PSYC3102 week 1 questions with correct
answers
Relativist View of abnormality - answerssymptom and causes vary across cultures
Absolutist view of abnormality - answersa disorder is caused by the same biological
factors
epidemiology - answersThe study of the frequency and distribution of disorder within a
population
incidence - answersnumber of new cases of a disorder that appear in a population
within a specific time period
prevalence - answerstotal number of active cases in a given population during specific
time period
life- time prevalence - answersproportion of population affected at some point during
their lives
comorbidity - answersmore than one condition
epidemiology of mental health in Australia - answers1/2 million in OLD, 1/4 people
suffer from mental health in AUS
suicide is the lead cause of death in Australia between what ages - answers15-44
ancient world psychopathology - answerssupernatural except Greece where
Hippocrates said it was due to an imbalance of of essential fluids
Middle Ages psychopathology - answersreligion based so abnormal behaviour is work
of the devil or witchcraft
renaissance psychopathology - answerssearch fro effective treatment such as asylums
psychoanalytic revolution - answersmesmer = hyponosis (memories), fried and Breuer
believed in catharsis and talking
biopsychosocial framework - answersBy engel abnormal behaviour reflects a combo of
biological, psychological, social and environmental factors
answers
Relativist View of abnormality - answerssymptom and causes vary across cultures
Absolutist view of abnormality - answersa disorder is caused by the same biological
factors
epidemiology - answersThe study of the frequency and distribution of disorder within a
population
incidence - answersnumber of new cases of a disorder that appear in a population
within a specific time period
prevalence - answerstotal number of active cases in a given population during specific
time period
life- time prevalence - answersproportion of population affected at some point during
their lives
comorbidity - answersmore than one condition
epidemiology of mental health in Australia - answers1/2 million in OLD, 1/4 people
suffer from mental health in AUS
suicide is the lead cause of death in Australia between what ages - answers15-44
ancient world psychopathology - answerssupernatural except Greece where
Hippocrates said it was due to an imbalance of of essential fluids
Middle Ages psychopathology - answersreligion based so abnormal behaviour is work
of the devil or witchcraft
renaissance psychopathology - answerssearch fro effective treatment such as asylums
psychoanalytic revolution - answersmesmer = hyponosis (memories), fried and Breuer
believed in catharsis and talking
biopsychosocial framework - answersBy engel abnormal behaviour reflects a combo of
biological, psychological, social and environmental factors
