ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY 8E PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ phobia.
Answer: a psychological disorder characterized by marked and
persistent fear of an object or situation
◉ psychopathology.
Answer: the scientific study of psychological disorders
◉ scientist-practitioners.
Answer: mental health professionals who are expected to apply
scientific methods to their work. They must keep current in the
latest research on diagnosis and treatment, they must evaluate their
own methods for effectiveness, and they may generate their own
research to discover new knowledge of disorders and their
treatment.
◉ presenting problem.
Answer: original complaint reported by the client to the therapist
◉ clinical description.
,Answer: represents the unique combination of behaviors, thoughts,
and feelings that make up a specific disorder
◉ prevalence.
Answer: number of people displaying a disorder in the total
population at any given time
◉ incidence.
Answer: number of new cases of a disorder appearing during a
specific period
◉ course.
Answer: pattern of development and change of a disorder over time
◉ prognosis.
Answer: anticipated course of a disorder
◉ etiology.
Answer: the study of origins
◉ exorcism.
Answer: various religious rituals were performed in an effort to rid
the victim of evil spirits
,◉ psychosocial treatment.
Answer: cultural and social factors affect treatment, as well as
psychological
◉ moral therapy.
Answer: psychosocial approach in 19th century that involved
treating patients as normally as possible in normal environments
◉ mental hygiene movement.
Answer: mid-19th-century effort to improve care of the mentally
disordered by informing the public of their mistreatment
◉ psychoanalysis.
Answer: psychoanalytic assessment and therapy, which emphasizes
exploration of, and insight into, unconscious processes and conflicts,
pioneered by Sigmund Freud
◉ behaviorism.
Answer: explanation of human behavior, including dysfunction,
based on principles of learning and adaptation derived from
experimental psychology
◉ unconscious.
, Answer: part of the psychic makeup that is outside of the awareness
of the person
◉ catharsis.
Answer: rapid or sudden release of emotional tension thought to be
a factor in psychoanalytic therapy
◉ psychoanalytic model.
Answer: complex and comprehensive theory originally advanced by
Sigmund Freud that seeks to account for the development and
structure of personality, as well as the origin of abnormal behavior,
based primarily on inferred inner entities and forces
◉ id.
Answer: in psychoanalysis, the unconscious psychical entity present
at birth representing basic sexual and aggressive drives
◉ ego.
Answer: in psychoanalysis, the psychical entity responsible for
finding realistic and practical ways to satisfy id drives
◉ superego.
Answer: in psychoanalysis, the psychical entity representing the
internalized moral principles of parents and society
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉ phobia.
Answer: a psychological disorder characterized by marked and
persistent fear of an object or situation
◉ psychopathology.
Answer: the scientific study of psychological disorders
◉ scientist-practitioners.
Answer: mental health professionals who are expected to apply
scientific methods to their work. They must keep current in the
latest research on diagnosis and treatment, they must evaluate their
own methods for effectiveness, and they may generate their own
research to discover new knowledge of disorders and their
treatment.
◉ presenting problem.
Answer: original complaint reported by the client to the therapist
◉ clinical description.
,Answer: represents the unique combination of behaviors, thoughts,
and feelings that make up a specific disorder
◉ prevalence.
Answer: number of people displaying a disorder in the total
population at any given time
◉ incidence.
Answer: number of new cases of a disorder appearing during a
specific period
◉ course.
Answer: pattern of development and change of a disorder over time
◉ prognosis.
Answer: anticipated course of a disorder
◉ etiology.
Answer: the study of origins
◉ exorcism.
Answer: various religious rituals were performed in an effort to rid
the victim of evil spirits
,◉ psychosocial treatment.
Answer: cultural and social factors affect treatment, as well as
psychological
◉ moral therapy.
Answer: psychosocial approach in 19th century that involved
treating patients as normally as possible in normal environments
◉ mental hygiene movement.
Answer: mid-19th-century effort to improve care of the mentally
disordered by informing the public of their mistreatment
◉ psychoanalysis.
Answer: psychoanalytic assessment and therapy, which emphasizes
exploration of, and insight into, unconscious processes and conflicts,
pioneered by Sigmund Freud
◉ behaviorism.
Answer: explanation of human behavior, including dysfunction,
based on principles of learning and adaptation derived from
experimental psychology
◉ unconscious.
, Answer: part of the psychic makeup that is outside of the awareness
of the person
◉ catharsis.
Answer: rapid or sudden release of emotional tension thought to be
a factor in psychoanalytic therapy
◉ psychoanalytic model.
Answer: complex and comprehensive theory originally advanced by
Sigmund Freud that seeks to account for the development and
structure of personality, as well as the origin of abnormal behavior,
based primarily on inferred inner entities and forces
◉ id.
Answer: in psychoanalysis, the unconscious psychical entity present
at birth representing basic sexual and aggressive drives
◉ ego.
Answer: in psychoanalysis, the psychical entity responsible for
finding realistic and practical ways to satisfy id drives
◉ superego.
Answer: in psychoanalysis, the psychical entity representing the
internalized moral principles of parents and society
