Abnormal Psychology

Question 1

Abnormal psychology is concerned with understanding

Answer 1

Nature, causes and treatment of mental disorders

Question 2

Psychological disorder is a pattern of _ _ or _ that causes significant _ _ or _

Answer 2

Thoughts, feelings, behaviours
D- personal distress
I- impairment in daily life
R- risk of harm

Question 3

A person is said to be suffering from any psychological disorder if his pattern of thoughts feelings or behaviours cause:

Answer 3

All three or any one of the following to a severe degree -
Distress
Impairment
Risk of harm

Question 4

DSM means:

Answer 4

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Question 5

DSM-1 was published in

Answer 5

1952

Question 6

DSM-II was published in:

Answer 6

1968

Question 7

DSM-III was published in:

Answer 7

1980

Question 8

DSM-IV was published in:

Answer 8

1994

Question 9

DSM-V was published on:

Answer 9

18 May, 2013

Question 10

Who Publishes DSM

Answer 10

American Psychiatric Association

Question 11

DSM-5 consists of how many pages & diagnostic categories?

Answer 11

947 pages
541 categories

Question 12

_ is another psychiatric classification system apart from DSM & is produced by _

Answer 12

ICD- international classification of diseases

WHO

Question 13

Current version of ICD is _ & which chapter of it covers mental and behavioural disorders

Answer 13

ICD-10
Chapter V

Question 14

DSM provides with specific _ for each disorder , _ & _ of symptoms needed for each diagnosis

Answer 14

Diagnostic criteria
Type & number

Question 15

Which statement is correct:

I- DSM includes information about treatment

2- In order to select the most apt treatment, clinicians need to have most accurate diagnosis

Answer 15

2

Question 16

The correct definition of mental disorder according to DSM-5 is:

1. A syndrome that is present in an individual and that involves some disturbance in behaviour or emotions.
2. A disorder that is present in an individual and that involves clinically significant disturbance in cognitive functioning.
3. A syndrome that is present in an individual and that involves clinically significant disturbance in behaviour, emotion regulation, or cognitive functioning
4. A syndrome that is present in an individual and that involves disturbance in mind.

Answer 16

3.