PSY 370 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What ||are ||the ||four ||general ||things ||that ||the ||field ||of ||abnormal ||psych ||tries ||to ||
do ||with ||psychopathology? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-describe, ||explain, ||
predict, ||& ||change
woman ||with ||picture ||of ||food ||surrounding ||her, ||ask ||to ||do ||all ||4
What ||does ||the ||diathesis ||model ||state? ||What ||is ||diathesis ||and ||what ||are ||
examples? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-it's ||not ||just ||nature ||vs ||nurture, ||but ||also ||
nature ||and ||nurture; ||the ||idea ||that ||individual ||vulnerabilities ||interact ||with ||
experience
it ||(diathesis) ||is ||a ||psychological ||theory ||that ||attempts ||to ||explain ||behavior ||as
||a ||pre-dispositional ||vulnerability ||together ||with ||stress ||from ||life ||experiences.
How ||genetic ||traits ||(diathesis) ||interact ||with ||environment ||influences ||
(stressors) ||to ||produce ||disorders ||such ||as ||depression ||anxiety, ||or ||
schizophrenia
What ||are ||examples ||of ||stress? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-example ||of ||individual
||vulnerability ||= ||genes, ||temperament, ||physiological
example ||of ||experience ||= ||family ||stressors, ||traumatic ||experience, ||culture
prevalence ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-the ||percentage ||of ||individuals ||in ||a ||
target ||population ||who ||have ||a ||particular ||disorder ||during ||a ||specific ||period ||of
||time
, point ||prevalence ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-% ||of ||people ||with ||a ||disorder ||in ||the
||past ||month ||or ||year
lifetime ||prevalence ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-% ||of ||people ||with ||a ||disorder ||at ||
some ||point ||in ||their ||life
How ||prevalent ||(roughly) ||is ||mental ||illness ||in ||the ||U.S. ||in ||adults? ||kids? ||- ||
CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Mental ||health ||affects ||roughly ||25-30% ||of ||adults ||and ||
20-40% ||of ||youth
Incidence: ||number ||of ||new ||cases ||of ||a ||disorder ||within ||a ||specified ||time ||
period ||--> ||approx. ||10% ||of ||adolescents ||will ||experience ||their ||1st ||episode ||of ||
depression ||this ||year
Do ||most ||people ||who ||need ||mental ||health ||services ||receive ||services? ||- ||
CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Many ||people ||who ||need ||services ||dont ||get ||them
Overall ||58% ||of ||adults ||with ||disorders ||get ||treatment ||in ||the ||US
Older ||adults ||are ||most ||likely ||to ||get ||treatment
What ||are ||some ||notable ||patters ||of ||service? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-most ||
common ||form ||of ||treatment ||service ||is ||medication
rates ||are ||lower ||for ||kids ||and ||ethnic ||minorities
Things ||to ||consider ||when ||defining ||abnormal ||behavior ||(4 ||D's) ||- ||CORRECT ||
ANSWER✔✔-Distress, ||Deviance, ||Dysfunction, ||and ||Danger
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
What ||are ||the ||four ||general ||things ||that ||the ||field ||of ||abnormal ||psych ||tries ||to ||
do ||with ||psychopathology? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-describe, ||explain, ||
predict, ||& ||change
woman ||with ||picture ||of ||food ||surrounding ||her, ||ask ||to ||do ||all ||4
What ||does ||the ||diathesis ||model ||state? ||What ||is ||diathesis ||and ||what ||are ||
examples? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-it's ||not ||just ||nature ||vs ||nurture, ||but ||also ||
nature ||and ||nurture; ||the ||idea ||that ||individual ||vulnerabilities ||interact ||with ||
experience
it ||(diathesis) ||is ||a ||psychological ||theory ||that ||attempts ||to ||explain ||behavior ||as
||a ||pre-dispositional ||vulnerability ||together ||with ||stress ||from ||life ||experiences.
How ||genetic ||traits ||(diathesis) ||interact ||with ||environment ||influences ||
(stressors) ||to ||produce ||disorders ||such ||as ||depression ||anxiety, ||or ||
schizophrenia
What ||are ||examples ||of ||stress? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-example ||of ||individual
||vulnerability ||= ||genes, ||temperament, ||physiological
example ||of ||experience ||= ||family ||stressors, ||traumatic ||experience, ||culture
prevalence ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-the ||percentage ||of ||individuals ||in ||a ||
target ||population ||who ||have ||a ||particular ||disorder ||during ||a ||specific ||period ||of
||time
, point ||prevalence ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-% ||of ||people ||with ||a ||disorder ||in ||the
||past ||month ||or ||year
lifetime ||prevalence ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-% ||of ||people ||with ||a ||disorder ||at ||
some ||point ||in ||their ||life
How ||prevalent ||(roughly) ||is ||mental ||illness ||in ||the ||U.S. ||in ||adults? ||kids? ||- ||
CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Mental ||health ||affects ||roughly ||25-30% ||of ||adults ||and ||
20-40% ||of ||youth
Incidence: ||number ||of ||new ||cases ||of ||a ||disorder ||within ||a ||specified ||time ||
period ||--> ||approx. ||10% ||of ||adolescents ||will ||experience ||their ||1st ||episode ||of ||
depression ||this ||year
Do ||most ||people ||who ||need ||mental ||health ||services ||receive ||services? ||- ||
CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-Many ||people ||who ||need ||services ||dont ||get ||them
Overall ||58% ||of ||adults ||with ||disorders ||get ||treatment ||in ||the ||US
Older ||adults ||are ||most ||likely ||to ||get ||treatment
What ||are ||some ||notable ||patters ||of ||service? ||- ||CORRECT ||ANSWER✔✔-most ||
common ||form ||of ||treatment ||service ||is ||medication
rates ||are ||lower ||for ||kids ||and ||ethnic ||minorities
Things ||to ||consider ||when ||defining ||abnormal ||behavior ||(4 ||D's) ||- ||CORRECT ||
ANSWER✔✔-Distress, ||Deviance, ||Dysfunction, ||and ||Danger
