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Question 1

a renowned scholar in the field of abnormal psychology, offered a theory that put forth a more simplified (in comparison with the multifaceted criteria above) definition of mental disorders

Answer 1

Jerome Wakefield

Question 2

proposes that in our efforts to determine what is abnormal, we consider both scientific (e.g., evolutionary) data and the social values in the context of which the behavior takes place.

Answer 2

harmful dysfunction theory

Question 3

value term based on social norms,

Answer 3

harmful

Question 4

a scientific term referring to the failure of a mental mechanism to perform a natural function for which it was designed by evolution

Answer 4

dysfunction

Question 5

the prevailing diagnostic guide for mental health professionals— every day as they perform assessments, conduct therapy, and design and execute research studies.

Answer 5

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)

Question 6

clinically significant disturbance” in “cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior” that indicates a “dysfunction” in “mental functioning” that is “usually associated with significant distress or disability” in work, relationships, or other areas of functioning

Answer 6

DSM-5 definition of Mental Disorder

Question 7

Who created the definition of mental disorder, as well as the specific diagnostic categories that fill DSM?

Answer 7

Many people played significant roles, but the most significant were those on the Task Force for each edition of the DSM

Question 8

the DSM reflects a _____________ in which each disorder is an entity defined categorically and features a list

Answer 8

medical model of psychopathology

Question 9

This group consisted largely of leading researchers in various specialty areas within psychopathology who were selected for their scholarship and expertise in their respective fields.

consisted primarily of psychiatrists, and a relatively small number of psychologists and other mental health professionals were included

Answer 9

Task Force

Question 10

Besides their profession, what else do we know about the primary authors of the DSM?

Answer 10

The first edition of the DSM, published in 1952, was created by the foremost mental health experts of the time, who were almost exclusively white, male, trained in psychiatry, at least middle age, and at least middle class.

Question 11

The first edition of the DSM was published in?

Answer 11

1952

Question 12

Currently, attenuated psychosis syndrome is not an official diagnostic category. Instead, it is listed as a __________set in the “_________________” section of DSM-5

Answer 12

proposed criteria; Emerging Measures and Models

Question 13

This section describes conditions that DSM authors decided to leave out of the list of “official” disorders, at least for now, but to list as “unofficial” conditions for the purpose of inspiring clinicians and researchers to study them more

Answer 13

Emerging Measures and Models

Question 14

“light” version of schizophrenia (“attenuated” means reduced or lessened). Its symptoms include delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized speech that are not severe or long-lasting.

Its description also mentions that the person’s “reality testing”—her or his ability to stay in touch with the same reality that the rest of us experience—remains relatively intact. The symptoms must be present only once per week within the last month but must be distressing or disabling.

Answer 14

attenuated psychosis syndrome