Clinical Psychology: Defining Abnormal Behavior
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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

<p>Reform of psychiatric institutions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key characteristic of Panic Disorder?

<p>Frequent panic attacks, feeling like you’re having a heart attack (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key characteristic of dissociative identity disorder?

<p>A person fractures into several distinct personalities with no awareness of each other. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of schizophrenia?

<p>Multiple personalities (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary cause of anxiety disorders from a biological perspective?

<p>Natural selection favored those with certain phobias (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary treatment for seasonal affective disorder?

<p>Light therapy (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of somatic symptom disorder?

<p>A person interprets normal symptoms as a major disease. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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