Abnormal Psychology SDSU PSY 350 Exam 1 –
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breakdown in cognitive, emotional, or behavioral functioning (MALADAPTIVE:
interrupts with everyday behavior).
Examples: OCD (takes an hour with the compulsion), phobia (presents no real
danger)
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1 Dysfunction (1 of the 4 D's) 2 Psychopathology
3 Course: chronic 4 Danger (1 of the 4 D's)
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Terms in this set (133)
Psychopathology Study of psychological disorders
4 D's Deviance, distress, dysfunction, danger
, violates society's ideas about proper functioning.
Violate norms (explicit & implicit rules of appropriate
Deviance (1 of the 4 D's) conduct).
Examples: aggressive behavior, obsession, irrational
fear
Personal Suffering and Torment.
Distress (1 of the 4 D's)
Examples: OCD, Depression
breakdown in cognitive, emotional, or behavioral
functioning (MALADAPTIVE: interrupts with everyday
Dysfunction (1 of the 4 D's) behavior).
Examples: OCD (takes an hour with the compulsion),
phobia (presents no real danger)
Danger (1 of the 4 D's) Poses a threat to oneself or others - not very common
Training model for graduate programs that aspires to
train applied psychologists with a foundation of
research and scientific practice.
-Stays current with research in field-Evaluates own
assessment and treatment
scientist-practitioner model
-Evaluates own assessment and treatment
-Conducts research on the following 3 things:
1) Clinical Description
2) Causes
3) Treatment
prevalence how many people in the population have this disorder
incidence number of new cases over a year typically
acute onset started suddenly.
Insidious onset developed over time. (ie. Alzheimers)
Course: episodic symptoms occur in episodes and recurrent
you can improve without treatment over a short period
Course: time limited
of time
persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its effects or a
Course: chronic disease that comes with time.
Example: Schizophrenia
the anticipated course of a disorder.
Prognosis (and 3 types) -Good
-Guarded: between stable and grim/bad, in-between
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breakdown in cognitive, emotional, or behavioral functioning (MALADAPTIVE:
interrupts with everyday behavior).
Examples: OCD (takes an hour with the compulsion), phobia (presents no real
danger)
Choose an answer
1 Dysfunction (1 of the 4 D's) 2 Psychopathology
3 Course: chronic 4 Danger (1 of the 4 D's)
Don't know?
Terms in this set (133)
Psychopathology Study of psychological disorders
4 D's Deviance, distress, dysfunction, danger
, violates society's ideas about proper functioning.
Violate norms (explicit & implicit rules of appropriate
Deviance (1 of the 4 D's) conduct).
Examples: aggressive behavior, obsession, irrational
fear
Personal Suffering and Torment.
Distress (1 of the 4 D's)
Examples: OCD, Depression
breakdown in cognitive, emotional, or behavioral
functioning (MALADAPTIVE: interrupts with everyday
Dysfunction (1 of the 4 D's) behavior).
Examples: OCD (takes an hour with the compulsion),
phobia (presents no real danger)
Danger (1 of the 4 D's) Poses a threat to oneself or others - not very common
Training model for graduate programs that aspires to
train applied psychologists with a foundation of
research and scientific practice.
-Stays current with research in field-Evaluates own
assessment and treatment
scientist-practitioner model
-Evaluates own assessment and treatment
-Conducts research on the following 3 things:
1) Clinical Description
2) Causes
3) Treatment
prevalence how many people in the population have this disorder
incidence number of new cases over a year typically
acute onset started suddenly.
Insidious onset developed over time. (ie. Alzheimers)
Course: episodic symptoms occur in episodes and recurrent
you can improve without treatment over a short period
Course: time limited
of time
persistent or otherwise long-lasting in its effects or a
Course: chronic disease that comes with time.
Example: Schizophrenia
the anticipated course of a disorder.
Prognosis (and 3 types) -Good
-Guarded: between stable and grim/bad, in-between
