Abnormal Psychology Ch. 3

Question 1

etiology

Answer 1

casual pattern of abnormal behavior (the cause for the behavior/disease)

Question 2

necessary cause

Answer 2

necessary cause - characteristic X that must exist for disorder Y to occur

Question 3

sufficient cause

Answer 3

condition that guarantees the occurrence of a disorder; if X occurs then Y will also occur

Question 4

contributory cause

Answer 4

increases the probability of a disorder developing but is neither necessary nor sufficient for the disorder to occur; if X occurs then the probability of Y occurring increases

Question 5

distal (casual) risk factor

Answer 5

occur early in life