ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY FINAL
EXAM 2026
Hallucinations - ANSWER --False sensory experiences, such as seeing something in the
absence of an external visual stimulus
Delusions - ANSWER --False beliefs that are maintained even though they clearly are out
of touch with reality
Phobia - ANSWER --Irrational fear of a specific object or situation which is severe enough
to interfere with an individual's functioning in daily life
Psychological Dysfunction - ANSWER --Breakdown in cognitive, emotional, or behavioral
functioning
Atypical - ANSWER --Not typical; not conforming to the type; irregular; abnormal
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM 5) - ANSWER --Diagnostic and Statistical Manual -
Contains the current listing of criteria for psychological disorders
DSM-5 - ANSWER --the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition; a widely used system for classifying psychological
disorders.
Statistical infrequency - ANSWER --Abnormality is defined as those behaviors that are
extremely rare
, Dysfunction - ANSWER --Abnormality is defined as inability to cope with the demands of
everyday life
personal distress & danger - ANSWER --Abnormality is defined by extreme emotions and
can pose a risk of harm to self or others
post partum depression - ANSWER --a type of depression that occurs after the birth of a
child
bipolar disorder - ANSWER --A mood disorder in which the person alternates between the
hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania.
mania - ANSWER --one half of bipolar disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic
state
schizophrenia - ANSWER --a psychological disorder characterized by delusions,
hallucinations, disorganized speech, and/or diminished, inappropriate emotional expression
hallucinations - ANSWER --false sensory experiences, such as seeing or hearing what does
not exist
delusions - ANSWER --false beliefs held by a person who refuses to accept evidence of
their falseness; often of grandeur or paranoia in schizophrenia
positive symptoms of schizophrenia - ANSWER --hallucinations, delusions, racing
thoughts/behaviors
EXAM 2026
Hallucinations - ANSWER --False sensory experiences, such as seeing something in the
absence of an external visual stimulus
Delusions - ANSWER --False beliefs that are maintained even though they clearly are out
of touch with reality
Phobia - ANSWER --Irrational fear of a specific object or situation which is severe enough
to interfere with an individual's functioning in daily life
Psychological Dysfunction - ANSWER --Breakdown in cognitive, emotional, or behavioral
functioning
Atypical - ANSWER --Not typical; not conforming to the type; irregular; abnormal
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM 5) - ANSWER --Diagnostic and Statistical Manual -
Contains the current listing of criteria for psychological disorders
DSM-5 - ANSWER --the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition; a widely used system for classifying psychological
disorders.
Statistical infrequency - ANSWER --Abnormality is defined as those behaviors that are
extremely rare
, Dysfunction - ANSWER --Abnormality is defined as inability to cope with the demands of
everyday life
personal distress & danger - ANSWER --Abnormality is defined by extreme emotions and
can pose a risk of harm to self or others
post partum depression - ANSWER --a type of depression that occurs after the birth of a
child
bipolar disorder - ANSWER --A mood disorder in which the person alternates between the
hopelessness and lethargy of depression and the overexcited state of mania.
mania - ANSWER --one half of bipolar disorder marked by a hyperactive, wildly optimistic
state
schizophrenia - ANSWER --a psychological disorder characterized by delusions,
hallucinations, disorganized speech, and/or diminished, inappropriate emotional expression
hallucinations - ANSWER --false sensory experiences, such as seeing or hearing what does
not exist
delusions - ANSWER --false beliefs held by a person who refuses to accept evidence of
their falseness; often of grandeur or paranoia in schizophrenia
positive symptoms of schizophrenia - ANSWER --hallucinations, delusions, racing
thoughts/behaviors
