PSYC 111 Exam 4 Questions With Correct
Answers
conceptualizing abnormal behavior - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-abnormal
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behavior is not defined in a vacuum. it is defined within the structure of
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a society that has certain expectations and traditions, and within social
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relationships with varying level of tolerance
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defining mental illness (5) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. statistical rarity
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2. subjective distress
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3. impairment
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4. biological dysfunction
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5. societal disapproval
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historical conceptions (4) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. middle ages
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(mental illness was seen as demonic and supernatural)
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2. renaissance (stigmatized, asylums and superstitious/psychological
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interpretations)
3. moral treatment (replaced brutality and neglect with humane care
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and kindness)
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4. modern era (complex and important component of overall wellbeing)
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,psychiatric diagnosis today - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-diagnostic and
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statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-5)
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- 18 diff classes of disorders
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- diagnostic criteria
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- decision rules ( to determine if patient meets threshold for specific
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diagnosis)
- prevalence (frequency of disorders)
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purposes of psychiatric diagnosis (2) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. help us
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pinpoint the psychological problem the person is experiencing
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2. make it easier for mental health professionals to communicate
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goals of a classification system (2) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. reliability
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(should describe specific subgroups of symptoms or dimensions of
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behavior that are readily identifiable by independent observers on the
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basis of operational definitions)
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2. validity (there should be some value in identifying these subgroups of
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dimensions
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ex. they have diff causes, prognosis, or treatments of choice)
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criteria for valid diagnosis (5) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. distinguishes
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that diagnosis from other similar diagnoses (symptoms cant be
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accounted for by other diagnoses) | | | |
, 2. predicts diagnosed individuals' performance on laboratory tests (poor
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performance on measures of concentrations)
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3. predicts diagnoses individuals' family history of psychiatric disorders
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(higher likelihood of other relatives with adhd)
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4. predicts individuals' natural history (continued difficulties with
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inattention)
5. predicts diagnosed individuals' response to treatment (likelihood of
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responding positively to stimulant medications)
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common misconceptions regarding diagnosis (4) - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-1. pigeonholing (stereotyping someone based on a | | | | | | |
diagnosis)
2. unreliable (diagnoses are inconsistent across diff doctors)
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3. stigmatizing (fear that labels causes social shame)
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4. invalid (claim that psychiatric labels are not "real" medical conditions)
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criticisms of psychiatric diagnosis today - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. high
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level of comorbidity (co-occurrence of two or more diagnoses within
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the same person)
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2. medicalizes normality
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3. reliance on categorical rather than dimensional model
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(categorical differs in kind rater than degree)
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4. vulnerable to political and social influences
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Answers
conceptualizing abnormal behavior - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-abnormal
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behavior is not defined in a vacuum. it is defined within the structure of
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
a society that has certain expectations and traditions, and within social
| | | | | | | | | | |
relationships with varying level of tolerance
| | | | |
defining mental illness (5) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. statistical rarity
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2. subjective distress
| |
3. impairment
|
4. biological dysfunction
| |
5. societal disapproval
| |
historical conceptions (4) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. middle ages
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(mental illness was seen as demonic and supernatural)
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2. renaissance (stigmatized, asylums and superstitious/psychological
| | | | | |
interpretations)
3. moral treatment (replaced brutality and neglect with humane care
| | | | | | | | | |
and kindness)
|
4. modern era (complex and important component of overall wellbeing)
| | | | | | | | |
,psychiatric diagnosis today - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-diagnostic and
| | | | | | |
statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-5)
| | | | |
- 18 diff classes of disorders
| | | | |
- diagnostic criteria
| |
- decision rules ( to determine if patient meets threshold for specific
| | | | | | | | | | | |
diagnosis)
- prevalence (frequency of disorders)
| | | |
purposes of psychiatric diagnosis (2) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. help us
| | | | | | | | | |
pinpoint the psychological problem the person is experiencing
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2. make it easier for mental health professionals to communicate
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goals of a classification system (2) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. reliability
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(should describe specific subgroups of symptoms or dimensions of
| | | | | | | | |
behavior that are readily identifiable by independent observers on the
| | | | | | | | | |
basis of operational definitions)
| | |
2. validity (there should be some value in identifying these subgroups of
| | | | | | | | | | |
dimensions
| |
ex. they have diff causes, prognosis, or treatments of choice)
| | | | | | | | |
criteria for valid diagnosis (5) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. distinguishes
| | | | | | | | |
that diagnosis from other similar diagnoses (symptoms cant be
| | | | | | | | |
accounted for by other diagnoses) | | | |
, 2. predicts diagnosed individuals' performance on laboratory tests (poor
| | | | | | | |
performance on measures of concentrations)
| | | | |
3. predicts diagnoses individuals' family history of psychiatric disorders
| | | | | | | | |
(higher likelihood of other relatives with adhd)
| | | | | |
4. predicts individuals' natural history (continued difficulties with
| | | | | | | |
inattention)
5. predicts diagnosed individuals' response to treatment (likelihood of
| | | | | | | | |
responding positively to stimulant medications)
| | | |
common misconceptions regarding diagnosis (4) - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-1. pigeonholing (stereotyping someone based on a | | | | | | |
diagnosis)
2. unreliable (diagnoses are inconsistent across diff doctors)
| | | | | | |
3. stigmatizing (fear that labels causes social shame)
| | | | | | |
4. invalid (claim that psychiatric labels are not "real" medical conditions)
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criticisms of psychiatric diagnosis today - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. high
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level of comorbidity (co-occurrence of two or more diagnoses within
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the same person)
| |
2. medicalizes normality
| |
3. reliance on categorical rather than dimensional model
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(categorical differs in kind rater than degree)
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4. vulnerable to political and social influences
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