PSY 352 Exam 1 questions with
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answers
According to the course syllabus, what does research tell
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us about when to listen to the lecture relative to when to
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do the reading? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔View the lecture
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first, then do the reading
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What is abnormal psychology? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Scientific study of human behavior that is rare,|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
unusual, bizarre, distressing, harmful, or maladaptive
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-difference between abnormal psych and just weird
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behaviors
-complicated and ambiguous |\ |\
-influenced by history and social context
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-probabilistic not deterministic |\ |\
What other characteristics do you need to know to
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determine abnormality? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-
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Context matters |\
-understand what it is in response to |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
-understand what we define normal |\ |\ |\ |\
,What is Dr. B's primary area of research? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Families who own guns/gun behavior |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
How would you describe deviance? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔It is not a neutral concept. It has moral judgments and
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stigma
Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM) - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Categorizes and defines mental illnesses
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-over 400 disorders
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-diagnoses across a wide range |\ |\ |\ |\
Mental Illness Stigma - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Has the
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ability to swamp people and make them feel like it's their
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identity
-We're not diagnosing people. We're diagnosing
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symptoms
Would abnormal psychology include desirable behavior
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that goes too far? Can one be too compassionate? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Yes if it interferes with a normal
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life. We need to understand people's experiences,
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environment, context |\
, How should we decide if a particular behavior is
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abnormal? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-Gender-bender
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wedding
-SASP (Super Achieving Stress Puppies)
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-Schadenfreude (joy in another person's suffering) |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Gender-bender wedding - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Just |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
because it makes you uncomfortable, does not make it
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abnormal
Conceptual Definitions of Abnormal Psychology -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-Deviation from what is
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considered normal in a sociocultural context (Clinicians
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need to learn/listen to patients culture)
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-Statistical deviation |\
-deviation from ideal mental health
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Cultural Perspectives - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-shared
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learned behavior |\
-generation to generation transmission |\ |\ |\
-cultural universality |\
-cultural relativism |\
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answers
According to the course syllabus, what does research tell
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
us about when to listen to the lecture relative to when to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
do the reading? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔View the lecture
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
first, then do the reading
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What is abnormal psychology? - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Scientific study of human behavior that is rare,|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
unusual, bizarre, distressing, harmful, or maladaptive
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
-difference between abnormal psych and just weird
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
behaviors
-complicated and ambiguous |\ |\
-influenced by history and social context
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
-probabilistic not deterministic |\ |\
What other characteristics do you need to know to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
determine abnormality? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Context matters |\
-understand what it is in response to |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
-understand what we define normal |\ |\ |\ |\
,What is Dr. B's primary area of research? - CORRECT
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ANSWERS ✔✔Families who own guns/gun behavior |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
How would you describe deviance? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔It is not a neutral concept. It has moral judgments and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
stigma
Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM) - CORRECT ANSWERS
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Categorizes and defines mental illnesses
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
-over 400 disorders
|\ |\
-diagnoses across a wide range |\ |\ |\ |\
Mental Illness Stigma - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Has the
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ability to swamp people and make them feel like it's their
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
identity
-We're not diagnosing people. We're diagnosing
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
symptoms
Would abnormal psychology include desirable behavior
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
that goes too far? Can one be too compassionate? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Yes if it interferes with a normal
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
life. We need to understand people's experiences,
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
environment, context |\
, How should we decide if a particular behavior is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
abnormal? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-Gender-bender
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wedding
-SASP (Super Achieving Stress Puppies)
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-Schadenfreude (joy in another person's suffering) |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Gender-bender wedding - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Just |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
because it makes you uncomfortable, does not make it
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abnormal
Conceptual Definitions of Abnormal Psychology -
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-Deviation from what is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
considered normal in a sociocultural context (Clinicians
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
need to learn/listen to patients culture)
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\
-Statistical deviation |\
-deviation from ideal mental health
|\ |\ |\ |\
Cultural Perspectives - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔-shared
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
learned behavior |\
-generation to generation transmission |\ |\ |\
-cultural universality |\
-cultural relativism |\
