Chapter 19

Question 1

Disorder

Answer 1

Pattern of behavior or experience that is distressing and painful to the person, that leads to disability or impairment in important life domains and that is associated with increased risk for further suffering, loss of function, death, or confinement.

Question 2

Abnormal Psychology

Answer 2

Study of the various mental disorders, including thought disorders, emotional disorders, and personality disorders.

Question 3

Abnormal

Answer 3

Whatever is different from normal is abnormal.

Question 4

Psychopathology

Answer 4

Study of mental disorders.

Question 5

Categorical View

Answer 5

One either had the disorder or did not have the disorder.

Question 6

Dimensional View

Answer 6

Each disorder is seen as a continuum, ranging from normality at one end to severe disability at the other.

Question 7

Personality Disorder

Answer 7

Enduring pattern of experience and behavior that differs greatly from the expectations of the individual’s culture.

Question 8

Antisocial Personality Disorder

Answer 8

As a child with behavioral problems grows up, the problems tend to worsen as the child develops physical strength, cognitive power, and sexual maturity.

Question 9

Borderline Personality Disorder

Answer 9

Marked by instability.

Question 10

Eye-Blink Startle Method

Answer 10

Allow researchers to measure how anxious persons are without actually having to ask them.

Question 11

Histrionic Personality Disorder

Answer 11

Excessive attention seeking and emotionality.

Question 12

Narcissistic Personality Disorder

Answer 12

A strong need to be admired, a strong sense of self-importance, and a lack of insight into other people’s feelings.

Question 13

Schizoid

Answer 13

This personality is split off or detached from normal social relations.

Question 14

Schizotypal

Answer 14

Indifferent to social interaction, or uncomfortable in social relationships.

Question 15

Paranoid Personality Disorder

Answer 15

Holds resentments toward others for slights or perceived insults.

Question 16

Neurotic Paradox

Answer 16

Although a behavior pattern successfully solves one problem for the person, it may create or maintain equally or more severe problem.

Question 17

Avoidant Personality Disorder

Answer 17

Pervasive feeling of inadequacy and sensitivity to criticism from others.

Question 18

Dependent Personality Disorder

Answer 18

Excessive need to be taken care of, to be nurtured, coddled, etc.

Question 19

Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder

Answer 19

Hold very high standards for themselves. Never satisfied even though they do very well at a job.

Question 20

Prevalence

Answer 20

The total number of cases that are present within a given population during a particular period of time.

Question 21

Differential Diagnosis

Answer 21

One in which, out of two or more possible diagnoses, the clinician searches for evidence in support of one diagnostic category over all the others.