According to the dsm, when is deviant behavior viewed as indicative of a mental disorder?

Q: What are the four qualifiers for a mental disorder?

The Four Ds” consisting of deviance, dysfunction, distress, and danger can be a valuable tool to all practitioners when assessing reported traits, symptoms, or conditions in order to illuminate the point of at which these factors might represent a DSM IV-TR disorder.

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Which of the following best describes the DSM?
What are the 3 criteria for a psychological disorder?
What are the four qualifiers for a mental disorder?
What is deviant in abnormal psychology?

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Question	Answer
The fact that body piercings are commonplace today while they would once have been viewed as abnormal illustrates that	the values of a society may change over time.
What is a reason for classifying mental disorders?	A classification system allows information to be organized.
What makes defining abnormality difficult?	There is not a clear dividing line that serves to distinguish different behavior from that which is abnormal.

________ is a necessary first step toward introducing order to any discussion of the cause or treatment of abnormal behavior.	Classification
The DSM-IV-TR does not refer to the etiology of mental disorders. This is because	Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
According to the DSM, when is deviant behavior viewed as indicative of a mental disorder?	when it is a symptom of a dysfunction in the individual
What is a culture-specific disorder?	a disorder seen only in certain cultures
What is epidemiology?	the study of the distribution of a disorder in a population
What does it mean if a disorder is said to be highly prevalent?	It is common.
Comorbidity means	that a person has two or more disorders.
The physicians of Alexandria, Egypt in the era after Alexander the Great were most likely to treat mental patients by	providing activities, massage, and education.
A common treatment for mental illness during the Middle Ages in Europe was	exorcism
What was the purpose of the early asylums?	to remove those who could not care for themselves from society
Humanitarian treatment would be most typical of	the hospitals run by Philippe Pinel.
At the start of the twentieth century in America, public attitudes toward the mentally ill	were characterized by fear, horror, and ignorance.
The rationale behind deinstitutionalization was	a concern that prolonged hospitalization could keep patients from being able to adjust to and function in the outside world.
Which one of the following is credited with developing a classification system for mental disorders?	kraepelin
A behavioral psychologist would be most likely to use	observational techniques
Understanding the causes of mental disorders is important because	such knowledge might make both the prevention and cure of mental disorders possible.
In order to develop chicken pox, one must be exposed to the virus that causes chicken pox. Note, however, that not everyone who is exposed to the virus is affected. In other words, the virus is a	necessary cause.
Suppose that the presence of a particular gene is a necessary cause for the occurrence of schizophrenia. Which of the following statements is TRUE?	A person with that gene may or may not become schizophrenic.
In the diathesis-stress model, a stressor is	a necessary or contributory cause that is proximal to the onset of symptoms.
When psychologists say that a person shows resilience it means	the person can successfully adapt and survive in threatening circumstances.
Norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin, and GABA are all	neurotransmitters that are involved in psychopathology.
Cortisol is a hormone that	the adrenal gland produces that mobilizes the body to deal with stress.
When examining heredity, mental disorders are almost always	caused by multiple genes.
Children born with a genetic predisposition to be introverted	are likely to be more or less introverted depending on childhood experiences growing up.
Highly coordinated children are picked out at an early age by coaches and given special opportunities to excel at sports. Extraverted children seek out social situations and become unusually comfortable with strangers. Both of these phenomena illustrate	genotype-environment correlations.
If trait is highly heritable, it would be expected that	the concordance rate for monozygotic twins would be greater than the concordance rate for dizygotic twins.
Freud's view of mental disorders was that they were a result of	unresolved conflicts between the id, the ego and the superego.
cognitive behavioral psychologists believe dysfunction	results from distorted thinking and information processing.
Dana's mother suffers from serious depressive episodes. Dana is likely to	be at risk for depression herself.
A psychologist who takes an eclectic approach is most likely to make which of the following statements?	"The beauty of an eclectic approach is that it requires one to integrate many ideas into one, synthesized viewpoint."
Due to the complexity of determining what has caused both normal and abnormal behavior, most investigators speak of risk factors for abnormality instead of causes.	true
Neural plasticity is only evident early in life.	false
All children who are raised by parents with mental disorders show evidence of psychopathology themselves.	false
"Projective" and "objective" are two types of ________ tests.	personality
Which of the following is NOT a criticism of projective tests?	client responses are limited
The MMPI is	a structured approach to personality assessment.
Which of the following demonstrates reliability?
A valid test	measures what it is designed to measure.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of psychotherapy?	It takes time.
Drugs that block dopamine receptors are most likely to be used to	decrease the intensity of hallucinations.
The conventional antipsychotic drugs have a problematic side effect involving abnormal movement. This side effect is called	tardive dyskinesia.
Prozac is a	selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.
The main use of lithium is for	bipolar disorder.
The technique of free association is designed to	explore unconscious and preconscious material.
The Brady family is attending family therapy sessions. The therapist has told them, "If the whole family context changes, Marcia's problem behavior will change as well." The family therapist probably agrees with the ________ therapy approach.	structural family
When asked what their orientation is, what do most of today's psychotherapists say?	eclectic
A headache would be an example of a symptom, while a fever would be consistent with the definition of sign.	True
Personality Disorders are listed on Axis I.	false
Anitipsychotic medications are effective in controlling the negative symptoms of schizophrenia.	false
Systematic desensitization is a form of behavior therapy commonly used in the treatment of phobias.	true
Free association is a technique of client-centered therapy.	false
Dietary restrictions are necessary when monoamine oxidase inhibitors are used in the treatment of depression.	true
A test that assesses a person's responses to ambiguous stimuli to understand personality characteristics if called a projective test.	true
Health psychology is	a subspecialty within behavioral medicine and psychology that deals with the psychological components of physical dysfunction.
The fact that physical conditions affect psychological functioning is recognized by the consideration of ________.	Axis III
Selye	recognized that both happy and sad life events can be sources of stress.
Which of the following is NOT an effect of cortisol?	enhanced immune function
A lifestyle factor	is something that we can control.
What aspect of the Type A personality is thought to increase the risk of coronary artery disease?	hostility
Which of the following is characteristic of an adjustment disorder?	Symptoms may lessen when the individual has learned to cope.
Acute stress disorder becomes PTSD when	the symptoms last for more than 4 weeks.
Estimates of the prevalence of PTSD:	demonstrate that it is more commonly seen in women.
Behavioral medicine is an interdisciplinary approach to the treatment of physical disorders.	True
Mental Disorders Due to a General Medical Condition are found on Axis I of DSM-IV-TR.	true
Unpredictable events cause more severe stress than anticipated ones.	true
Cortisol is used to treat inflammations as it enhances the body's immune response.	false
The outcome of a crisis is, by definition, negative.	false
Interpersonal relationships can have a major impact on a persons reaction to a stressor.	true
Stress can cause suppression of the immune system.	true
Men are more likely to develop hypertension than women.	false
Lifestyle factors, rather than genetics, are thought to account for racial differences in the prevalence of hypertension.	true
Depression is one of the most strongly linked emotions to illness and mortality. Depression is one of the most strongly linked emotions to illness and mortality.	true
Those who do not respond well to change are likely to have a low stress tolerance.	true

Which of the following best describes the DSM?

Which statement best describes the DSM-5? It is a medical psychiatric assessment system.

What are the 3 criteria for a psychological disorder?

A psychological disorder is, broadly, a condition characterized by distressing, impairing, and/or atypical thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

What are the four qualifiers for a mental disorder?

The “Four D's” consisting of deviance, dysfunction, distress, and danger can be a valuable tool to all practitioners when assessing reported traits, symptoms, or conditions in order to illuminate the point of at which these factors might represent a DSM IV-TR disorder.

What is deviant in abnormal psychology?

Deviance refers to behavior that violates social norms or cultural expectations because culture determines what is normal. When a person is said to be deviant when he or she fails to follow the stated and unstated rules of society, called social norms.

According to the dsm, when is deviant behavior viewed as indicative of a mental disorder?

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Which of the following best describes the DSM?

What are the 3 criteria for a psychological disorder?

What are the four qualifiers for a mental disorder?

What is deviant in abnormal psychology?

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