Psych - Psychological Disorders

Question 1

Distress

Answer 1

• Negative stress that builds up over time
• Bad for the body

Question 2

Eustress

Answer 2

• Positive stress; challenging but motivating (ex. working out, getting married)

Question 3

Neustress

Answer 3

• Neutral stress, stressful but doesn’t have a significant detrimental effect (ex. moving offices, other changes in routine)

Question 4

Biomedical model

Answer 4

focuses on biological abnormalities as the source of mental illness (doesn’t take social factors into account)

Question 5

Biopsychosocial model

Answer 5

takes biological, psychological, and social factors into account when diagnosing diseases (most comprehensive)

Question 6

What is the ICD-10?

Answer 6

International Classification of Diseases

Question 7

What is the DSM-5?

Answer 7

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - Fifth Edition

Question 8

Sean Glass eats ketchup and cheese sandwiches because he has an intellectual disability, is on the autism spectrum, and has ADHD. What mental disorder does Sean Glass have?

Answer 8

Neurodevelopmental disorder

Question 9

Dyscalculia

Answer 9

Mathematics learning disorder

Question 10

What is the difference between neurodevelopmental disorders and neurocognitive disorders?

Answer 10

• Neurodevelopmental = developed before nervous system develops (ex. autism)
• Neurocognitive disorder = developed after nervous system develops (ex. dementias)

Question 11

What is the difference between delirium and dementia?

Answer 11

• Delirium = reversible
• Dementia = irreversible