Chapter 15: Psychological Disorders

Question 1

How many Canadians have a mental disorder?

Answer 1

1/5

Question 2

What percentage of people will get diagnosed with a mental health disorder?

Answer 2

20℅

Question 3

What is psychopathology

Answer 3

socially unacceptable behaviour that often causes distress to them and those around them

Question 4

Schizophrenia affects __ of the world population

Answer 4

1℅

Question 5

What are the perspectives on Psychopathology?

Answer 5

Demonic, Medical-biological, Psychodynamic, Humanistic, Behavioural, Cognitive

Question 6

Demonic Model

Answer 6

claimed odd behaviours were the result of evil spirits in the body

Question 7

What was common in the time of the demonic model?

Answer 7

exorcisms and witch hunts

Question 8

Medical-Biological Model

Answer 8

Focuses on the physiological conditions that abnormal behaviour stems from

Question 9

What does the Medical-Biological model assume?

Answer 9

abnormal behaviour can be diagnosed, treated, and cured