chapter 14 unit 1- pyschopathology

Question 1

significant impairment in psychological functioning, such as schizophrenia or major depression

Answer 1

mental disorder

Question 2

study of mental disorders

Answer 2

psychopathology

Question 3

statistical abnormality
social non-conformity
subjective discomfit
maladaptive behavior

Answer 3

4 things to consider when defining abnormality

Question 4

scoring very low or high on some dimension

Answer 4

statistical abnormality

Question 5

disobeying public standards for acceptable conduct

Answer 5

social nonconformity

Question 6

private feelings of pain, unhappiness, or emotional distress

Answer 6

subjective discomfort

Question 7

arises from underlying psychological or biological dysfunction that makes it difficult to meet the demands of day to day living

Answer 7

maladaptive behavior

Question 8

influences most activity in mental health settings including diagnosis, therapy, and insurance billing

Answer 8

DSM-5

Question 9

suffering from more that one disorder at a time

Answer 9

cormorbidity

Question 10

what is the concern with psychiatric labeling?

Answer 10

prejudice and discrimination

Question 11

-legal and not psychological term

• inability to manage one’s affairs or foresee consequences of one’s actions

Answer 11

insanity

Question 12

tumors or hormones

Answer 12

organic biological factor

Question 13

head injury or exposure to toxin

Answer 13

environment biological factor

Question 14

nerurodevelopmental or neurocognitive disorder

Answer 14

genetic biological factor

Question 15

-stress, psychological trauma, learning disorders, and a lack of knowledge, control, or mastery

-family factors and social conditions

Answer 15

psychosocial causes of mental illness