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Abnormal Behavior David Rodriguez Study Set 2026 A zm zm zm zm zm zm zm
+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFI
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ED ANSWERS (B8173)
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QUESTION 1 zm
What Makes Something a Psychological Disorder?
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ANSWER
Deviant, Distressful, Dysfunctional. The APA defines it as a syndrome marked by a clinically significa
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nt disturbance in cognition
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QUESTION 2 zm
Describe how the medical model approaches disease
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ANSWER
It allows us to pin point what caused the illness, target it, cure it, and diagnose it.
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QUESTION 3 zm
What is the DSM-V and how is it used?
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ANSWER
A widely used system to classify psychological disorders
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QUESTION 4 zm
Describe teh controversy surrounding the DSM-V and the idea of labeling disorders
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ANSWER
They help us identify patterns. However, stereotypes are associated with labels which can be harmfu
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, QUESTION 5 zm
General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
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ANSWER
when a person experiences a state where their autonomic system is aroused
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QUESTION 6 zm
Panic Disorder zm
ANSWER
Unpredictable, minutes-long lasting episodes of intense dread in which a person experiences terror
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QUESTION 7 zm
Phobias
ANSWER
A persistent and irrational fear of a specific object activity or situation
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QUESTION 8 zm
Agoraphobia
ANSWER
Fear or avoidance of situations such as crowds or open places, where one feels panic
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QUESTION 9 zm
Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD)
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ANSWER
Intense fear of social situation, leading to avoidance of social situations
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QUESTION 10 zm
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) zm zm
ANSWER
Obsessive and compulsive behaviors that disrupt day to day living
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Exam Solution
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Abnormal Behavior David Rodriguez Study Set 2026 A zm zm zm zm zm zm zm
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ED ANSWERS (B8173)
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QUESTION 1 zm
What Makes Something a Psychological Disorder?
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ANSWER
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nt disturbance in cognition
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QUESTION 2 zm
Describe how the medical model approaches disease
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ANSWER
It allows us to pin point what caused the illness, target it, cure it, and diagnose it.
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QUESTION 3 zm
What is the DSM-V and how is it used?
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ANSWER
A widely used system to classify psychological disorders
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QUESTION 4 zm
Describe teh controversy surrounding the DSM-V and the idea of labeling disorders
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ANSWER
They help us identify patterns. However, stereotypes are associated with labels which can be harmfu
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General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
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ANSWER
when a person experiences a state where their autonomic system is aroused
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QUESTION 6 zm
Panic Disorder zm
ANSWER
Unpredictable, minutes-long lasting episodes of intense dread in which a person experiences terror
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QUESTION 7 zm
Phobias
ANSWER
A persistent and irrational fear of a specific object activity or situation
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QUESTION 8 zm
Agoraphobia
ANSWER
Fear or avoidance of situations such as crowds or open places, where one feels panic
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QUESTION 9 zm
Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD)
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ANSWER
Intense fear of social situation, leading to avoidance of social situations
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QUESTION 10 zm
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) zm zm
ANSWER
Obsessive and compulsive behaviors that disrupt day to day living
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