Abnormal Psy Exam 1 notes Exam 2024-2025
Questions and Correct Answers Rated A+
what is the description and classification of mental disorders -
CORRECT ANSWER-diagnosis
what has happened to mental health due to covid - CORRECT
ANSWER-young adults, black, latino, of all ages had an
increased levels of anxiety, depression, and sucidial thoughts
anxiety rose 3x
depression rose 4x
18-24 63% reported anxiety or depression symptoms or
increased substance abuse
,the 45 year longitudional study showed that people ages 18-26
about ------ had at least one kind of mental health disorder
----- meet criteria for at least some disorder of some kind by
age 45
50 or 86 - CORRECT ANSWER-50 top 86 bottom
true or false
mental health diagnosis ebb and flow over time, meaning most
people shift diagnoses and evry disorder predicts increased risk
for every other disorder - CORRECT ANSWER-t
internalizing means
externalizing means
though disorders mean - CORRECT ANSWER-I like depression or
anxiety (what you feel)
,E ADHD
T schiophronea
what are the three parameters described each persons mental
health over their life? - CORRECT ANSWER-1) age of onset
2) duration fo symptoms histiry
3) number of different kinss of comorbid disorder symptoms
T or f
the older you are the more vunurable you are to mental health
problems
the longer the mental health disorder, the more vunerable you
are
, the more mental health disorders the more vunerable you are -
CORRECT ANSWER-f younger
t
t
diagnosis of a mental disorder is not just a scientific process it is
also a ------ and ------ process - CORRECT ANSWER-political
sociological
t or f using a mental health label can be used to control
someone - CORRECT ANSWER-yes
Uighurs in china were put in concentration camps for practicing
their own religion, just because their behavior was abnormal
they gave them a label and allowed them to be sent to these
camps
diagnosis depends on the current zeitgeist... which means
Questions and Correct Answers Rated A+
what is the description and classification of mental disorders -
CORRECT ANSWER-diagnosis
what has happened to mental health due to covid - CORRECT
ANSWER-young adults, black, latino, of all ages had an
increased levels of anxiety, depression, and sucidial thoughts
anxiety rose 3x
depression rose 4x
18-24 63% reported anxiety or depression symptoms or
increased substance abuse
,the 45 year longitudional study showed that people ages 18-26
about ------ had at least one kind of mental health disorder
----- meet criteria for at least some disorder of some kind by
age 45
50 or 86 - CORRECT ANSWER-50 top 86 bottom
true or false
mental health diagnosis ebb and flow over time, meaning most
people shift diagnoses and evry disorder predicts increased risk
for every other disorder - CORRECT ANSWER-t
internalizing means
externalizing means
though disorders mean - CORRECT ANSWER-I like depression or
anxiety (what you feel)
,E ADHD
T schiophronea
what are the three parameters described each persons mental
health over their life? - CORRECT ANSWER-1) age of onset
2) duration fo symptoms histiry
3) number of different kinss of comorbid disorder symptoms
T or f
the older you are the more vunurable you are to mental health
problems
the longer the mental health disorder, the more vunerable you
are
, the more mental health disorders the more vunerable you are -
CORRECT ANSWER-f younger
t
t
diagnosis of a mental disorder is not just a scientific process it is
also a ------ and ------ process - CORRECT ANSWER-political
sociological
t or f using a mental health label can be used to control
someone - CORRECT ANSWER-yes
Uighurs in china were put in concentration camps for practicing
their own religion, just because their behavior was abnormal
they gave them a label and allowed them to be sent to these
camps
diagnosis depends on the current zeitgeist... which means
