PSY 341 UNR- Abnormal Psychology
Question 1.
deviance, distress, dysfunction, danger (the 4 D's)
ANSWER
Criteria for a psychological disorder
Question 2.
Number of cases at a given time period
ANSWER
Prevalence of a psychological disorder
Question 3.
Number of new cases in a given period
ANSWER
Incidence of a psychological disorder
Question 4.
-the systems within which the behaviors occur -The conditions under which the behavior occurs -the historical context in which the
behavior occurs
ANSWER
Cortex of a psychological disorder
Question 5.
blood (changeable temperament), black bile (Melancholia / depression), yellow bile (Mania/ Anxiety), phlegm (listlessness/ fatigue)
ANSWER
Hippocrates four humors
Question 6.
Body- Abnormal psychological functioning has physical causes
ANSWER
Somatogeneic perspective
Question 7.
the view that the chief causes of abnormal functioning are psychological, non physical cause
ANSWER
psychogenic perspective
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, Question 8.
The search for universal laws or principles of abnormal behavioral functioning
ANSWER
Clinical science
Question 9.
Abnormal behavior is not the same as ______________________
ANSWER
Psychological disorder
Question 10.
a set of assumptions and concepts that help scientists (and clinicians) explain and interpret observations
ANSWER
Model or Paradigm
Question 11.
A. Brain and Abnormal Behavior B. Behavior Genetics
ANSWER
Behavioral model
Question 12.
Biological pre-disposition—person has a predisposition to a psychiatric disorder and stress can cause the abnormal behavior or
disorder to appear.
ANSWER
Diathesis-stress model (integrated)
Question 13.
Brain and abnormal behavior approachabnormal behavior is caused by a malfunction in parts of the brain— structural/ physical/
chemical abnormality in the brain
ANSWER
Biological model
Question 14.
Biological—atrophied portions of the brain or loss of cells Phineas Gage
ANSWER
Physical abnormalities
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Question 1.
deviance, distress, dysfunction, danger (the 4 D's)
ANSWER
Criteria for a psychological disorder
Question 2.
Number of cases at a given time period
ANSWER
Prevalence of a psychological disorder
Question 3.
Number of new cases in a given period
ANSWER
Incidence of a psychological disorder
Question 4.
-the systems within which the behaviors occur -The conditions under which the behavior occurs -the historical context in which the
behavior occurs
ANSWER
Cortex of a psychological disorder
Question 5.
blood (changeable temperament), black bile (Melancholia / depression), yellow bile (Mania/ Anxiety), phlegm (listlessness/ fatigue)
ANSWER
Hippocrates four humors
Question 6.
Body- Abnormal psychological functioning has physical causes
ANSWER
Somatogeneic perspective
Question 7.
the view that the chief causes of abnormal functioning are psychological, non physical cause
ANSWER
psychogenic perspective
1/9
, Question 8.
The search for universal laws or principles of abnormal behavioral functioning
ANSWER
Clinical science
Question 9.
Abnormal behavior is not the same as ______________________
ANSWER
Psychological disorder
Question 10.
a set of assumptions and concepts that help scientists (and clinicians) explain and interpret observations
ANSWER
Model or Paradigm
Question 11.
A. Brain and Abnormal Behavior B. Behavior Genetics
ANSWER
Behavioral model
Question 12.
Biological pre-disposition—person has a predisposition to a psychiatric disorder and stress can cause the abnormal behavior or
disorder to appear.
ANSWER
Diathesis-stress model (integrated)
Question 13.
Brain and abnormal behavior approachabnormal behavior is caused by a malfunction in parts of the brain— structural/ physical/
chemical abnormality in the brain
ANSWER
Biological model
Question 14.
Biological—atrophied portions of the brain or loss of cells Phineas Gage
ANSWER
Physical abnormalities
2/9
