Chapter 12 Psychological disorders: Module 37

Question 1

Abnormal behavior

Answer 1

Behavior that causes people to experience distress and prevents them from functioning in their daily lives.

Question 2

Medical perspective

Answer 2

The perspective that suggests that when an individual displays symptoms of an abnormal behavior, the root cause will be found in a physical examination of the individual, which may reveal a hormonal imbalance, a chemical deficiency, or a brain injury.

Question 3

Psychoanalytic perspective

Answer 3

The perspective that suggests that abnormal behavior stems from childhood conflicts over opposing wishes regarding sex and aggression.

Question 4

Behavioral perspective

Answer 4

The perspective that looks at the behavior itself as the problem.

Question 5

Cognitive perspective

Answer 5

The perspective that suggests that people’s thoughts and beliefs are a central component of abnormal behavior.

Question 6

Humanistic perspective

Answer 6

The perspective that emphasizes the responsibility people have for their own behavior, even when such behavior is abnormal.

Question 7

Sociocultural perspective

Answer 7

The perspective that assumes that people’s behavior-both normal and abnormal-is shaped by the kind of family group, society, and culture in which they live.

Question 8

Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, fourth edition, text revision (DSM-IV-TR)

Answer 8

A system, devised by the American Psychiatric Association, used by most professionals to diagnose and classify abnormal behavior.