Chapter 15

Question 1

dysfunctional or maladaptive

Answer 1

interfere with normal day-to-day life

Question 2

who said curing illness requires moral treatment

Answer 2

Philippe Pinel

Question 3

two disorders that occur worldwide

Answer 3

depression and schizophrenia

Question 4

disorders are associated with specific cultures true or false

Answer 4

true

Question 5

approach that emphasizes that mind and body are inseparable

Answer 5

biopsychosocial

Question 6

vulnerability stress model

Answer 6

assumes that dispositions combine with environmental stressors to influence psychological disorder

Question 7

feel somewhat uncomfortable BUT its not dangerous to your well-being

Answer 7

discomfort

Question 8

approaching dangerous territory for your well-being

Answer 8

distress

Question 9

medical student syndrome

Answer 9

learning about disorders, and then overly confidently diagnose the disorder

Question 10

the behaviour is harmful to oneself or others

Answer 10

danger

Question 11

the behaviour interferes with daily functioning

Answer 11

dysfunction

Question 12

the behaviour causes distress to oneself or others

Answer 12

distress

Question 13

recurring behaviours, thoughts, or emotions that deviate from the typical expectations of society

Answer 13

deviant

Question 14

are any single d sufficient?

Answer 14

no

Question 15

psychological disorder definition

Answer 15

a syndrome marked by a clincally significant disturbance in an individual’s cognition, emotion regulation, and or behaviour

Question 16

syndrome

Answer 16

a collection of symptoms rather than just a single one

Question 17

more days than not

Answer 17

standard used to establish whether a reliable pattern exists

Question 18

culture bound syndromes

Answer 18

disorders which are unique to certain cultures: demonstrate how culture can play a role in causing and defining a disorder

Question 19

why is DSM useful

Answer 19

provides specific criteria
labels behaviour
categorical yes vs. no
verbal shorthand
predict disorder future course

Question 20

critisims of DSM

Answer 20

pathologizing
arbitrary cutoffs
lack of sensitivity
labels

Question 21

regardless of the specific reason NSSI is best understood as a

Answer 21

maladaptive coping mechanism

Question 22

pathology paradigm

Answer 22

the disordered person has a deficit, must intervene to eliminate

Question 23

neurodiversity paradigm

Answer 23

consider the individual in their
whole context

Question 24

panic disorder

Answer 24

repeated and unexpected panic attacks, as well as fear of the next one, and changing behaviour to avoid them

Question 25

does fear or phobia vary more

Answer 25

fear

Question 26

what is the hallmark symptom of ptsd

Answer 26

recurring distressing memories and nightmares

Question 27

somatic symtom disorder

Answer 27

distressing symptoms take a somatic form without apparent physical causes

Question 28

three modern perspectives on genesis on anxiety

Answer 28

conditioning, cognition, biology

Question 29

our fear responses become linked with formally neutral objects and events

Answer 29

classical conditioning

Question 30

stimulus generalization

Answer 30

fear provoking event, later develops a fear of similar events

Question 31

___ runs in families

Answer 31

fearfulness

Question 32

norepinephrine

Answer 32

increases arousal/ boosts mood scare during depression, too much in mania

Question 33

serotonin

Answer 33

scarce during depression

Question 34

explores how people's assumptions and expectations influence what they percieve

Answer 34

social-cognitive perspective

Question 35

state-dependent memory

Answer 35

tendency to recall experiences that fit our current mood

Question 36

depression cycle

Answer 36

1. stressful experiences 2. negative explanatory style 3. depressed mood 4. cognitive and behavioural changes