Class 1

Question 1

DSM 5 definition of mental disorder

Answer 1

clinically significant behavioral ir psychological syndrome that occurs in an individual and that is associated with present distress or disability

Question 2

mental disorder

Answer 2

persistent disturbance or dysfunction in behavior, thoughts, or emotions that causes significant distress or impairment

Question 3

medical model

Answer 3

approach that conceptualizes abnormal psychological experiences as illnesses that, like physical illnesses, have biological and environmental causes, defined symptoms, and possible cures

Question 4

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

Answer 4

classical system that describes the features used to diagnse each recognized mental disorder and indicates how that disorder can be distinguished from other, similar problems

Question 5

comorbidity

Answer 5

co-occurence of two or more disorders in a single individual

Question 6

biopschosocial perspective

Answer 6

explains mental disorders as the result of interactions among biological, psychological, and social factors

Question 7

disorder
disease
diagnosis

Answer 7

disorder: common set of signs and symptoms
disease: known pathological process affecting the body
diagnosis: determination as to whether a disorder or disease is present

Question 8

diathesis-stress model

Answer 8

suggest that a person may be predisposed to a psychological disorder that remains unexpressed until triggered by stress

Question 9

anorexia nervosa
bulimia nervosa
binge eating disorder

Answer 9

anor: restriction of energy intake. fear of gaining weight. lack of recognition of seriousness of low body weight
bulimia: eating a fuck ton without controll. tries to compensate by puking and laxatives. self evaluation heavily influenced by body shape and weight
binge: eating a fuck ton without control. NO COMPENSATORY BEHAVIOR. eats fast, feels guilty, eats till grossly full

Question 10

ways we study psychological disorders:

epidemological studies
survey research/correlational studies 
prospective longitudinal studies
experimental studies
case studies

Answer 10

epidem: prevolence, risk factors, protective factors
survey/cor: female gender,???, anorexia
Prospective???
experimental: do changes in mood cause changes in body dissatisfaction, sad mood induction
case studies: duh, good for generating hypothesis