Abnormal Psychology

Abnormal behavior was originally thought of as _______________.

• Physical illness that affected the brain

• Bad reactions to society

• Evil spirits trying to "get out"

Which dysfuntions are associated with Abnormal Psychology today?

*Select all that apply*

• Aytipical

• Unjustifiable

• Maladaptive

• Disturbing

Which of the following describes the idea that psychological disorders can be diagonsed and treated?

• Taijin-kyosfusho

• The DSM

• The medical model

• The biospcyosocial approach

The DSM V is a book used to do what?

• classifies mental disorders and describes the symptoms of each

• is useful for determining sanity and insanity but nothing more

• was once useful but no longer applies today

• was once useful but no longer applies today

A core feature of all abnormal behavior is that it is

• Maladaptive 
• Crazy
• Uncategorized 
• Learned 

In which disorder does a person seem to experience at least two or more distinct personalities existing in one body?

• schizophrenia

• panic disorder

• depersonalization

• dissociative identity disorder

The ______ model of mental illness explains that disorders such as anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia are caused by chemical imbalances, genetic problems, brain damage or dysfunction, or some combination of those causes.

• biological

• psychodynamic

• naturalistic

• cognitive-behavorial

Disorders characterized by disturbances in emotion are known as ______ disorders.

• conversion

• somatoform

• mood

• dissociative

Which of the following is a condition in which a person shows little or no emotion?

• hallucinations

• delusions

• inappropriate affect

• flat affect

Disorders in which there is a break in conscious awareness, memory, the sense of identity, or some combination are called _________.

• paraphilias

• anxiety disorders

• somatoform disorders

• dissociative disorders