ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED PRACTICE SOLUTIONS

ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED PRACTICE SOLUTIONS

●● Clinical Psychology
Answer: Diagnosing and treating mental disorders


●● DSM-5-TR
Answer: Manual used to diagnose mental disorders


●● ICD (11th edition)
Answer: Global system for classifying diseases and mental disorders


●● Deviation
Answer: Behavior that goes against social norms


●● Distress
Answer: Emotional suffering that affects daily life


●● Dysfunction
Answer: Inability to function in daily life

,●● Stigma
Answer: Negative beliefs about mental illness


●● Discrimination
Answer: Unfair treatment of people with mental illness


●● Biological Perspective
Answer: Disorders caused by brain or genetics


●● Behavioral Perspective
Answer: Disorders caused by learned behavior


●● Psychodynamic Perspective
Answer: Disorders caused by unconscious conflicts


●● Humanistic Perspective
Answer: Disorders caused by blocked personal growth


●● Cognitive Perspective
Answer: Disorders caused by negative thinking

, ●● Sociocultural Perspective
Answer: Disorders caused by society and culture


●● Evolutionary Perspective
Answer: Behaviors that reduce survival or reproduction


●● Biopsychosocial Model
Answer: Disorder caused by biology, psychology, and environment
together


●● Diathesis-Stress Model
Answer: Disorder caused by vulnerability plus stress


●● Eclectic Approach
Answer: Combining multiple therapy approaches


●● Anxiety Disorders
Answer: Excessive fear and worry disorders


●● Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Answer: Constant worry about many things