Shadow Health EXAM A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

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Abnormal Behavior David Rodriguez Study Set 2026 A+ uy uy uy uy uy uy uy u




GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIE
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D ANSWERS (A132A)
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QUESTION 1 uy




What Makes Something a Psychological Disorder?
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ANSWER

Deviant, Distressful, Dysfunctional. The APA defines it as a syndrome marked by a clinically significant
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QUESTION 2 uy




Describe how the medical model approaches disease
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ANSWER

It allows us to pin point what caused the illness, target it, cure it, and diagnose it.
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QUESTION 3 uy




What is the DSM-V and how is it used?
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ANSWER

A widely used system to classify psychological disorders
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QUESTION 4 uy




Describe teh controversy surrounding the DSM-V and the idea of labeling disorders
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ANSWER

They help us identify patterns. However, stereotypes are associated with labels which can be harmful
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, QUESTION 5 uy




General Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
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ANSWER

when a person experiences a state where their autonomic system is aroused
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QUESTION 6 uy




Panic Disorder uy




ANSWER

Unpredictable, minutes-long lasting episodes of intense dread in which a person experiences terror
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QUESTION 7 uy




Phobias
ANSWER

A persistent and irrational fear of a specific object activity or situation
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QUESTION 8 uy




Agoraphobia
ANSWER

Fear or avoidance of situations such as crowds or open places, where one feels panic
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QUESTION 9 uy




Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD)
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ANSWER

Intense fear of social situation, leading to avoidance of social situations
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QUESTION 10 uy




obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) uy uy




ANSWER

Obsessive and compulsive behaviors that disrupt day to day living
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