Introduction to Anormal Psychology Flashcards
It is a psychological ___ within an individual that is associated with ___ or impairment in functioning and a response that is not typical or ___.
Dysfunction;
Distress;
Culturally Expected
Psychological ___ refers to a breakdown in ___, ___, ___ functioning.
Dysfunction;
Cognitive;
Emotional;
Behavioral
That the behavior must be associated with ___ to be classified as a disorder adds an important component and seems clear: The criterion is satisfied if the individual is ___.
Distress;
Extremely upset
Defining psychological disorder by ___ alone doesn’t work, although the concept of ___ contributes to a good definition.
Distress
The concept of ___ is useful although not entirely satisfactory.
Impairment
At times, something is considered abnormal because it occurs ___; it ___ from the average. The ___ the deviation, the more ___, it is.
Infrequently;
Deviates;
Greater;
Abnormal
The most widely accepted definition used in DSM-5 describes ___, ___, or ___ dysfunctions that are unexpected in their cultural context and associated with present distress and impairment in functioning, or increased risk of suffering, death, pain, or impairment.
Behavioral;
Psychological;
Biological
___ is the scientific study of psychological disorders.
Psychopathology
Within psychopathology are specially trained professionals, including ___ and ___, ___, ___, and ___, as well as ___ and ___ and ___.
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists;
Psychiatrists;
Psychiatric Social Workers;
Psychiatric Nurses;
Marriage and Family Therapists;
Mental Health Counselors
Many mental health professionals take a ___ approach to their clinical work and therefore are called ___.
Scientific Approach;
Scientific Practitioners
Mental health practitioners may function as scientist-practitioners in one or more of three ways, namely:
Consumer of Science;
Evaluator of Science;
Creator of Science
Mental Health Professionals are considered to be ___ as they enhance the practice.
Consumer of Science
Mental Health Professionals are considered to be ___ as they determine the effectiveness of the practice.
Evaluator of Science
Mental Health Professionals are considered to be ___ as the conduct research that leads to new procedures useful in practice.
Creator of Science
In hospitals and clinics, we often say that a patient “presents” with a specific problem or set of problems, or we discuss the ___.
Presenting Problem
___ is a traditional shorthand way of indicating why the person came to the clinic.
Presents
___ represents the unique combination of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that make up a specific disorder.
Clinical Description
The word ___ refers both th the types of problems or disorders that you would find in a clinic or hospital and to the activities that you would find in a clinic or hospital and to the activities connected with assessment and treatment.
Clinical
One important function of the ___ description is to specify what makes the disorder ___ from normal ___ or from other ___.
Clinical;
Different;
Behavior;
Disorders
“How many people in the population as a whole have the disorder?” This is called the ___ of the disorder.
Prevalence
Statistics on how many new cases occur during a given period, such as a year, represent the __ of the disorder.
Incidence
In addition to having different symptoms, age of onset, and possibly a different sex ratio and prevalence, most disorders follow a somewhat individual pattern, or ___.
Course
Some disorders follow a ___ course, meaning that they tend to last a long time, sometimes a lifetime.
Chronic
Other disorders follow an ___ course, in that the individual is likely to recover within a few months only to suffer a recurrence of the disorder at a later time.
Episodic
Other disorders may have a ___ course, meaning the disorder will improve without treatment in a relatively short period with little or no risk of recurrence.
Time-limited
Some disorders have an ___ onset, meaning that they begin suddenly.
Acute
Other disorders develop gradually over an extended period, which is sometimes called an ___ offset.
Insidious
The anticipated course of a disorder is called the ___.
Prognosis
___, or the study of origins, has to do with why a disorder begins (what causes it) and includes ___, ___, and ___.
Etiology
Biological;
Psychological;
Social Dimensions
Miguel recently began feeling sad and lonely. Although still able to function at work and fulfill other responsibilities, he finds himself feeling down much of the time and he worries about what is happening to him. Which of the definitions of abnormality apply to Miguel’s situation?
Distress
ree weeks ago, Jane, a 35-year-old business
executive, stopped showering, refused to leave her apartment, and started watching television talk shows. Threats of being fired have failed to bring Jane back to reality, and she continues to spend her days staring blankly at the television screen. Which of the definitions seems to describe Jane’s behavior?
Societal Norm Violation
What clinical description does this depict? Maria should recover quickly with no intervention necessary. Without treatment, John will deteriorate rapidly.
Prognosis
What clinical description does this depict? Three new cases of bulimia have been reported in this county during the past month and only one in the next county.
Incidence
What clinical description does this depict? Elizabeth visited the campus mental health center because of her increasing feelings of guilt and anxiety.
Presenting Problem
What clinical description does this depict? Biological, psychological, and social influences all contribute to a variety of disorders.
Etiology
What clinical description does this depict? The pattern a disorder follows can be chronic, time-limited, or episodic.
Course
What clinical description does this depict? How many people in the population as a whole suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder?
Prevalence
