PSY 3604: Introduction to Abnormal Psychology Questions & Answers Already Passed!!

Psychological Disorder - Answer-Psychological dysfucntion associated with distress or impairment in functioning that is not a typical or culturally expected response. Phobia - Answer-Psychological disorder characterized by marked and persistent fear of an object or situation. Abnormal Behavior - Answer-A psychological dysfunction with an individual that is associated with distress or impairment in functioning and a response that is not typical or culturally accepted. Psychopathology - Answer-Scientific study of psychological disorders. Scientist-Practictioner - Answer-Mental health professionals who are expected to apply scientific methods to their work. They must keep current in the latest research on diagnosis and treatment, they must evaluate their own methods for effectiveness, and they may generate their own research to discover new knowledge of disorders and their treatment. Presenting Problem - Answer-Original complaint reported by the client to the therapist. The actual treated problem may sometimes be a modification derived from the presenting problem. Clinical Description - Answer-Details of the combination of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings of an individual that make up a particular disorder. Prevalence - Answer-Number of people displaying a disorder in the total population at any given time (compare with incidence). Incidence - Answer-Number of new cases of a disorder appearing during a specific period (compare with prevalence). Course - Answer-Pattern of development and change of a disorder over time. Prognosis - Answer-Predicted future develpoment of a disorder over time.Etiology - Answer-The cause or source of a disorder. Exorcism - Answer-A religious ritual that attributes disordered behavior to possession by demons and seeks to treat the individual by driving the demons from the body. Psychosocial Treatment - Answer-Treatment practices that focus on social and cultural factors (such as family experience), as well as psychological influences. These approaches include cognitive, behavioral, and interpersonal methods. Moral Therapy - Answer-Psychosocial approach in the 19th century that involved treating patients as normally as possible in normal environents. Mental Hygiene Movement - Answer-Mid-19th-century effort to improve the care of the mentally disordered by informing the public of their mistreatment. Psychoanalysis - Answer-Psychoanalytic assessment and therapy, which emphasizes the exploration of, and insight into, unconscious processes and conflicts, pioneered by Sigmund Freud. Unconscious - Answer-Part of the psychic makeup that is outside the awareness of the person. Catharsis - Answer-The rapid or sudden release of emotional tension thought to be an important factor in psychoanalytic therapy. Psychoanalytic Model - Answer-The complex and comprehensive theory originally advanced by Sigmund Freud that seeks to account for the development and structure of personality as well as the origin of abnormal behavior, based primarily on inferred inner entities and forces. Id - Answer-In psychoanalysis, the unconscious psychical entity present at birth representing basic sexual and aggressive drives. Ego - Answer-In psychoanalysis, the physical entity responsible for finding realistic and practical ways to satisfy id drives.Superego - Answer-In psychoanalysis, the psychical entity representing the internalized moral principles of parents and society. Intrapsychic Conflicts - Answer-In psychoanalysis, the struggles among the id, ego, and superego. Defense Mechanisms - Answer-Common patterns of behavior, often adaptive coping styles when they occur in moderation, observed in response to particular situations. In psychoanalysis, these are thought to be unconscious processes originating in the ego. Psychosexual Stages of Development - Answer-In psychoanalysis, the sequence of phases a person passes through during development. Each stage is named for the location of the body where id gratification is maximal at that time.