abnormal psych | chapters 1-6 Questions and Answers with
100% Correct Answers | Latest Version
Question 1.
psychopathology
Correct Answer: scientific study of psychological disorders
Question 2.
the scientific study of abnormal behavior in an effort to describe, predict, explain, and
change abnormal patterns of functioning
Correct Answer: abnormal psychology
Question 3.
a psychological disorder in which a person loses contact with reality, experiencing
irrational ideas and distorted perceptions (schizo, bipolar)
Correct Answer: psychosis
Question 4.
mental disorders defined in terms of
Correct Answer: triple D's : deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional
frequency/intensity/duration of symptoms
Question 5.
the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders, Fifth Edition; a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders. holds
the symptoms to diagnose
Correct Answer: DSM-5
Question 6.
epdemiology
Correct Answer: frequency and distribution in population
Question 7.
incidence/comor- bity
Correct Answer: # of new cases, case with different disorders
Question 8.
who provides help
Correct Answer: psychiatrists clinical psychologists social workers mental health
couselors
, Question 9.
causes of abnormal behavior
Correct Answer: biological, psychological, sociocultural
Question 10.
Behaviorism
Correct Answer: classical conditioning and operant conditioning
Question 11.
diathesis
Correct Answer:
Question 12.
developmental psychopathology
Correct Answer: the field that uses insights into typical development to
understand and remediate developmental disorders norms for age groups
Question 13.
the study of changes in the functioning of the body that result from psychological
experiences neurotransmitters endocrine system autonomic nervous system
Correct Answer: psychophysiology
Question 14.
genetics
Correct Answer: temperament, emotional reactivity, learning and cognition
Question 15.
temperament
Correct Answer: a person's characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity
(how we react)
Question 16.
learning and cognition
Correct Answer: modeling, imitation, attributional style
Question 17.
psychotherapy
Correct Answer: use of psych tech and client to produce change through
teaching
100% Correct Answers | Latest Version
Question 1.
psychopathology
Correct Answer: scientific study of psychological disorders
Question 2.
the scientific study of abnormal behavior in an effort to describe, predict, explain, and
change abnormal patterns of functioning
Correct Answer: abnormal psychology
Question 3.
a psychological disorder in which a person loses contact with reality, experiencing
irrational ideas and distorted perceptions (schizo, bipolar)
Correct Answer: psychosis
Question 4.
mental disorders defined in terms of
Correct Answer: triple D's : deviant, distressful, and dysfunctional
frequency/intensity/duration of symptoms
Question 5.
the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders, Fifth Edition; a widely used system for classifying psychological disorders. holds
the symptoms to diagnose
Correct Answer: DSM-5
Question 6.
epdemiology
Correct Answer: frequency and distribution in population
Question 7.
incidence/comor- bity
Correct Answer: # of new cases, case with different disorders
Question 8.
who provides help
Correct Answer: psychiatrists clinical psychologists social workers mental health
couselors
, Question 9.
causes of abnormal behavior
Correct Answer: biological, psychological, sociocultural
Question 10.
Behaviorism
Correct Answer: classical conditioning and operant conditioning
Question 11.
diathesis
Correct Answer:
Question 12.
developmental psychopathology
Correct Answer: the field that uses insights into typical development to
understand and remediate developmental disorders norms for age groups
Question 13.
the study of changes in the functioning of the body that result from psychological
experiences neurotransmitters endocrine system autonomic nervous system
Correct Answer: psychophysiology
Question 14.
genetics
Correct Answer: temperament, emotional reactivity, learning and cognition
Question 15.
temperament
Correct Answer: a person's characteristic emotional reactivity and intensity
(how we react)
Question 16.
learning and cognition
Correct Answer: modeling, imitation, attributional style
Question 17.
psychotherapy
Correct Answer: use of psych tech and client to produce change through
teaching
