SELF TEST CHAPTER 13 BONTRAGER UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ syndromes.
Answer: The DSM-% states that psychological disorders are ______, or
clusters of symptoms, that tend to occur simultaneously.
◉ symptom.
Answer: A _____ is a physical or mental feature that may be regarding
as an indication of a particular condition or psychological disorder.
◉ psychopathology.
Answer: _____ refers to either the scientific study of psychological
disorders or to the disorders themselves.
◉ point prevalence.
Answer: ______ refers to the percentage of people in a given
population who have a given psychological disorder at a particular
point in time.
◉ lifetime prevalence.
, Answer: ______ refers to the percentage of people in a certain
population who will have a given psychological disorder at any point
in their lives.
◉ clinical assessment.
Answer: A(n) _____ is a procedure for gathering information that is
needed to evaluate a client's psychological functioning and to
determine whether a diagnosis is warranted.
◉ clinical interview.
Answer: Clinical assessments often begin with a(n) ________, in which
the clinician asks the client to describe his or her problems and
concerns..
◉ self-report measures.
Answer: In addition to the clinical interview, a clinician will often
administer ______, which are standardized measures that consist of a
fixed set of questions that the client answers.
◉ diathesis-stress.
Answer: According to the ______ model, one set of factors create a
predisposition for the disorder and another set of factors provide
the trigger that turns the predisposition into the actual disorder.
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
◉ syndromes.
Answer: The DSM-% states that psychological disorders are ______, or
clusters of symptoms, that tend to occur simultaneously.
◉ symptom.
Answer: A _____ is a physical or mental feature that may be regarding
as an indication of a particular condition or psychological disorder.
◉ psychopathology.
Answer: _____ refers to either the scientific study of psychological
disorders or to the disorders themselves.
◉ point prevalence.
Answer: ______ refers to the percentage of people in a given
population who have a given psychological disorder at a particular
point in time.
◉ lifetime prevalence.
, Answer: ______ refers to the percentage of people in a certain
population who will have a given psychological disorder at any point
in their lives.
◉ clinical assessment.
Answer: A(n) _____ is a procedure for gathering information that is
needed to evaluate a client's psychological functioning and to
determine whether a diagnosis is warranted.
◉ clinical interview.
Answer: Clinical assessments often begin with a(n) ________, in which
the clinician asks the client to describe his or her problems and
concerns..
◉ self-report measures.
Answer: In addition to the clinical interview, a clinician will often
administer ______, which are standardized measures that consist of a
fixed set of questions that the client answers.
◉ diathesis-stress.
Answer: According to the ______ model, one set of factors create a
predisposition for the disorder and another set of factors provide
the trigger that turns the predisposition into the actual disorder.
