Intro to Abnormal Psych

Question 1

What is people first language?

Answer 1

“People with Autism Spectrum disorder” vs “Autistic people”

Question 2

When is it abnormal?

Answer 2

1. Maladaptiveness
2. Deviancy
3. Social Discomfort
4. Irrationality & unpredictable

Question 3

Define maladaptiveness

Answer 3

interferes w/ well-being

Question 4

Define deviancy

Answer 4

what is socially acceptable, undesirable behaviors and breaking laws

Question 5

Define social discomfort

Answer 5

Those around the individual feel a sense of discomfort (staring too long for example)

Question 6

Define Irrationality & unpredictable

Answer 6

Things that don’t really make sense (I.e. wearing a jacket in 80º weather)

Question 7

Pros for diagnoses

Answer 7

1. Clinicians can better study & comprehend different disorders
2. Build a sense of community for those who have the disorder
3. May improve treatment methods
4. Insurance purposes

Question 8

Cons for diagnosis

Answer 8

1. May lead to a loss of information
2. Focus too much on the diagnosis itself and not the actual person
3. Labeling, stigma, stereotyping amongst general population & clinicians
4. Errors & fuzziness

Question 9

What is Prevalence?

Answer 9

the number of active cases

Question 10

What is Point prevalence?

Answer 10

active cases of a disorder in a given population at a given point of time.

Example: You talk to all 200 people in your town on a spring day and find 60 of them have allergy symptoms. The point prevalence of allergies in your town would be 30% or 3 in 10 individuals (60/200)

Question 11

what is 1-year prevalence?

Answer 11

anyone suffering from a disorder at any point in time throughout the year

Question 12

What is Lifetime Prevalence?

Answer 12

estimate of the number of people suffering from a disorder any time in their lives

Question 13

What is mental health epidemiology?

Answer 13

the study of the distribution of mental disorders in a given population