Module 48 Introduction to Psychological Disorders

Epigenetics

"Above" or "in addition to" genetics

Classification

A clinician considering how a diagnostic label might be applied most appropriately is asking a question concerning the ___________ of a psychological disorder

Susto

A condition marked by severe anxiety, restlessness, and fear of black magic. It's culture specific to Latin America.

Dysfunctional/maladaptive

A lawyer feels the need to wash his hands 100 times a day. His behavior would probably be labeled disorders because it's __________, that is, it interferes with his day-to-day life

Medical model

A therapist says that psychological disorders are sicknesses and people with these disorders should be treated as patients in a hospital. This therapist believes in the

DSM5

A widely used system for classifying psychological disorders

Biopsychosocial

Many psychologists reject the disorders-as-illness view and instead contend that other factors may also be involved - for example, the person's bad habits and poor social skills. This view represents the __________ approach

Poverty

One predictor of psychiatric disorders that crosses ethnic and gander lines is

3.5

The percentage of Americans who reported suffering from PTSD in 2015 was

Phobias, major depressive disorder

The symptoms of ________ appear around age 10; _________ tends to appear later, around age 25

Amok

The term _________ describes a disorder seen in Malaysian culture, it's marked by sudden violent outbursts

Schizophrenia

This disorder is MOST likely to result in the person living in poverty

Depression

Two major disorders that are found worldwide are schizophrenia and

500 million

Which choice BEST approximates the number of people in the world who suffer from a mental or behavioral disorder?

ADHD

a psychological disorder marked by extreme inattention and/or hyperactivity and impulsivity

Psychological disorder

a syndrome marked by a clinically significant disturbance in an individual's cognition, emotion regulation, or behavior

Medical model

the concept that diseases, in this case psychological disorders, have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and, in most cases, cured, often through treatment in a hospital.

Epigenetics

the study of environmental influences on gene expression that occur without a DNA change