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Leading up to Exam 1: Psychopathology andDiagnosis Questions with correct answers
The experts of the textbook for my psychopathology and diagnosis
course have collaborated to produce a Correct Answer-synthesis
describing the nature of the disorder and implications for treatment (p.1)
Nature of disorder refers to Correct Answer-symptoms, course,
epidemiology, and etiology (p.1)
Epidemiology elements include Correct Answer-incidence, distribution,
and control
Treatment implications elements include Correct Answer-Assessment,
case formulation, and/or principles of change (p.1)
Wakefield defines mental disorders as Correct Answer-"harmful
dysfunctions" (p. 2)
Disruptions of ______________ encompass the dysfunction in mental
disorders Correct Answer-thought; feeling; communication; perception;
motivation
A behavioral condition is considered a disorder elements Correct
Answer-inability to perform natural function, harm
,In order for a dysfunction to be considered a disorder, Correct Answer-it
has to cause significant harm to the person (p. 2)
According to page 2, mental disorders are _________ to the person's
____________ Correct Answer-harmful; adjustment
The definition of a mental disorder according to the DSM emphasizes
the Correct Answer-consequences of certain behavioral syndromes (p. 3)
"By definition, mental disorders are _______________ Correct Answer-
harmful to the person's adjustment" (p. 2)
A "mental disorder" according to the DSM-5 "...... " Correct Answer-A
syndrome characterized by clinical significant disturbance in an
individual's cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior that reflects a
dysfunction in the psychological, biological, or developmental processes
underlying mental functioning (p. 3)
An adequate description of a mental disorder, might have to go beyond
Correct Answer-the symptomatic depiction of a disorder to consider a
description of other clinical features (p. 3)
Typical course refers to Correct Answer-onset, duration, recurrence,
relapse (p. 3)
Prevalence often ties to Correct Answer-gender and culture (p. 3)
,The p factor is __________ across _______ and represents an
__________ Correct Answer-shared; all dimensions of
psychopathology; index of nonspecific impairment (p. 3)
Beneath the p factor include the _____ of __________ Correct Answer-
domains; internalizing; externalizing; and thought disorder (p. 3)
Many researchers have moved from a definitional view of mental
disorders to a Correct Answer-dimensional perspective (p.3)
The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) is "... "
Correct Answer-a dimensional model that includes most mental
disorders" (p. 3).
HiTOP highest level Correct Answer-general factor or p factor
General factor or p factor of the HiTOP which is Correct Answer-
common among all dimensions of psychopathology (p. 3)
General or p factor of the HiTOP represents Correct Answer-an index of
nonspecific impairment (p. 3)
What is beneath the p factor? Correct Answer-3 broad domains of
disorders: internalizing, externalizing, and thought
, prevalence rate in psychopathology Correct Answer-Proportion of the
population affected by a mental health disorder at a specific point in
time (see page 5)
Prevalence rates of _________ and _________ and __________
were_________ than ________ and _________ Correct Answer-major
depression; alcohol abuse; various kinds of anxiety disorders; more
prevalent; obsessive-compulsive disorder; bipolar disorder (p. 5).
Etiological validity, according to page 11 " " Correct Answer-concerned
with factors that contribute to the onset of the disorder
Concurrent validity, according to page 11. " " Correct Answer-
concerned with the present time and with correlations between the
disorder and other symptoms, circumstances, and test procedures
Predictive validity, according to page 11, " " Correct Answer-Concerned
with the future and with the stability of the problem over time
Reliability in regards to psychopathology, Correct Answer-consistency
of the diagnostic decisions (p. 11)
Comorbidity is the Correct Answer-simultaneous appearance of two or
more disorders in the same person (p. 12)
List of potential discussion questions for Castonguay, Oltmanns, & Lott
(2021): Ch. 1 • Correct Answer--- What is a mental disorder?
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