[Essentials of Abnormal Psychology (8th
Edition): Durand, Barlow, Hofmann] - Chapter
1: Abnormal Behavior in Historical Context
Questions and Correct Answers
Psychological Disorder is ...
✓ ~~~ a psychological dysfunction associated with distress or impairment in
functioning that is not a typical or culturally expected response.
Phobia is ...
✓ ~~~ a psychological disorder characterized by persistent fear of an object or
situation.
Abnormal Behavior is defined as ...
✓ ~~~ actions that are unexpected and often evaluated negatively because they differ
from typical behavior.
Psychopathology is ...
✓ ~~~ the scientific study of psychological disorders.
Scientist-Practitioners are ...
✓ ~~~ mental health professionals that use scientific approaches while conducting
clinical work.
Presenting Problems are ...
✓ ~~~ descriptions of concerning behaviors or thoughts presented to therapists by
patients.
, Clinical Descriptions are ...
✓ ~~~ the unique combination of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that make up a
specific disorder.
Prevalence describes ...
✓ ~~~ how many people in a population have a given disorder.
Incidence describes ...
✓ ~~~ how many new cases of a given disorder appears within a population during a
specific time period.
Course describes ...
✓ ~~~ the pattern of development and change of a disorder over time.
Prognosis is ...
✓ ~~~ the anticipated developmental course of a disorder over time.
Etiology is ...
✓ ~~~ the study of origins; in other words, the study of a disorder's causation.
Exorcisms are ...
✓ ~~~ a religious rital performed to rid the victim of evil spirits.
Moral theraphy is ...
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