PSYC 435 Chapter 1 Exam Questions
With Correct Answers
Abnormal |psychology |(=Psychopathology) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Field |of |psychology |
concerned |with |the |study, |assessment, |treatment, |and |prevention |of |abnormal |behavior
Family |aggregation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-When |a |disorder |runs |in |a |family
Nomenclature |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |formalized |naming |system
Stigma |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Negative |labeling
Labeling |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Assigning |a |person |to |a |particular |diagnostic |category, |such |
as |schizophrenia
Stereotyping |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |tendency |to |jump |to |conclusions |(often |negative) |
about |what |a |person |is |like |based |on |beliefs |about |that |the |group |that |exist |(often |incorrectly)
|in |the |culture |(Ex. |French |people |are |rude)
Taijin |Kyofusha |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Japanese |anxiety |disorder |related |to |the |fear |of |
offending |others |by |one's |gaze, |facial |expression |or |body |odor
Ataque |de |nervios |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Latino/Latina |clinical |syndrome |triggered |by |
stressful |events |(divorce, |bereavement) |involving |trembling, |uncontrollable |screaming, |loss |of |
control, |seizure-like |fits |or |fainting. |Once |the |fit |is |over |they |continue |normally |with |little |to |no
|recollection |of |the |fit
Epidemiology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Study |of |the |distribution |of |diseases, |disorders, |or |
health-related |behaviors |in |a |given |population
, Prevalence |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-In |a |population, |the |proportion |of |active |cases |of |a |
disorder |that |can |be |identified |at |a |given |point |in |time |or |during |a |given |period
Point |prevalence |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |number |of |cases |of |a |specific |condition |or |
disorder |that |can |be |found |in |a |population |at |one |given |point |in |time
1-year |prevalence |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |total |number |of |cases |of |a |health-related |state
|or |condition |in |a |population |for |a |given |year
Lifetime |prevalence |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |proportion |of |living |persons |in |a |population |
who |have |ever |had |a |disorder |up |to |the |time |of |the |epidemiological |assessment
Incidence |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Occurrence |(onset) |rate |of |a |given |disorder |in |a |given |
population
Comorbidity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Occurrence |of |two |or |more |identified |disorders |in |the |
same |psychologically |disordered |individual
Acute |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Term |used |to |describe |a |disorder |of |sudden |onset, |usually |with
|intense |symptoms
Chronic |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Term |used |to |describe |a |long-standing |or |frequently |recurring
|disorder, |often |with |progressing |seriousness
Etiology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Factors |that |are |related |to |the |development |(or |cause) |of |a |
particular |disorder
With Correct Answers
Abnormal |psychology |(=Psychopathology) |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Field |of |psychology |
concerned |with |the |study, |assessment, |treatment, |and |prevention |of |abnormal |behavior
Family |aggregation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-When |a |disorder |runs |in |a |family
Nomenclature |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |formalized |naming |system
Stigma |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Negative |labeling
Labeling |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Assigning |a |person |to |a |particular |diagnostic |category, |such |
as |schizophrenia
Stereotyping |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |tendency |to |jump |to |conclusions |(often |negative) |
about |what |a |person |is |like |based |on |beliefs |about |that |the |group |that |exist |(often |incorrectly)
|in |the |culture |(Ex. |French |people |are |rude)
Taijin |Kyofusha |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Japanese |anxiety |disorder |related |to |the |fear |of |
offending |others |by |one's |gaze, |facial |expression |or |body |odor
Ataque |de |nervios |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Latino/Latina |clinical |syndrome |triggered |by |
stressful |events |(divorce, |bereavement) |involving |trembling, |uncontrollable |screaming, |loss |of |
control, |seizure-like |fits |or |fainting. |Once |the |fit |is |over |they |continue |normally |with |little |to |no
|recollection |of |the |fit
Epidemiology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Study |of |the |distribution |of |diseases, |disorders, |or |
health-related |behaviors |in |a |given |population
, Prevalence |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-In |a |population, |the |proportion |of |active |cases |of |a |
disorder |that |can |be |identified |at |a |given |point |in |time |or |during |a |given |period
Point |prevalence |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |number |of |cases |of |a |specific |condition |or |
disorder |that |can |be |found |in |a |population |at |one |given |point |in |time
1-year |prevalence |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |total |number |of |cases |of |a |health-related |state
|or |condition |in |a |population |for |a |given |year
Lifetime |prevalence |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |proportion |of |living |persons |in |a |population |
who |have |ever |had |a |disorder |up |to |the |time |of |the |epidemiological |assessment
Incidence |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Occurrence |(onset) |rate |of |a |given |disorder |in |a |given |
population
Comorbidity |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Occurrence |of |two |or |more |identified |disorders |in |the |
same |psychologically |disordered |individual
Acute |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Term |used |to |describe |a |disorder |of |sudden |onset, |usually |with
|intense |symptoms
Chronic |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Term |used |to |describe |a |long-standing |or |frequently |recurring
|disorder, |often |with |progressing |seriousness
Etiology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Factors |that |are |related |to |the |development |(or |cause) |of |a |
particular |disorder
