PY 358 Study Guide Exam 1 Questions
With Complete Solutions.
what is a psychological disorder? - Answer a psychological dysfunction within an individual
associated with distress or impairment in functioning and a response that is not typical or
culturally expected (something is not functioning properly in someones mind and it effects their
day)
what are the three criteria that define a psychological disorder? (all three of these things are
needed to be qualified as a psychological disorder) - Answer psychological dysfunction
distress or impairment
atypical response
the scientific study of psychological disorders - Answer psychopathology
what type of health professionals work in the psychopathology field? - Answer clinical and
counseling psychologists, psychiatrists, psychiatric social workers, psychiatric nurses, marriage
and family therapists, and mental health counselors
what is a scientist-practitioner? - Answer Mental health professionals taking a scientific
approach to their clinical work; consumers of science, they research and then evaluate their
research
what are the three major categories that make up the study and discussion of psychological
disorders? (what scientist practitioners look for) - Answer clinical description
causation (etiology)
treatment and outcome
The specific problem or set of problems a patient reports experiencing - Answer presenting
problem
Unique combination of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that make up a specific disorder -
Answer clinical description
, Individual pattern of a disorder - Answer course
The anticipated course of a disorder - Answer prognosis
Why a disorder begins/what causes it - Answer etiology
what are three historical conceptions of abnormal behavior? - Answer supernatural model
biological model
psychological model
Irrational behavior and suffering perceived to be influenced by evil (disorder caused by the
devil) - Answer supernatural model
Psychological disorders are biologically caused and can be treated like any other disease
(something is wrong with an organ and you need to be cured) - Answer biological model
Psychological disorders are due to social and cultural influences in one's life - Answer
psychological model
Traces the origins of a behavior to a single cause; there is one reason and one reason only for
your disorder - Answer one-dimensional model
Psychopathology results from multiple influences; each factor influences the other - Answer
multidimensional models
what are the components of a multidimensional perspective? - Answer Behavioral Influences
Biological Influences
Emotional Influences
Social Influences
Developmental Influences
ex. when two siblings lose a grandparent, they cope differently and have different reactions
With Complete Solutions.
what is a psychological disorder? - Answer a psychological dysfunction within an individual
associated with distress or impairment in functioning and a response that is not typical or
culturally expected (something is not functioning properly in someones mind and it effects their
day)
what are the three criteria that define a psychological disorder? (all three of these things are
needed to be qualified as a psychological disorder) - Answer psychological dysfunction
distress or impairment
atypical response
the scientific study of psychological disorders - Answer psychopathology
what type of health professionals work in the psychopathology field? - Answer clinical and
counseling psychologists, psychiatrists, psychiatric social workers, psychiatric nurses, marriage
and family therapists, and mental health counselors
what is a scientist-practitioner? - Answer Mental health professionals taking a scientific
approach to their clinical work; consumers of science, they research and then evaluate their
research
what are the three major categories that make up the study and discussion of psychological
disorders? (what scientist practitioners look for) - Answer clinical description
causation (etiology)
treatment and outcome
The specific problem or set of problems a patient reports experiencing - Answer presenting
problem
Unique combination of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that make up a specific disorder -
Answer clinical description
, Individual pattern of a disorder - Answer course
The anticipated course of a disorder - Answer prognosis
Why a disorder begins/what causes it - Answer etiology
what are three historical conceptions of abnormal behavior? - Answer supernatural model
biological model
psychological model
Irrational behavior and suffering perceived to be influenced by evil (disorder caused by the
devil) - Answer supernatural model
Psychological disorders are biologically caused and can be treated like any other disease
(something is wrong with an organ and you need to be cured) - Answer biological model
Psychological disorders are due to social and cultural influences in one's life - Answer
psychological model
Traces the origins of a behavior to a single cause; there is one reason and one reason only for
your disorder - Answer one-dimensional model
Psychopathology results from multiple influences; each factor influences the other - Answer
multidimensional models
what are the components of a multidimensional perspective? - Answer Behavioral Influences
Biological Influences
Emotional Influences
Social Influences
Developmental Influences
ex. when two siblings lose a grandparent, they cope differently and have different reactions
