Chapter 1: Overview

Question 1

Define Outcome Studies:

Answer 1

which evaluate treatments both biological and psychological

Question 2

Efficacy Studies

Answer 2

which test a treatment under controlled laboratory conditions.

Question 3

Effectiveness Studies

Answer 3

which test a treatment as it is actually delivered in the field

Question 4

Psychogenic

Answer 4

Originating in the soul, the path is the forerunner of the psychological level of analysis.

Question 5

Family Model Approach to Abnormality

Answer 5

1) Suffering
2) Maladaptiveness
3) Irrationality
4) Unpredictability and loss of control
5) Rareness and unconventionality
6) Observer discomfort
7) Violation of standards

Question 6

Hazards of Abnormality

Answer 6

1) Society may “err”
2) Observers disagree
-What is abnormal to one person may be
totally reasonable to someone else
3)

Question 7

Why people do not seek therapy

Answer 7

1) Stigma
2) Lack of money
3) Belief that they cannot change.

Question 8

How many disorders can we treat successfully?

Answer 8

Fourteen