PSYCH 439 Test 1 with Questions and Answers
6 guidelines or rules of thumb to Classify Abnormal behavior
1. Statistical frequency
2. personal distress or suffering ANSWER 1. is this uncommon- gender identity disorder (not common) vs depression (common)
2. PTSD & GAD should be considered bc ...
PSYCH 439 Test 1 with Questions and
Answers
6 guidelines or rules of thumb to Classify Abnormal behavior
1. Statistical frequency
2. personal distress or suffering ANSWER 1. is this uncommon- gender identity disorder (not
common) vs depression (common)
2. PTSD & GAD should be considered bc lots of distress; mania and sex offenders should not
be considered bc no distress
6 guidelines or rules of thumb to Classify Abnormal behavior
3. impairments
4. risk or suffering death, pain, disability, or important loss of freedom ANSWER 3. Severe
depression and autism. schiz fit, but bulimics and alcoholics may not
4. heroine, you think you can fly, streaking/ mooning, criminals and prostitutes, antisocial
personality disorder
6 guidelines or rules of thumb to Classify abnormal behavior
5. Whatever violates social norms
6. no single general guideline works! ANSWER 5. piercings, fighting with someone who isn't
there,
6. defining abnormal behavior is not easy- where do we draw the line?
, Theoretical models of abnormal behavior ( always categorized in different ways)--three
major categories ANSWER biological, psychological, and social (multidimensional
integrative approach).
1. unidimensional approach
2. multidimensional approach ANSWER 1. focuses on one factor; doesn't cut it- can't focus
on one piece (ex. depression: some physical, some cognitive or enviorn)
2. the cause of disorder are very complex looking at different pieces; Clinical psych- thought
influence behavior
Multidimensional approaches:
1. Biological Mode - what does it include?
what does it use for treatment?
compares what with what? ANSWER genetics, the brain, endocrine system- explains normal
and not normal behavior...medicine! medical model aka disease model; compares mental
illness with physical diseases
Biological model
genetic contributions
what is the nature of genes?
what about psychological disorders?
what kind of studies are most common?
concordance rate? ANSWER most things about us are polygenetic (use multiple genes);
psychological disorder have some genetic factors but nothing is 100% genetic; twin studies/
adoption studies; probability that both twins will develop a disorder if 1 twin has the disorder.
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