14.1 t/m 14.3

Question 1

psychopathology

Answer 1

the study of abnormal behavior and psychological dysfunction.

Question 2

situational context

Answer 2

the social or environmental setting of a person’s behavior.

Question 3

subjective discomfort

Answer 3

emotional distress or emotional pain.

Question 4

maladaptive

Answer 4

anything that does not allow a person to function within or adapt to the stresses and everyday demands of life.

Question 5

Psychologists and other psychological professionals must consider several different criteria when determining whether psychological functioning or behavior is abnormal, which 5 criteria’s is that.

Answer 5

1. Is the thinking or behavior unusual, such as experiencing severe panic when faced with a stranger or being severely depressed in the absence of any stressful life situations?
2. Does the thinking or behavior go against social norms?
3. Does the behavior or psychological function cause the person significant subjective discomfort?
4. Is the thought process or behavior maladaptive, or does it result in an inability to function?
5. Does the thought process or behavior cause the person to be dangerous to self or others, as in the case of someone who tries to commit suicide or who attacks other people without reason?

Question 6

psychological disorder

Answer 6

any pattern of behavior or thinking that causes people significant distress, causes them to harm others, or harms their ability to function in daily life.

Question 7

What is insanity?

Answer 7

it is not a psychological term; it is a legal term used to argue that a mentally ill person who has committed a crime should not be held responsible for his or her actions because that person was unable to understand the difference between right and wrong at the time of the offense.

Question 8

biological model

Answer 8

Proposes that psychological disorders have a biological or medical cause

Question 9

cognitive psychologists

Answer 9

psychologists who study the way people think, remember, and mentally organize information.

Question 10

sociocultural perspective

Answer 10

Thinking and behavior are the produces of family, social and cultural influences.

Question 11

cultural relativity

Answer 11

the need to consider the unique characteristics of the culture in which behavior takes place.

Question 12

The PSYCHODYNAMIC VIEW

Answer 12

Explains disordered thinking and behavior as the result of repressing one’s threatening thoughts, memories, and concerns in the unconscious mind.

Question 13

cultural syndromes

Answer 13

sets of particular symptoms of distress found in particular cultures, which may or may not be recognized as an illness within the culture.

Question 14

biopsychosocial model

Answer 14

Incoperates biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors.

Question 15

Cultural idioms of distress

Answer 15

Cultural idioms of distress refer to terms or phrases used to describe suffering or distress within a given cultural context.

Question 16

cultural explanations

Answer 16

or perceived cause are culturally defined ways of explain- ing the source or cause of symptoms or illness