quiz 8

Question 1

What is Abnormal?

Answer 1

Outside the range of normal – not typical..atypical (Typicality)
Abnormal is not always negative

Question 2

3 D’s of Abnormal Behavior

Answer 2

Dysfunction
Distress
Deviance

Question 3

Psychological Disorder

Answer 3

Set of behavioral, emotional, and cognitive symptoms that are significantly distressing and disabling in terms of social functioning, work endeavors, and other aspects of life
Study of this area is called psychopathology

Question 4

Classification of Disorders

Answer 4

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) Classification
Currently DSM 5
Over 260 Disorders in 20 Categories

Question 5

Anxiety Disorders

Answer 5

Primary feature of these disorders is anxiety
Anxiety - dread, foreboding, nervousness, vague uneasiness – psychological and physiological

Question 6

What is the difference between fear and anxiety?

Answer 6

Fear is a response to perceived threat vs Anxiety is worry about a threat that has not or may not happen