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What is required for abnormal behavior to be considered clinically significant?
What is required for abnormal behavior to be considered clinically significant?
- Only a disturbance in cognition
- Only a disturbance in emotional regulation
- A disturbance in either cognition, emotional regulation, or behavior, AND significant distress or disability (correct)
- A disturbance in both cognition and emotional regulation
What is the primary focus of the medical model in clinical psychology?
What is the primary focus of the medical model in clinical psychology?
- Treating disorders solely with psychological interventions
- Focusing on supernatural explanations for abnormal behavior
- Emphasizing the biological origins of disorders (correct)
- Identifying social causes of abnormal behavior
What is the primary purpose of the DSM?
What is the primary purpose of the DSM?
- To provide treatment plans for psychological disorders
- To explain the causes of psychological disorders
- To list and classify psychological disorders (correct)
- To distinguish between normal and abnormal behavior
What was the outcome of the Rosenhan study?
What was the outcome of the Rosenhan study?
What is a key characteristic of Panic Disorder?
What is a key characteristic of Panic Disorder?
What is a key characteristic of dissociative identity disorder?
What is a key characteristic of dissociative identity disorder?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of schizophrenia?
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of schizophrenia?
What is the primary cause of anxiety disorders from a biological perspective?
What is the primary cause of anxiety disorders from a biological perspective?
What is the primary treatment for seasonal affective disorder?
What is the primary treatment for seasonal affective disorder?
What is a characteristic of somatic symptom disorder?
What is a characteristic of somatic symptom disorder?