Module 65 - Introduction to Psychological Disorders

Question 1

Psychological disorder

Answer 1

Marked by a clinically significant disturbance in an individual’s cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior

Question 2

Medical model

Answer 2

The concept that diseases, in this case psychological disorders, have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and in most cases, cured

Question 3

Epigenetics

Answer 3

The study of environmental influences on gene expression that occur without a DNA change

Question 4

DSM-5

Answer 4

The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition; a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders

Question 5

ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder)

Answer 5

A psychological disorder marked by extreme inattention and/or hyperactivity and impulsivity