TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING ABNORMAL
BEHAVIOR 12TH EDITION, QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
mental disorder (Sue, Sue, Sue 4) - answers--psychological symptoms or behavioral patterns
that reflect underlying psychobiological dysfunction
-are associated with distress or disability
-are not merely an expectable response to common stressors or losses
mental illness (Sue, Sue, Sue 4) - answers---a mental health condition that negatively affects a
person's:
-emotions
-thinking
-behavior
-relationships with others
-overal functioning
*can result from a variety of factors
*the vast majority of those affected by mental illness do not display violence or extreme mental
confusion
abnormal psychology (Sue, Sue, Sue 4) - answers--the scientific study whose objectives are to
describe, explain, predict and modify behaviors associated with mental disorders
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, psychopathology (Sue, Sue, Sue 4) - answers-the study of symptoms, causes and treatments of
mental disorders
mental health profession (Sue, Sue, Sue 5) - answers--health care practitioners whose services
focus on improving mental health or treating mental illness
-Examples: psychologists, psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, social workers, mental health
counselors
psychodiagnosis (Sue, Sue, Sue 5) - answers--assessment and description of an individual's
psychological symptoms
-including inferences about what might be causing the psychological stress
*therapist might begin by asking you some questions and observing your behavior and
reactions
treatment plan (Sue, Sue, Sue 5) - answers--a proposed course of therapy
-developed collaboratively by a therapist and client
-addresses the client's most distressing mental health symptoms
*beginning with the focus on your most distressing symptom
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BEHAVIOR 12TH EDITION, QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+
mental disorder (Sue, Sue, Sue 4) - answers--psychological symptoms or behavioral patterns
that reflect underlying psychobiological dysfunction
-are associated with distress or disability
-are not merely an expectable response to common stressors or losses
mental illness (Sue, Sue, Sue 4) - answers---a mental health condition that negatively affects a
person's:
-emotions
-thinking
-behavior
-relationships with others
-overal functioning
*can result from a variety of factors
*the vast majority of those affected by mental illness do not display violence or extreme mental
confusion
abnormal psychology (Sue, Sue, Sue 4) - answers--the scientific study whose objectives are to
describe, explain, predict and modify behaviors associated with mental disorders
1
, psychopathology (Sue, Sue, Sue 4) - answers-the study of symptoms, causes and treatments of
mental disorders
mental health profession (Sue, Sue, Sue 5) - answers--health care practitioners whose services
focus on improving mental health or treating mental illness
-Examples: psychologists, psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, social workers, mental health
counselors
psychodiagnosis (Sue, Sue, Sue 5) - answers--assessment and description of an individual's
psychological symptoms
-including inferences about what might be causing the psychological stress
*therapist might begin by asking you some questions and observing your behavior and
reactions
treatment plan (Sue, Sue, Sue 5) - answers--a proposed course of therapy
-developed collaboratively by a therapist and client
-addresses the client's most distressing mental health symptoms
*beginning with the focus on your most distressing symptom
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