Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context

Question 1

A psychological dysfunction within an individual associated with distress or impairment in functioning and a response that is not typical or culturally expected

Answer 1

Psychological disorder

aka problematic abnormal behavior

Question 2

A psychological disorder characterized by marked and persistent fear of an object or situation

Answer 2

phobia

Question 3

disabling meaning

Answer 3

adjective

• (of a condition or injury) limiting a person’s movements, senses, or activities.
  “a progressively disabling disease”
• having the effect of putting something out of action.
  “they are looking into building a disabling feature into new cars”

Question 4

_________ refers to a breakdown in cognitive, emotional, or behavioral functioning

Answer 4

psychological dysfunction

Question 5

elated meaning

Answer 5

adjective

• ecstatically happy.
  “after the concert, I felt elated”

Question 6

ecstatic

Answer 6

adjective

1.
feeling or expressing overwhelming happiness or joyful excitement.
“ecstatic fans filled the stadium”

Similar:
enraptured
elated
transported
in transports
in raptures
euphoric
rapturous
joyful
joyous
overjoyed
blissful
beatific
on cloud nine
in seventh heaven
delirious (with happiness)
jumping for joy
rhapsodic
ravished
enchanted
enthusiastic
delighted
thrilled
jubilant
exultant
happy
over the moon
on top of the world
blissed out
orgasmic
wrapped

Opposite:
miserable

2.
involving an experience of mystic self-transcendence.
“an ecstatic vision”

noun
a person subject to mystical experiences

Question 7

The scientific study of psychological disorders

Answer 7

psychopathology

Question 8

The unique combination of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that make up a specific disorder

Answer 8

clinical description

Question 9

how many people in the population as a whole have the disorder

Answer 9

prevalence

Question 10

how many new cases occur during a given period (ex. a year)

Answer 10

incidence

Question 11

what percentage of males and females have the disorder

Answer 11

sex ratio

Question 12

most disorders follow a particular pattern (aka _________)

Answer 12

course

Question 13

ex. schizophrenia follows a _______ course (tend to last a long time)

Answer 13

chronic

Question 14

mood disorders follow an _______ course (indi recover within few months only to suffer a recurrence of the disorder)

Answer 14

episodic

Question 15

Disorders have _____ course, meaning they will improve without treatment in a relatively short period with little or no risk of recurrence

Answer 15

time-limited

Question 16

Some disorder have an ____ onset; meaning they begin suddenly

Answer 16

acute

Question 17

some disorders develop gradually over an extended period aka. ____ onset

Answer 17

insidious

Question 18

prognosis

Answer 18

anticipated course of a disorder

Question 19

etiology

Answer 19

study of origins

why a disorder begins
include bio, psycho, and social dimensions

Question 20

religious rituals were performed to rid the victim of evil spirits

Answer 20

exorcism

eg. shave head to a cross + secure near church to hear mass

Question 21

a sexually transmitted disease caused by a bacterial microorganism entering the brain

• believe that everyone is plotting against you (delusion of persecution)
• believe that you are God (delusion of grandeur)

Answer 21

advanced syphilis

Question 22

psychological disorders characterized in part by beliefs that are not based in reality

Answer 22

delusions

Question 23

perceptions that are not based in reality

Answer 23

hallucinations