Diagnosis

Question 1

four Ds of abnormal behavior

Answer 1

dysfunction, distress, dangerousness, and deviance

Question 2

what qualifies as “abnormal”?

Answer 2

behavior becomes patently deviant, outrageous, or otherwise nonconforming,

Question 3

diagnosis is a type of expert-level [ ]

Answer 3

categorization

Question 4

diagnosis can be thought of as a [ ]

Answer 4

“verbal shorthand”

Question 5

axis I

Answer 5

clinical disorders

Question 6

axis II

Answer 6

personality disorders and mental retardation

Question 7

axis III

Answer 7

general medical conditions

Question 8

axis IV

Answer 8

psychosocial and and environmental problems

Question 9

axis V

Answer 9

global assessment of functioning

Question 10

the five-stage process of of the diagnostic validity of a syndrome

Answer 10

clinical description
laboratory studies
delimitation from other disorders
follow-up studies
family studies

Question 11

• refers to a vulnerability or predisposition to possibly develop the disorder in question.
• vulnerability or predisposition
• can be biological or psychological

Answer 11

diathesis

Question 12

• refers to the factors that trigger the onset of mental illness or exacerbate existing conditions.
• precipitating factor

Answer 12

stress