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PSYC 210 Module 7 – Abnormal Psychology EXAM
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Mental disorder .......Answer.........A persistent disturbance or
dysfunction in behaviour, thoughts, or emotions that causes
significant distress or impairment.
Medical model .......Answer.........An approach that conceptualises
abnormal psychological experiences as illnesses that, like
physical illnesses, have biological and environmental causes,
defined symptoms, and possible cures.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
.......Answer.........A classification system that describes the
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symptoms used to diagnose each recognized mental disorder
and indicates how that disorder can be distinguished from other,
similar problems.
Diathesis-stress model .......Answer.........Suggests that a person
may be predisposed to a physiological disorder that remains
unexpressed until triggered by stress.
Research Domain Criteria Project (RDoC) .......Answer.........A new
initiative that aims to guide the classification and understanding
of mental disorders by revealing the basic processes that give
rise to them.
Anxiety disorder .......Answer.........The class of mental disorders in
which anxiety is the predominant feature.
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Phobic disorders .......Answer.........Disorders characterized by
marked, persistent, and excessive fear and avoidance of
specific objects, activities, or situations.
Specific phobia .......Answer.........A disorder that involves an
irrational fear of a particular object or situation that markedly
interferes with an individual's ability to function.
Social phobia .......Answer.........A disorder that involves an
irrational fear of being publicly humiliated or embarrassed.
Preparedness theory .......Answer.........The idea that people are
instinctively predisposed towards certain fears.
Panic disorder .......Answer.........A disorder characterized by the
sudden occurance of multiple psychological symptoms that
contribute to a feeling of stark terror.
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Agoraphobia .......Answer.........A specific phobia involving a fear
of public places.
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) .......Answer.........A disorder
characterized by chronic excessive worry accompanied by three
or more of the following symptoms: restlessness, fatigue,
concentration problems, irritability, muscle tension, and sleep
disturbance.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) .......Answer.........A
disorder in which repetitive, intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and
ritualistic behaviours (compulsions) designed to fend off those
thoughts interfere significantly with an individual's functioning.
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) .......Answer.........A disorder
characterized by chronic physiological arousal, recurrent
PSYC 210 Module 7 – Abnormal Psychology EXAM
STUDY GUIDE 2025/2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
BANK AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH
RATIONALES || 100% GUARANTEED PASS <BRAND
NEW VERSION>
Mental disorder .......Answer.........A persistent disturbance or
dysfunction in behaviour, thoughts, or emotions that causes
significant distress or impairment.
Medical model .......Answer.........An approach that conceptualises
abnormal psychological experiences as illnesses that, like
physical illnesses, have biological and environmental causes,
defined symptoms, and possible cures.
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)
.......Answer.........A classification system that describes the
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symptoms used to diagnose each recognized mental disorder
and indicates how that disorder can be distinguished from other,
similar problems.
Diathesis-stress model .......Answer.........Suggests that a person
may be predisposed to a physiological disorder that remains
unexpressed until triggered by stress.
Research Domain Criteria Project (RDoC) .......Answer.........A new
initiative that aims to guide the classification and understanding
of mental disorders by revealing the basic processes that give
rise to them.
Anxiety disorder .......Answer.........The class of mental disorders in
which anxiety is the predominant feature.
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Phobic disorders .......Answer.........Disorders characterized by
marked, persistent, and excessive fear and avoidance of
specific objects, activities, or situations.
Specific phobia .......Answer.........A disorder that involves an
irrational fear of a particular object or situation that markedly
interferes with an individual's ability to function.
Social phobia .......Answer.........A disorder that involves an
irrational fear of being publicly humiliated or embarrassed.
Preparedness theory .......Answer.........The idea that people are
instinctively predisposed towards certain fears.
Panic disorder .......Answer.........A disorder characterized by the
sudden occurance of multiple psychological symptoms that
contribute to a feeling of stark terror.
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Agoraphobia .......Answer.........A specific phobia involving a fear
of public places.
Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) .......Answer.........A disorder
characterized by chronic excessive worry accompanied by three
or more of the following symptoms: restlessness, fatigue,
concentration problems, irritability, muscle tension, and sleep
disturbance.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) .......Answer.........A
disorder in which repetitive, intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and
ritualistic behaviours (compulsions) designed to fend off those
thoughts interfere significantly with an individual's functioning.
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) .......Answer.........A disorder
characterized by chronic physiological arousal, recurrent
