Mod 30 Psychological Disorders

A core feature of all abnormal behavior is that it is

• Maladaptive 
• Crazy
• Uncategorized 
• Learned 

The DSM-5 is designed to help with which of the following?

• treating psychological disorders
• identifying causes of psychological disorders
• classifying psychological disorders
• distinguishing between sanity and insanity

What does maladaptive mean?

• Behavior that does not have a rational basis
• A behavior that is troublesome to other people
• An exaggeration of normal, acceptable behavior
• a behavior that violates a social norm

Which of the following is NOT part of the definition for a psychological disorder

• Maladaptive
• Unjustifiable
• Different
• Atypical

When describing a psychological disorder, what does atypical mean

• So different that it violates a social norm
• A behavior that is troublesome to other people
• Behavior that does not have a rational basis
• An exaggeration of normal, acceptable behavior
  

What is an unjustifiable behavior?

• An exaggeration of normal, acceptable behavior
  
• Behavior that does not have a rational basis
• A behavior that is troublesome to other people
• So different that it violates a social norm

a change that a person notices in his or her mind or body that is caused by a disease or disorder

• passive
• symptom
• depression
• defense mechanism

an illness that affects a persons mind

• mental disorder
• acute disease
• integrity
• symptom

A behavior that is troublesome to other people meets this criteria to be considered a Psychological disorder.

• Maladaptive
• Unjustifiable
• Disturbing
• Atypical

A behavior that has no rational basis meets this criteria for diagnosing a Psychological disorder.

• Maladaptive
• Unjustifiable
• Disturbing
• Atypical