PSYC 110: Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% Correct

PSYC 110: Exam 1 Questions and Answers 100% Correct What are the three properties of abnormal behavior? - Answer- 1. Subjective sense of distress 2. Impairment in functioning 3. Behavior becomes outside some acceptable boundary Which two properties of abnormal behavior are the most important? - Answer- 1. Subjective sense of distress 2. Impairment in functioning What is subjective sense of distress? - Answer- - Experienced as uncomfortable - May not always be present - Behavior must be associated with distress to be abnormal---the criterion is satisfied if the individual is extremely upset What is impairment in functioning? - Answer- - Social role functioning - Chosen role whatever that may be - This may also not be present What does it mean when behavior becomes outside some "acceptable" boundary? - Answer- - deviance from one or more norms What is a definition of "normal" behavior? - Answer- - "any behavior that is not abnormal" - Circuitous and non-definitional What is an accepted definition of abnormal psychology used in the DSM-5? - Answer- - behavioral, psychological, or biological dysfunctions that are unexpected in their cultural context and associated with present distress and impairment in functioning, or increased risk of suffering, death, pain, or impairment What is the book definition of abnormal psychology? - Answer- - actions that are unexpected and often evaluated negatively because they differ from typical or usual behavior "The greater the deviation, the more abnormal it is" True or False? When considering cultural differences, it's best to refer to the idea that behavior is abnormal if you're violating social norms - Answer- True What are some problems/arguments with the definition of abnormal behavior? - Answer- - The definition DEPENDS/varies on quality, quantity, and continuity - Some argue "we can never satisfactorily define disease or disorder" - suffering and distress is sometimes absent---can't use these as defining terms What is normal behavior being researched more in terms of? - Answer- - positive psychology - mental well-being - psychological health Abnormal behavior is ________ defined - Answer- culturally What is Zeitgeist? - Answer- - current cultural climate - "spirit of the times" - implies nothing is static regarding definitions of abnormal behavior Why does Zeitgeist matter? - Answer- cultural climate is critical in defining normal vs. abnormal What are some examples of Zeitgeist and Culture? - Answer- - Drapetomania: uncontrollable tendency of black slaves to flee captivity - Homosexuality: mental disorder in DSM up to DSM-3 (disorder of sexual deviancy) What are the differences between the continuity (quality) and discontinuity (quantity) models? - Answer- - Abnormal behavior separate from normal by some measurable amount *(quantity)* - Abnormal behavior deviates to some degree from a population mean *(quality)* What is a quantity model example? - Answer- Beck Depression Inventory Scores (BDI) What does the Beck Depression Inventory Scores indicate? - Answer- - Cutoff scores say when patient is depressed - Score above 19 suggests clinical depression - Score at or over 30 suggest severe depression *can have population mean Why do the continuity and discontinuity models matter? - Answer- explain WHY someone is "acting like that" What model is closest to our current diagnostic model? - Answer- Quantity model What are the pros for labeling behaviors? - Answer- - shorthand communication with those in the field (i.e. nurse to doctor, physician to physician) - insurance companies - Researchers (group people together in terms of studying behavior or treatment) What are the cons for labeling behaviors? - Answer- - negative effects on the person involved - Society's attitude toward person can change' - Can lose broader context of person by focusing on psychopathology True or False? It's better to separate the label from the person and label the behavior itself - Answer- True What are better ways to describe a person with behavioral problems or psychoathology? - Answer- - Use narrative summary to describe the person *Psychopathology is only ONE part of what a person might be doing at that time What's a less common yet proper description of a person with depression? - Answer- - "She is a person who exhibits behavior consistent with a diagnosis of depression" - "She is sad a lot of the time, has difficulty sleeping, has lost weight, reports suicidal ideation, and feels very guilty.