Psychology 100 Exam 4 Questions With
Correct Answers
Psychological |Disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |"harmful |dysfunction" |in |which |behavior |is |
judged |to |be |atypical, |disturbing, |maladaptive, |and |unjustifiable
Philippe |Pinel |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1700's, |first |began |to |develop |medical |perspective. |Saw
|psychological |disorders |as |being |a |medical |problem |rather |than |the |work |of |the |devil |or |other
|supernatural |forces.
Medical |Perspective |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Mental |Illness |leads |to |a |diagnosis |and |cure |
through |therapy.
Bio-Psycho-Social |Perspective |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Psychological |disorders |are |caused |by |
biological, |psychological, |and |sociocultural |factors.
DSM-IV-TR |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Diagnostic |and |statistical |manual |of |mental |disorders, |
fourth |edition. |Used |to |classify |psychological |disorders
Anxiety |Disorders |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Psychological |disorders |characterized |by |distressing,
|persistent |anxiety |or |maladaptive |behaviors |that |reduce |anxiety
Generalized |Anxiety |Disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |person |is |continually |tense, |
apprehensive, |and |in |a |state |of |autonomic |nervous |system |arousal. |More |common |in |women.
, Panic |Disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Marked |by |a |minutes-long |episode |of |intense |dread |in
|which |a |person |experiences |terror |and |accompanying |chest |pain, |choking, |or |other |
frightening |sensations.
Phobia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Marked |by |a |persistent, |irrational |fear |and |avoidance |of |
specific |objects |or |situations.
Factors |of |Generalized |Anxiety |Disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Genetic |predisposition, |GABA
|deficiency, |psychological |and |sociocultural |factors.
Factors |of |Panic |Disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Biological |predisposition, |GABA |and |
norepinephrine |deficiencies, |traumatic |events, |sociocultural |factors. |More |common |in |women.
Factors |of |Phobia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Biological |predisposition, |defense |mechanism |or |
learned |fear, |psychological |and |sociocultural |factors.
Obsessive |Compulsive |Disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Characterized |by |unwanted |repetitive |
thoughts |(Obsessions) |and |actions |(compulsions).
Obsessions |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Unwanted |repetitive |thoughts.
Compulsions |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Unwanted |repetitive |actions.
Factors |of |Obsessive |Compulsive |Disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |Genetic |components
2. |Life |stress
Post |Traumatic |Stress |Disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Characterized |by |haunting |memories, |
nightmares, |social |withdrawal, |jumpy |anxiety, |and/or |insomnia |that |lingers |for |four |weeks |or |
more |after |a |traumatic |experience.
Correct Answers
Psychological |Disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |"harmful |dysfunction" |in |which |behavior |is |
judged |to |be |atypical, |disturbing, |maladaptive, |and |unjustifiable
Philippe |Pinel |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1700's, |first |began |to |develop |medical |perspective. |Saw
|psychological |disorders |as |being |a |medical |problem |rather |than |the |work |of |the |devil |or |other
|supernatural |forces.
Medical |Perspective |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Mental |Illness |leads |to |a |diagnosis |and |cure |
through |therapy.
Bio-Psycho-Social |Perspective |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Psychological |disorders |are |caused |by |
biological, |psychological, |and |sociocultural |factors.
DSM-IV-TR |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Diagnostic |and |statistical |manual |of |mental |disorders, |
fourth |edition. |Used |to |classify |psychological |disorders
Anxiety |Disorders |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Psychological |disorders |characterized |by |distressing,
|persistent |anxiety |or |maladaptive |behaviors |that |reduce |anxiety
Generalized |Anxiety |Disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |person |is |continually |tense, |
apprehensive, |and |in |a |state |of |autonomic |nervous |system |arousal. |More |common |in |women.
, Panic |Disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Marked |by |a |minutes-long |episode |of |intense |dread |in
|which |a |person |experiences |terror |and |accompanying |chest |pain, |choking, |or |other |
frightening |sensations.
Phobia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Marked |by |a |persistent, |irrational |fear |and |avoidance |of |
specific |objects |or |situations.
Factors |of |Generalized |Anxiety |Disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Genetic |predisposition, |GABA
|deficiency, |psychological |and |sociocultural |factors.
Factors |of |Panic |Disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Biological |predisposition, |GABA |and |
norepinephrine |deficiencies, |traumatic |events, |sociocultural |factors. |More |common |in |women.
Factors |of |Phobia |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Biological |predisposition, |defense |mechanism |or |
learned |fear, |psychological |and |sociocultural |factors.
Obsessive |Compulsive |Disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Characterized |by |unwanted |repetitive |
thoughts |(Obsessions) |and |actions |(compulsions).
Obsessions |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Unwanted |repetitive |thoughts.
Compulsions |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Unwanted |repetitive |actions.
Factors |of |Obsessive |Compulsive |Disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |Genetic |components
2. |Life |stress
Post |Traumatic |Stress |Disorder |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Characterized |by |haunting |memories, |
nightmares, |social |withdrawal, |jumpy |anxiety, |and/or |insomnia |that |lingers |for |four |weeks |or |
more |after |a |traumatic |experience.
