ approach to psychotherapy. correct answers humanistic 4. Humanistic psychotherapists believe that individuals are born with a tendency toward healthy growth. The term that best describes this tendency is _____. correct an...

PSYC 435 Abnormal Psychology Quizzes 1-5 Complete Questions With Verified Answers Graded A+ Which of the following factors has a significant effect on the rates of severe mental illness among Americans? a. Family size b. Gender c. Geographical region of the country d. Political affiliation b. Gender In Dr. Lu's study of eating disorders, she looked at the academic histories of girls with an eating disorder and girls who did not have such problems. In this example, the girls with eating...

PSYC 435 Abnormal Psychology Quizzes 1-5 Complete Questions With Verified Answers Graded A+ Which of the following factors has a significant effect on the rates of severe mental illness among Americans? a. Family size b. Gender c. Geographical region of the country d. Political affiliation b. Gender In Dr. Lu's study of eating disorders, she looked at the academic histories of girls with an eating disorder and girls who did not have such problems. In this example, the girls with eati...

PSY 3604 Chapter 2 Questions and Answers Graded A+ Which of the following types of psychological difficulties has posed major problems to all societies, with historical evidence of the disorder within Western civilization for over 2,000 years and even some evidence within writings from ancient Egypt? A. Depression B. Agoraphobia C. Kleptomania D. Intermittent Explosive Disorder A Although many early societies believed that mental illness was a sign of spiritual possession, people with ...

what is abnormal psychology? - CORRECT ANSWER-studies abnormal patterns of behavior, thoughts and emotions; psychopathology (focus on disease process); clinical psychology (applied abnormal psychology); psychiatry (medical discipline devoted to the study, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental disorders) what is abnormal? - CORRECT ANSWER-deviance (behavior, thoughts, emotions that deviant from 'normal'); no universal agreement (cultural differences); society's ideas about pr...

PSY 657 Mid-term Exam: Psychopathology |100% Correct Question and Answers| Mental Disorder *Ans* The entire range of abnormal behavior patterns Psychopathology *Ans* the study of abnormal behavior Comorbidity *Ans* the co-occurrence of two or more disorders in a single individual Epidemiology *Ans* the study of the distribution of mental or physical disorders in a population Prevalence *Ans* The number or proportion of cases of a particular disease or condition present in a populati...

NSC 3361 Psychopathology Test with Correct Answers What is the role of ketamine in stress and depression? - Answer-ketamine causes upsurge in glutamate, restoring synaptic functioning What will likely replace ECT for treatment of severe acute depression? - Answer-ketamine How is sleep disturbed in depression? - Answer-deep slow-wave sleep is reduced, fragmented, patients enter REM sleep quickly, with increased REM sleep in first half of night What do individuals with bipolar disorder...

Pepperdine PSY 657 Exam 1 Question and Answers |100% Correct| Abnormal Psychology *Answer* Concerned with understanding causes and treatments Mental Disorder *Answer* A syndrome present that involves clinically significant disturbance in behavior, emotion regulation, or cognitive functioning. Believed to be a dysfunction in biological, psychological, or developmental processes. Psychopathology *Answer* Scientific study of mental disorder Comorbidity *Answer* Presence of 2 or more disor...