PSY 366 PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS #1
All of the following workers can prescribe medications EXCEPT - Answers -Counseling
Psychologists
Incidence is defined as - Answers -The number of new cases in a population over a
specific period of time.
What makes a behavior psychologically deviant? - Answers -Whether or not it conforms
to social/cultural norms
Which of the following is NOT a part of the dysfunction breakdown? - Answers -
Impairment
According to the DSM-5, what are the three major components of all
psychological/mental disorders? - Answers -Dysfunction, Distress, Deviance
Betty wants to be a Psychiatrist when she gets older. What degree would she need in
order to become one? - Answers -M.D.
A person who is having a breakdown in cognition might experience which of the
following? - Answers -delusions that they are a god
Steve, a 16-year-old high school student, shares with a group of friends that his mother
has recently been diagnosed with major depressive disorder. Steve is berated by his
peers, being told that he's the reason she 'hates her life' and that he is a 'bad son'
because of it. The treatment Steve received from his peers is an example of - Answers
-courtesy stigma
When should a mental health professional break patient-therapist confidentiality and
report to law enforcement? - Answers -When the patient expresses intent to harm
themselves or others
Which of the following is NOT under the definition of abnormal behavior?
Any behavior that strays from what is considered the norm or part of one's culture.
Any behavior that causes distress and/or impairment in functioning.
Any behavior that causes dysfunction in cognition, emotion, or behavior. - Answers -
Any behavior that occurs on occasion
Which of the following is NOT true about the cathartic method? - Answers -It has been
integrated into cognitive behavioral therapy
All of the following workers can prescribe medications EXCEPT - Answers -Counseling
Psychologists
Incidence is defined as - Answers -The number of new cases in a population over a
specific period of time.
What makes a behavior psychologically deviant? - Answers -Whether or not it conforms
to social/cultural norms
Which of the following is NOT a part of the dysfunction breakdown? - Answers -
Impairment
According to the DSM-5, what are the three major components of all
psychological/mental disorders? - Answers -Dysfunction, Distress, Deviance
Betty wants to be a Psychiatrist when she gets older. What degree would she need in
order to become one? - Answers -M.D.
A person who is having a breakdown in cognition might experience which of the
following? - Answers -delusions that they are a god
Steve, a 16-year-old high school student, shares with a group of friends that his mother
has recently been diagnosed with major depressive disorder. Steve is berated by his
peers, being told that he's the reason she 'hates her life' and that he is a 'bad son'
because of it. The treatment Steve received from his peers is an example of - Answers
-courtesy stigma
When should a mental health professional break patient-therapist confidentiality and
report to law enforcement? - Answers -When the patient expresses intent to harm
themselves or others
Which of the following is NOT under the definition of abnormal behavior?
Any behavior that strays from what is considered the norm or part of one's culture.
Any behavior that causes distress and/or impairment in functioning.
Any behavior that causes dysfunction in cognition, emotion, or behavior. - Answers -
Any behavior that occurs on occasion
Which of the following is NOT true about the cathartic method? - Answers -It has been
integrated into cognitive behavioral therapy
