Psych 260 Ch 12 Review
1.What makes behavior or thought abnormal? Review several of the criteria used to judge whether behavior is abnormal. Using examples, indicate why any one of these criteria is by itself an insufficient definition of abnormality.
2.Where does abnormality originate? Deep within?In our conscious thought or voluntary behavior?In the environment or in society? Respond making explicit reference to at least two of the six major perspectives on abnormality described in your text.
3.In several sentences, briefly describe the DSM-IV-TR. Identify several of its advantages, as well as some of its potential shortcomings.
4.Psychologists representing virtually every perspective on abnormality have contributed to our understanding of depression. Discuss major depression from three of the following perspectives with particular focus on its origin and treatment: medical, evolutionary, behavioral, cognitive, or psychodynamic perspectives.
5.Schizophrenia: Nature and Nurture. Review the evidence for the contributions of nature on the one hand and nurture on the other to schizophrenia. Outline psychology's current stance on the interaction between the nature and nurture in the development of schizophrenia.
6.Describe what is meant by a personality disorder. Review the nature and potential bases of both antisocial personality disorder and borderline personality disorder.
7.Psychologists never use the term ______; lawyers do.
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8.Dex is troubled by his own methamphetamine use; moreover, he has been written up twice lately for missing shifts at work. By these criteria, Dex's behavior is ______.
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9.Dr. Rhodes is trying to help a client think differently, in more realistic and less anxiety-provoking ways. Dr. Rhodes's practice reflects the ______perspective on abnormality.
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10.While the ______perspective on abnormality has been criticized for its fuzzy, almost philosophical concepts, it has been quite influential in clinical practice.
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11.The five domains of assessment when the DSM-IV-TR is used are termed ______.
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12.Panic disorder and ______disorder are similar in that neither is triggered by a specific, identifiable stimulus.
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13.One anxiety disorder is ______disorder, in which a person reexperiences a traumatic event or situation in flashbacks and dreams.
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14.Hypochondriasis and conversion disorder are specific types of ______ disorder.
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15.Paulette cannot recall long stretches of her somewhat difficult childhood; Paulette is a case of ______.
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16.According to your text, women are ______as likely as men to suffer from depression.
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17.Individuals suffering from bipolar disorder cycle between periods of depression and periods of ______.
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18.Sheila, a schizophrenic, displays virtually no emotion, no matter how dramatic the event; this is a ______symptom of schizophrenia.
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19.Individuals with ______disorders display rigid, somewhat extreme behavior patterns that impair their everyday functioning.
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20.______is a developmental disorder appearing early in life; it is characterized by profound deficits in verbal and nonverbal communication.
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21.Maureen tends to stay in relationships with abusive men. By a previous edition of the DSM, she may well have been diagnosed with ______personality disorder.
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