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PSYC 435 - Abnormal Psychology Quiz 1 Concepts Exam Questions With Correct Answers Why is abnormality so difficult to define? - answerWhat is considered abnormal by one may be considered normal by another What characteristics help us recognize abnormality? - answer1. subjective distress 2. ma...

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PSYC 435 - Abnormal Psychology Quiz 1
Concepts Exam Questions With Correct
Answers


Why is abnormality so difficult to define? - answer✔What is considered abnormal by one may

be considered normal by another


What characteristics help us recognize abnormality? - answer✔1. subjective distress


2. maladaptiveness

3. statistical deviancy

4. violation of the standards of society

5. social discomfort

6. irrationality and unpredictability

7. dangerousness


What is stigma? How common is it? - answer✔Preconceived negative attitudes about a particular

subject that are extremely common

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What challenges are involved in reducing stigma toward people with mental illness? -

answer✔Knowledge alone is not enough to remove stigmas


A person's self-concept may be directly affected by being given a diagnosis - perpetuating stigma

Fear of individuals who exhibit dangerous or unpredictable behavior perpetuates stigma


What is epidemiology? - answer✔involves the study of the distribution and frequency of

disorders


What is the difference between prevalence and incidence? - answer✔Incidence is the number of

new cases in a population within a certain period. Prevalence is the total number of cases in a

population in a certain period - including both new and existing cases


What are the most common mental disorders? - answer✔Mood, anxiety, and substance abuse

disorders


How is illness severity associated with comorbidity? - answer✔Comorbidity is positively

correlated with illness severity


What are the strengths and limitations of case studies? - answer✔new ideas and stimulus for

research. insight into rare clinical conditions

Studying and drawing inferences from past case studies alone often leads to erroneous thinking

as we often focus on data that confirm our ideas of how things are.

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Why is it desirable not to rely solely on self-report data as a source of information? -

answer✔Because people will occasionally lie, misinterpret the question, or desire to present

themselves in a particularly favorable (or unfavorable) light


What is the difference between self-report and observational data? - answer✔Self-report data is

the individual's personal subjective experience, whereas observational data is what is observable

to everyone as it currently is


What range of measures could be considered to reflect observational data? - answer✔Direct

observation, biological, laboratory, technological, clinical


Explain what the term representative sample means - answer✔A group that is as indicative of

what the entire population is as possible


What is a sample of convenience? - answer✔A sample of what is most readily available, though

not necessarily most indicative of the entire population

What is the difference between internal and external validity? How can external validity be

maximized? - answer✔Internal: how confident we are in the results of that study


External: the extent to which we can generalize the findings of a study

Create a sample that has wide ranges of various factors to represent the most of the population

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