Psychological Disorders Final Review
Exam 100% Well Answered.
n 1999 the surgeon general of the united states wrote the "most formidable obstacle to progress in the
arena of mental health and mental illness" is: - Answer Stigma
The authors use all of the following criteria to define abnormality except: - Answer Help-seeking
Jorge, a first year college student, has been steadily increasing the time he spends drinking with friends.
He is now partying four or five days of the week. This has affected his class attendance, schoolwork and
job. Jorge meets which characteristic for defining a mental disorder? - Answer Disability
Mia participates in ceremonies with others from her culture in which they communicate with the spirits
of their ancestors. She does this regularly and talks to her friends about what she is told. Mia's behaviour
does not: - Answer Violate social norms
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the DSM-IV-TR definition of mental disorder? - Answer
Function
Characteristics of stigma include all of the following except: - Answer A label reflecting desirable
characteristics
The doctrine that an evil being or spirit can dwell within a person and control his or her mind and body is
called: - Answer Demonology
According to Hippocrates, too much ... Led to irritability and anxiousness, whereas too much ... Led to
melancholia. - Answer Yellow bile, black bile
Witch trials indicated a return to the concept that ... Was responsible for social unrest, famines, and
plagues. - Answer Demonology
Exam 100% Well Answered.
n 1999 the surgeon general of the united states wrote the "most formidable obstacle to progress in the
arena of mental health and mental illness" is: - Answer Stigma
The authors use all of the following criteria to define abnormality except: - Answer Help-seeking
Jorge, a first year college student, has been steadily increasing the time he spends drinking with friends.
He is now partying four or five days of the week. This has affected his class attendance, schoolwork and
job. Jorge meets which characteristic for defining a mental disorder? - Answer Disability
Mia participates in ceremonies with others from her culture in which they communicate with the spirits
of their ancestors. She does this regularly and talks to her friends about what she is told. Mia's behaviour
does not: - Answer Violate social norms
Which of the following is not a characteristic of the DSM-IV-TR definition of mental disorder? - Answer
Function
Characteristics of stigma include all of the following except: - Answer A label reflecting desirable
characteristics
The doctrine that an evil being or spirit can dwell within a person and control his or her mind and body is
called: - Answer Demonology
According to Hippocrates, too much ... Led to irritability and anxiousness, whereas too much ... Led to
melancholia. - Answer Yellow bile, black bile
Witch trials indicated a return to the concept that ... Was responsible for social unrest, famines, and
plagues. - Answer Demonology
