Applied Psych Abnormality

A psychological or behavioural state leading to impairment of interpersonal functioning and/or distress to others

• Psychological Disorder

• Abnormality

• Mental Health Disorder

• Challenging behaviour

The Psychologist who exposed the practice of over-diagnosing in Psychiatric institutions in the 1970s

• John Watson

• David Rosenhan

• Philip Zimbardo

• Carl Rogers

The ICD11 is published by what organisation?

• American Psychological Association

• British Psychological Association

• World Health Organisation

• World Mental Health organisation

The DSM-5 is published by what organisation?

• American Psychiatric Association

• British Psychological Association

• World Health Organisation

• World Mental Health organisation

The ICD-11 first came into use in what year?

• 2022

• 2024

• 2021

• 2023

DSM-V was published in what year?

• 2011

• 2012

• 2013

• 2014

Which of the following is NOT a limitation of the DSM-V

• Too much emphasis on biological factors

• Oversimplification

• Misdiagnosing/ Over diagnosing

• Frequent revisions suggest ongoing errors

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of the DSM-V

• It assists and standardises diagnosis

• It is responsive to new research and insights

• It is ethnocentric

• It provides a blueprint for a wide range of psychological disorders

The idea that the values, knowledge, and behaviour of people must be understood within their own cultural context

• Cultural beliefs

• Cultural relativism

• Cultural bias

• Cultural consciousness

I was recently diagnosed with Autism and ADHD- what is the term for having multiple diagnoses

• Co-existing

• Complimentary

• Contradictory

• Co-morbidity