Psychology
Chapter 13 – Psychological Disorders
Study Guide
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What is the branch of psychology called that researches abnormal behavior?
During the Renaissance, abnormal behavior was believed to result from?
Describe each of the criteria for abnormal.
What is the problem with applying the criterion of “social nonconformity” to define abnormal behavior?
The biological model of mental illness explains disorders how?
The psychoanalytic model holds that abnormal behavior could be the result of what?
The behavioral model of mental illness explains disorders how?
The cognitive model of abnormality views abnormal behavior as a result of what?
When family members have to care for loved ones with a mental illness it can put them at a greater risk of what?
What is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR)?
Describe each of the axis.
What is no longer classified in the DSM as a mental illness? (hint: has to do with sexual orientation)
Anxiety that is unrelated to any realistic, known source is called?
What is a specific phobia? Give a few examples
What is agoraphobia?
Define magnification.
Are anxiety disorders culture specific? Or are they found all around the world?
What is the psychodynamic view of somatoform disorders?
What defines a dissociative disorder?
Describe dissociative fugue.
Describe DID?
List types of Mood Disorders.
Describe characteristics of Major Depression.
List types of Schizophrenia and describe characteristics of each.
What have we discovered regarding causes of antisocial personality disorder?
What is the relationship between poverty and mental illness, if any?
What is SAD and how is it treated?