Abnormal Psychology - Chapter 1
Abnormal Psychology - Chapter 1 Study
Guide Exam Questions with Definitive
Solutions 2024-2025.
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Psychological Disorder / Abnormal behavior - Answer: 1. a psychological
dysfunction within an individual associated
2. with distress or impairment in functioning
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, Abnormal Psychology - Chapter 1
3. and a response that is not typical or culturally expected
phobia - Answer: An anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and
avoidance of a specific object or situation.
Psychological Dysfunction - Answer: Breakdown in cognitive, emotional, or
behavioral functioning
Just having a dysfunction is not enough to meet the criteria for psychological
disorder. - Answer: for this reason, these problems are often considered to be on
a continuum or a dimension rather than to be categories that are present or
absent.
atypical - Answer: not typical; not conforming to the type; irregular; abnormal
DSM - Answer: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual - contains the current listing of
criteria for psychological disorders
Abnormal - Answer: describes behavioral, psychological, or biological dysfunctions
that are unexpected in their cultural context and associated with present distress
and impairment in functioning, or increased risk of suffering, death, pain, or
impairment
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Abnormal Psychology - Chapter 1 Study
Guide Exam Questions with Definitive
Solutions 2024-2025.
(Dark Back Ground for better Visibility and eye Care)
Psychological Disorder / Abnormal behavior - Answer: 1. a psychological
dysfunction within an individual associated
2. with distress or impairment in functioning
1
, Abnormal Psychology - Chapter 1
3. and a response that is not typical or culturally expected
phobia - Answer: An anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational fear and
avoidance of a specific object or situation.
Psychological Dysfunction - Answer: Breakdown in cognitive, emotional, or
behavioral functioning
Just having a dysfunction is not enough to meet the criteria for psychological
disorder. - Answer: for this reason, these problems are often considered to be on
a continuum or a dimension rather than to be categories that are present or
absent.
atypical - Answer: not typical; not conforming to the type; irregular; abnormal
DSM - Answer: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual - contains the current listing of
criteria for psychological disorders
Abnormal - Answer: describes behavioral, psychological, or biological dysfunctions
that are unexpected in their cultural context and associated with present distress
and impairment in functioning, or increased risk of suffering, death, pain, or
impairment
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