PSYCH 270 PSU Exam 1 Questions With
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psychopathology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Symptoms and signs of mental
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disorders
Abnormal psychology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the application of psychological
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science to the study of mental disorders
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Statistical deviancy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Abnormal behaviors are defined
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by their relative infrequency in the population
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statistical deviancy limitation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-not all infrequent
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behaviors indicate mental disorders
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Degree of impairment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Thoughts, behaviors, or
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actions that interfere with the individual's functioning
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Degree of impairment limitation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-impairment in
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functioning may not always be apparent
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Psychological distress - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Depressed mood, irritability,
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anxiety, worry, panic, confusion, frustration, anger, dysphoria
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Usually assessed by self-report
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, Psychological distress Limitations - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Distress is often
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subjective
Some individuals with mental health diagnoses do not experience negative
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emotions related to those problems
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Cultural deviancy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Defining deviance based on the
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degree to which it violates social or cultural norms
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Cultural deviancy Limitation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-norms vary considerably
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from culture to culture
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Harmful Dysfunction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The condition results from the
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inability of some internal mechanism to perform its natural function.
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The condition causes some harm to the person as judged by the standards
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of the person's culture.
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Not every dysfunction leads to a disorder
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Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A group of symptoms that appear
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together and are assumed to represent a specific type of disorder
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DSM-5 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A diagnostic system developed and refined by
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a panel of experts
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Mental disorders are defined as clusters of persistent, maladaptive behaviors
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that are associated with personal distress or impairment in social functioning
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psychopathology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Symptoms and signs of mental
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disorders
Abnormal psychology - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-the application of psychological
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science to the study of mental disorders
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Statistical deviancy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Abnormal behaviors are defined
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by their relative infrequency in the population
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statistical deviancy limitation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-not all infrequent
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behaviors indicate mental disorders
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Degree of impairment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Thoughts, behaviors, or
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actions that interfere with the individual's functioning
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Degree of impairment limitation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-impairment in
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functioning may not always be apparent
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Psychological distress - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Depressed mood, irritability,
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anxiety, worry, panic, confusion, frustration, anger, dysphoria
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Usually assessed by self-report
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, Psychological distress Limitations - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Distress is often
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subjective
Some individuals with mental health diagnoses do not experience negative
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emotions related to those problems
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Cultural deviancy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Defining deviance based on the
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degree to which it violates social or cultural norms
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Cultural deviancy Limitation - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-norms vary considerably
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from culture to culture
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Harmful Dysfunction - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The condition results from the
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inability of some internal mechanism to perform its natural function.
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The condition causes some harm to the person as judged by the standards
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of the person's culture.
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Not every dysfunction leads to a disorder
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Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A group of symptoms that appear
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together and are assumed to represent a specific type of disorder
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DSM-5 - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A diagnostic system developed and refined by
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a panel of experts
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Mental disorders are defined as clusters of persistent, maladaptive behaviors
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that are associated with personal distress or impairment in social functioning
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