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Deviance - Answers A move away from the mean resulting in a behavior that infrequently occurs
describes which aspect of abnormal behavior
Distress - Answers The experience of a disabling condition in social, occupational, or other
important activities which can take the form of psychological or physical pain, or both
concurrently. Which aspect of abnormal behavior does this describe?
Dysfunction - Answers Abnormal behavior has the capacity to make well-being difficult to obtain
and can assessed by looking at an individuals's current performance and comparing it to what
is expected in general or how the person has performed in the past. What aspect of abnormal
behavior does this describe?
Positive psychology - Answers Which school of thought studied topics such as happiness, love,
hope, optimism, life satisfaction, goal setting, leisure, and subjective well-being?
Concept of dangerousness - Answers A threat to the safety of an individual or those in his or her
life represents which aspect of abnormal behavior?
Clinical description - Answers A(n) __ includes information about the thoughts, feelings, and
behaviors that constitute that mental disorder.
Prevalence - Answers If 30 people out of 100 have dependent personality disorder, then the __
rate is 30%.
Epidemiology - Answers The scientific study of the frequency and causes of diseases and other
health-related states in specific populations.
Treatment - Answers Any procedure intended to modify abnormal behavior into normal behavior.
Prognosis - Answers is the anticipated course the mental disorder will take.
Etiology - Answers There may be social, biological, or psychological explanations for the
disorder which need to be understood to identify the appropriate treatment. As such, we need to
identify the cause of the disorder called the __.
Incidence - Answers If you wish to know the number of new cases of social phobia during the
past year (going from say Aug 21, 2015 to Aug 20, 2016), you would only count cases that
began during this time and ignore cases before the start date, even if people are currently
afflicted with the mental disorder. Hence you are calculating the _ rate.
Self-stigma - Answers When people with mental illnesses internalize the negative stereotypes
and prejudice, and in turn, discriminate against themselves, they are engaging in which type of
stigma?