PSYCH 439 Exam with Questions and Answers
neuropsychological examination ANSWER involves use of expanding array of testing devices
measures cognitive perceptual and motor performance
provides clues to extent and location of brain damage
DSM-5 definition of mental disorder ANSWER Biological,...
PSYCH 439 Exam with Questions and
Answers
neuropsychological examination ANSWER involves use of expanding array of testing
devices
measures cognitive perceptual and motor performance
provides clues to extent and location of brain damage
DSM-5 definition of mental disorder ANSWER Biological, psychological, or developmental
dysfunction in individual
clinically significant disturbance in behavior, emotional regulation, or cognitive function
Associated with distress or disability
Elements of abnormality ANSWER suffering, maladaptiveness, deviancy, violation of
standards of society, social discomfort, dangerousness, irrationality and unpredictability
Epidemiology ANSWER study of distribution of diseases, disorders, or health related
behaviors in a given population
Operant Conditioning ANSWER A type of learning in which behavior is strengthened if
followed by a reinforcer or diminished if followed by a punisher (Thorndike and B.F.
Skinner)
Classical Conditioning ANSWER Ivan Pavlov= dogs will not salivate to a non food stimulus
once regularly accompanied by food
John B. Watson= emphasized the study of overt behavior
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