PSYCH 100 Exam 4 PSU-Laurent Questions. | Exam Revision
Questions And Correct Answers | Graded A+ | 2025 Update |
Psychological disorder - Answer -a collection of symptoms marked by a "clinically significant
disturbance
In cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior"
When are disturbances considered "dysfunctional"? - Answer -when they interfere with every day
life
Are mental health issues common? - Answer -yes
Mental health issues risk factors - Answer -academic failure, birth complications, abuse, trauma
Mental health protective factors - Answer -exercise, community, security
Medical model - Answer -the concept that psychological disorders have physical causes that can
be
Diagnosed, treated, cured through treatment
Psychopathology includes - Answer -diagnosis, symptoms, treatment
Biological influences - Answer -evolution, genes, brain structure
Psychological influences - Answer -stress, trauma
Social-cultural influences - Answer -roles, expectations
Biopsychosocial approach - Answer -dispositions combine with environmental factors to influence
Psychological disorders
Sexual dysfunction is part of an - Answer -internalizing disorder
Label is reliable for - Answer -PTSD
Labeling is not reliable for - Answer -generalized anxiety disorders
Components of mental illness - Answer -4 out of 7, cause significant distress, not explained by
physical
Ailment
DSM5 problems - Answer -low agreement, too wide a net, labels are subjective
Suicide - Answer -12th leading cause of death in US, rates vary with many factors
Non-suicidal self injury - Answer -includes cutting, burning, self harm
Questions And Correct Answers | Graded A+ | 2025 Update |
Psychological disorder - Answer -a collection of symptoms marked by a "clinically significant
disturbance
In cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior"
When are disturbances considered "dysfunctional"? - Answer -when they interfere with every day
life
Are mental health issues common? - Answer -yes
Mental health issues risk factors - Answer -academic failure, birth complications, abuse, trauma
Mental health protective factors - Answer -exercise, community, security
Medical model - Answer -the concept that psychological disorders have physical causes that can
be
Diagnosed, treated, cured through treatment
Psychopathology includes - Answer -diagnosis, symptoms, treatment
Biological influences - Answer -evolution, genes, brain structure
Psychological influences - Answer -stress, trauma
Social-cultural influences - Answer -roles, expectations
Biopsychosocial approach - Answer -dispositions combine with environmental factors to influence
Psychological disorders
Sexual dysfunction is part of an - Answer -internalizing disorder
Label is reliable for - Answer -PTSD
Labeling is not reliable for - Answer -generalized anxiety disorders
Components of mental illness - Answer -4 out of 7, cause significant distress, not explained by
physical
Ailment
DSM5 problems - Answer -low agreement, too wide a net, labels are subjective
Suicide - Answer -12th leading cause of death in US, rates vary with many factors
Non-suicidal self injury - Answer -includes cutting, burning, self harm
