Psychology - Abnormal Behavior & Mental Disorders

A person's abnormal behavior does not always mean he/she has a mental disorder.

True

symptom

a sign or indication of something

What does Axis I of the DSM categorize? clinical and mental disorders personality disorders drugs and alcoholic disorders environmental stresses

clinical and mental disorders

abnormal

not normal

psychotic

suffering from delusions or hallucinations

diagnose

to classify or determine

adverse

extremely unfavorable

severity

intensity

disorder

mental health disturbance

Withholding judgment on the mentally ill is wise because _____.

then you can try to understand what a person is experiencing

Which is an abnormal behavior related to mental illness?

throwing up food to stay skinny

DSM

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

What does Axis IV of the DSM categorize?

Psychosocial and environmental problems

What is the benefit of being diagnosed correctly? A person can get the right type of treatment or medication he needs. A person can proudly claim to others that she has received good help. A person can be confident that his mental health professional took a general guess. choices B and C

A person can get the right type of treatment or medication he needs.

What is a problem with DSM diagnoses that some people don't like? Any diagnosis requires that you must take medication to get better. Any diagnosis indicates that you have a mental illness, no matter how mild. Any diagnosis means that your children are most likely to inherit the same thing. All choices are correct.

Any diagnosis indicates that you have a mental illness, no matter how mild.

What does Axis V of the DSM categorize

Global assessment of functioning

Peter is concerned about the horrible feelings he constantly has and his tendency to always feel anxious. What is a healthy action he could take? Follow what his friend tells him he needs to do to solve his feelings. Listen to a mental health professional who can guide him through his troubles. Take some of his friend's medication to see if it makes him feel better. none of these answers

Listen to a mental health professional who can guide him through his troubles.

What does the DSM allow a mental health professional to do? diagnose psychosocial problems diagnose mental and clinical disorders diagnose developmental and learning disorders all of the above

all of the above

What is something positive that has resulted from changing views on abnormal behavior? Men today are more emotionally expressive than six decades ago. Women respond to emotional stresses in a different, more controlled way. People view epileptics as normal and not demonically possessed. all of the above

all of the above

What are the two most common disorders in the United States? anxiety and sleeping disorders depression and schizophrenia anxiety and adjustment disorder anxiety and depression

anxiety and depression

Why do people sometimes fear or make fun of mental illness? uncomfortable about people not caring lack of understanding knowing the truth of a disorder is frightening both b and c

both b and c

Abnormal behavior is not always related to mental illness, _____.

but some odd behavior can result from drug usage, which can create a disorder.

Cultural customs and beliefs _____.

can influence what people think is normal and abnormal

Why won't some people get treated for mental illness, mild or severe? Some people don't want a mental health record following them. Cultural biases prevent them from seeking help. They know that mental health professions never offer real help. choices A and B

choices A and B

What do the five axes of the DSM represent? the severity of suffering a person has from a mental disorder major categories that a mental health professional will use to assess a person how well a person functions in each of the five areas of his/her life all of the above

major categories that a mental heath professional will use to assess a person

observable

noticeable; able to be seen

depression

persistent feelings of general sadness

What does Axis II of the DSM categorize?

personality disorders and mental retardation

idiosyncrasies

specific behaviors or mannerisms that are peculiar to just one person