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The symptoms and signs of mental disorders including such phenomena as depressed mood, panic attacks, and bizarre beliefs are known as |
Psychopathology |
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The application of psychological science to the study of mental disorders is called |
Abnormal psychology |
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A general term that refers to several types of severe mental disorders in which the person is considered to be out of contact with reality. |
Psychosis |
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A group of symptoms that appear together and are assumed to represent a specific type of disorder is reffered to as a |
Syndrome |
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One of the most difficult issues in the field of abnormal psychology centers on... |
The process by which mental disorders are identified. |
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State the definition of insanity. |
A legal term that refers to judgement about whether a person should be held responsible for criminal Behavior if he or she is also mentally Disturbed. |
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A condition should be considered a mental disorder if, and only if, it needs these two criteria.. |
1. The condition results from the inability of some internal mechanism (mental or physical) to perform its natural function. 2. The condition causes some harm to the person as judged by the standards of the person's culture. |
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True or false? The harmful dysfunction view of mental disorder recognizes that every type of dysfunction does not lead to a disorder. |
True |
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Describe the two elements that Define harmful dysfunction. |
1. Based as much as possible on the objective evaluation of performance. 2. Not every type of dysfunction leads to a disorder. Only dysfunctions that result in significant harm to the person. |
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The DSM-5 definition excludes voluntary behaviors, these include: |
Actions and beliefs that are shared by 1. Religious minority groups 2. Political minority groups 3. Sexual minority groups |
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The scientific study of the frequency and distribution of disorders within a population is termed to this profession.. |
Epidemiologist |
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Two terms are particularly important in epidemiological research. List them. |
1. Incidence 2. Prevalence |
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This refers to the number of new cases of a disorder that appear in a population during a specific period of time |
Incidence |
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This refers to the total number of active cases both old and new that are present in a population during a specific period of time. |
Prevalence |
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The total proportion of people in a given population who have been affected by a disorder at some point during their lives. |
Lifetime prevalence |
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The presence of more than one condition within the same period of time is known as.. |
Comorbidity |
