Psychopathology
Exam Questions and
Answers
User [Date] [Course title]
, Psychopathology - Correct Answer: is the broad area of the study of mental disorders by medical or
psychological specialists
Clinical Psychology - Correct Answer: the field that specializes in the psychological treatment of
individuals with mental problems (disorders)
mental disorder - Correct Answer: clinically significant behavioral or psychological syndrome or pattern
that occurs in an individual and that is typically associated with either a painful symptom (distress) or
impairment in one or more important areas of functioning (disability)
axis I - Correct Answer: lists the clinical syndrome for which the person is seeking treatment (e.g.
depression, schizophrenia) - symptoms that cause psychological distress and impair social and
occupational functioning- describes state disorders (patient's current condition or state)
axis II - Correct Answer: - personality disorders and mental retardation - describes trait disorders
(enduring problems with a person's functioning)
axis III - Correct Answer: medical conditions relevant to treating the psychological disorder (e.g. Kidney,
respitory problems, high blood pressure)
axis IV - Correct Answer: psychosocial and environmental stressors (life events that could be
contributing to psych problems)
axis V - Correct Answer: global assessment of functioning (GAF)
Major Depressive Disorder (Clinical Depression) - Correct Answer: characterized by depressed mood and
loss of interest in pleasurable activities (anhedonia) - also includes disturbances in appetite, sleep,
energy level, and concentration
Dysthymic Disorder - Correct Answer: less severe type of depression - a chronic low-level depression
lasting more than two years with intervals of normal moods that never last more than a few weeks or
months - punctuated by bouts of major depression
Exam Questions and
Answers
User [Date] [Course title]
, Psychopathology - Correct Answer: is the broad area of the study of mental disorders by medical or
psychological specialists
Clinical Psychology - Correct Answer: the field that specializes in the psychological treatment of
individuals with mental problems (disorders)
mental disorder - Correct Answer: clinically significant behavioral or psychological syndrome or pattern
that occurs in an individual and that is typically associated with either a painful symptom (distress) or
impairment in one or more important areas of functioning (disability)
axis I - Correct Answer: lists the clinical syndrome for which the person is seeking treatment (e.g.
depression, schizophrenia) - symptoms that cause psychological distress and impair social and
occupational functioning- describes state disorders (patient's current condition or state)
axis II - Correct Answer: - personality disorders and mental retardation - describes trait disorders
(enduring problems with a person's functioning)
axis III - Correct Answer: medical conditions relevant to treating the psychological disorder (e.g. Kidney,
respitory problems, high blood pressure)
axis IV - Correct Answer: psychosocial and environmental stressors (life events that could be
contributing to psych problems)
axis V - Correct Answer: global assessment of functioning (GAF)
Major Depressive Disorder (Clinical Depression) - Correct Answer: characterized by depressed mood and
loss of interest in pleasurable activities (anhedonia) - also includes disturbances in appetite, sleep,
energy level, and concentration
Dysthymic Disorder - Correct Answer: less severe type of depression - a chronic low-level depression
lasting more than two years with intervals of normal moods that never last more than a few weeks or
months - punctuated by bouts of major depression
