Psych Ch.16

Defining abnormality as ____________________ assumes that what most people do is normal.

• conformity to normality

• deviation from normality

• resistance to differences

• adjustment to normality

Which of the following best summarizes the adjustment approach to defi ning abnormality?

• Abnormal people deviate from the average.

• Abnormal people deviate from the majority.

• Abnormal people are the ones who fail to adjust.

• Abnormal people are not really abnormal at all.

How do Thomas Szasz’s views on “normality” differ from most psychologists’ and psychiatrists’ views?

• He contends that most people whom we label mentally ill are schizophrenic.

• He argues that most people whom we label mentally ill have a generalized anxiety disorder.

• He claims that most people whom we label mentally ill are not ill at all.

• He believes that most people whom we label mentally ill have psychosomatic problems.

Which of the following best describes the reason for axes in the DSM?

• They allow several aspects of a person’s mental functioning to be classified.

• They indicate which version of the DSM is being used to make a diagnosis.

• They make it possible to use a single label to diagnose a patient.

• They break down the patient’s cultural background into four domains.

Dr. Taft likely uses the Cultural Formation Interview when diagnosing patients because it

• allows several aspects of a person’s mental functioning to be classified.

• indicates which version of the DSM is being used to make a diagnosis.

• makes it possible to use a single label to diagnose a patient.

• attempts to address ways in which a person’s gender, race, and ethnicity may affect the diagnosis of mental illness.

During a(n) ____________________ attack, Garrett experiences intense anxiety with no explainable cause.

• anxiety

• social

• panic

• compulsion

A generalized apprehension—a vague feeling that one is in danger—is called ____________________.

• anxiety

• social

• panic

• compulsion

Before she leaves her house, Edith checks the locks on each door at least ten times. Such repetition ofirrational actions is called a(n) ____________________.

• anxiety

• social

• panic

• compulsion

Melanie fears that she will embarrass herself in public. She likely suffers from a(n) ____________________phobia.

• anxiety

• social

• panic

• compulsion

A person suffering from ____________________ stress disorder reexperiences a catastrophe in the form of flashbacks or nightmares.

• anxiety

• social

• panic

• post-traumatic