ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY CH. 1 (DEWITT, CEDARVILLE
UNIVERSITY) QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
psychological disorder/abnormal behavior Ans✓✓✓psychological
dysfunction within an individual associated with distress or impairment
in functioning and a response that is not typical or culturally expected
phobia Ans✓✓✓psychological disorder characterized by marked and
persistent fear of an object or situation
scientist-practitioners Ans✓✓✓mental health professionals who are
expected to apply specific methods to their work.
presenting problem Ans✓✓✓original complaint reported by the client to
the therapist
clinical description Ans✓✓✓details of the combination of behaviors,
thoughts, and feelings that make up a specific disorder
prevalence Ans✓✓✓number of people displaying a disorder in the total
population at any given time
incidence Ans✓✓✓number of new cases of a disorder appearing during
a specific period
,sex ratio Ans✓✓✓percentage of men and women with a disorder
course Ans✓✓✓pattern of development and change of a disorder over
time
chronic course Ans✓✓✓pattern of a disorder that is long-lasting,
sometimes a lifetime
episodic course Ans✓✓✓pattern of a disorder alternating between
recovery and recurrence
time-limited course Ans✓✓✓condition in which a disorder improves on
its own in a relatively brief period
acute onset Ans✓✓✓sudden beginning of a disease or disorder
insidious onset Ans✓✓✓development of a disorder that occurs gradually
over an extended period of time
prognosis Ans✓✓✓predicted future development of a disorder over time
developmental psychology Ans✓✓✓study of changes in behavior that
occur over time
, developmental psychopathology Ans✓✓✓study of changes in abnormal
behavior that occur over time
life-span developmental psychopathology Ans✓✓✓study of
psychological disorders over the entire age range
etiology Ans✓✓✓cause or source of a disorder
exorcism Ans✓✓✓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 Ans✓✓✓treatment practices that focus on social
and cultural factors (such as family experience), as well as psychological
influences including cognitive, behavioral, and interpersonal methods
moral therapy Ans✓✓✓psychosocial approach in the 19th century that
involved treating patients as normally as possible in normal
environments
mental hygiene movement Ans✓✓✓mid-19th-century effort to improve
care of the mentally disordered by informing the public of their
mistreatment
UNIVERSITY) QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
psychological disorder/abnormal behavior Ans✓✓✓psychological
dysfunction within an individual associated with distress or impairment
in functioning and a response that is not typical or culturally expected
phobia Ans✓✓✓psychological disorder characterized by marked and
persistent fear of an object or situation
scientist-practitioners Ans✓✓✓mental health professionals who are
expected to apply specific methods to their work.
presenting problem Ans✓✓✓original complaint reported by the client to
the therapist
clinical description Ans✓✓✓details of the combination of behaviors,
thoughts, and feelings that make up a specific disorder
prevalence Ans✓✓✓number of people displaying a disorder in the total
population at any given time
incidence Ans✓✓✓number of new cases of a disorder appearing during
a specific period
,sex ratio Ans✓✓✓percentage of men and women with a disorder
course Ans✓✓✓pattern of development and change of a disorder over
time
chronic course Ans✓✓✓pattern of a disorder that is long-lasting,
sometimes a lifetime
episodic course Ans✓✓✓pattern of a disorder alternating between
recovery and recurrence
time-limited course Ans✓✓✓condition in which a disorder improves on
its own in a relatively brief period
acute onset Ans✓✓✓sudden beginning of a disease or disorder
insidious onset Ans✓✓✓development of a disorder that occurs gradually
over an extended period of time
prognosis Ans✓✓✓predicted future development of a disorder over time
developmental psychology Ans✓✓✓study of changes in behavior that
occur over time
, developmental psychopathology Ans✓✓✓study of changes in abnormal
behavior that occur over time
life-span developmental psychopathology Ans✓✓✓study of
psychological disorders over the entire age range
etiology Ans✓✓✓cause or source of a disorder
exorcism Ans✓✓✓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 Ans✓✓✓treatment practices that focus on social
and cultural factors (such as family experience), as well as psychological
influences including cognitive, behavioral, and interpersonal methods
moral therapy Ans✓✓✓psychosocial approach in the 19th century that
involved treating patients as normally as possible in normal
environments
mental hygiene movement Ans✓✓✓mid-19th-century effort to improve
care of the mentally disordered by informing the public of their
mistreatment
