Introduction to Clinical Psychopathology
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Which term refers to a condition that interferes with an individual's ability to function?

  • Personal distress
  • Disability/functional impairment (correct)
  • Harmful dysfunction
  • Violation of social norms
  • What is the focus of the Harmful Dysfunction concept proposed by Wakefield?

  • Mechanism's naturally selected function and ) deviation from social values and norms (correct)
  • Economic consequences and social status
  • None of the above
  • Predicting the onset of mental problems
  • What has doubled in adolescent girls over the past 10 years, according to the text?

  • Physical health issues
  • Social relationship problems
  • Alcohol consumption
  • Suicide rate (correct)
  • Which factor is associated with lower functioning, such as social relationships and occupational activities?

    <p>Disability/functional impairment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does MRI study in schizophrenia during cognitive tasks illustrate, as per the text?

    <p>Nature of mental problems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is needed to consider anxiety as psychopathological?

    <p>Evidence of overactive amygdala</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is emphasized by the Harmful Dysfunction concept regarding psychopathological conditions?

    <p>Mechanism's naturally selected function</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In what way does psychopathology negatively influence 'physical' health, according to the text?

    <p>&quot;Risk&quot; and &quot;reciprocal&quot; influences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Failure of a mechanism’s naturally selected function' is associated with which concept mentioned in the text?

    <p>'Harmful Dysfunction'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which condition results in job loss, according to the text?

    <p>Chronic alcohol consumption</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is associated with significant economic consequences, as indicated in the text?

    <p>Economic consequences</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an essential criterion for considering a behavior or condition as psychopathological, according to the text?

    <p>Evidence of overactive amygdala</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a paradigm according to Kuhn (1962)?

    <p>A conceptual framework that guides scientific inquiry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why might individuals not develop certain conditions despite having evidence of risk factors?

    <p>Because of the presence of protective factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What plays a critical role in the transaction between ongoing brain development and experiences?

    <p>Neuroplasticity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are risk factors in the context of psychopathology?

    <p>Variables that precede a negative outcome and increase the chances of the outcome occurring</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which principle from behaviorism involves rewarding a sequence of responses that approximate the final desired response?

    <p>Shaping</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the key characteristic of discontinuity in development?

    <p>Development is inconsistent and perhaps non-linear</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of therapy is specifically compared in relation to its effectiveness for social phobia?

    <p>Psychodynamic psychotherapy vs. cognitive behavioral treatment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    "Coping" and "above average IQ" are examples of what in the context of mental health problems?

    <p>Protective factors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term used to describe the concept that development is persistent and continuous?

    <p>&quot;Continuity&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    "Brain and CNS functions have causal influence on psychopathology" is associated with which perspective?

    <p>&quot;Biological perspectives&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do protective factors do in relation to mental health problems?

    <p>Decrease the chances of mental health problems developing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are variables that reduce the chances of mental health problems?

    <p>Coping, social support, above average IQ</p> Signup and view all the answers

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