• 5.3 - Explaining & Classifying Psychological Disorders

Question 1

• Dysfunction

Answer 1

people can’t complete daily activities such as school or work, or function as necessary

Question 2

• Distress

Answer 2

the emotional suffering, discomfort and pain

Question 3

• Deviance

Answer 3

means differing from the norm; it’s rare or not typical behavior

Question 4

• Stigma of Classification

Question 5

• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual

Answer 5

contains descriptions, symptoms, and diagnostic criteria of mental disorders (doesnt list causes) its consistent with diagnoses used by medical doctors worldwide; special education teachers, psychologists.

Question 6

• International Classification of Mental Disorders

Answer 6

a comprehensive, standardized system developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) to classify and code all known mental and behavioral disorders

Question 7

• Evolutionary Perspective

Answer 7

proposes that the causes of mental disorders focus on behaviors and mental processes that reduce the likelihood of survival.

Question 8

• Sociocultural Perspective

Answer 8

proposes that the causes of mental disorders focus on maladaptive social and cultural relationships and dynamics.

Question 9

• Biological Perspective

Answer 9

proposes that the causes of mental disorders focus on physiological or genetic issues.

Question 10

• Biopsychosocial Model

Answer 10

assumes that any psychological problem potentially involves a combination of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors.

Question 11

• Diathesis-Stress Model

Answer 11

assumes that psychological disorders develop due to a genetic vulnerability (diathesis) in combination with stressful life experiences (stress).

Question 12

• World Health Organization

Answer 12

a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that leads and coordinates international health activities

Question 13

• Eclectic Approach

Answer 13

a flexible and individualized approach that combines different therapeutic techniques and theories to best suit the needs of an individual client

Question 14

• Behavioral Perspective

Answer 14

proposes that the causes of mental disorders focus on unhealthy learned associations to stimuli

Question 15

• Psychodynamic Perspective

Answer 15

proposes that the causes of mental disorders focus on unconscious thoughts and experiences, often developed during childhood

Question 16

• American Psychiatric Association

Answer 16

the leading psychiatric organization in the world

Question 17

• Humanistic Perspective

Answer 17

proposes that the causes of mental disorders focus on a lack of social support and being unable to fulfill one’s potential.

Question 18

• Cognitive Perspective

Answer 18

proposes that the causes of mental disorders focus on maladaptive thoughts, beliefs, attitudes, or emotions.