Psychological Disorders Lecture 1 Quiz
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What is the purpose of the DSM system for classifying mental disorders?

  • To identify statistical infrequency in mental disorders
  • To understand the family resemblances approach to abnormality
  • To explain the different models of mental disorders
  • To provide a framework for classifying mental disorders (correct)
  • Which criterion helps in deciding which infrequent characteristics are abnormal according to the family resemblances approach to abnormality?

  • Unexpectedness of response (correct)
  • Norms violation
  • Personal distress
  • Disabling
  • What is the purpose of diagnosing a disease?

  • To understand the family resemblances approach to abnormality
  • To identify statistical infrequency
  • To provide a framework for classifying mental disorders
  • To identify disease based on signs and symptoms (correct)
  • According to the text, what does the family resemblances approach to abnormality consider important in determining abnormal characteristics?

    <p>Personal distress</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do the criteria of statistical infrequency, unexpectedness of response, norms violation, personal distress, and disabling collectively provide according to the text?

    <p>A useful framework for identifying mental disorders</p> Signup and view all the answers

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