Understanding Psychological Disorders and Psychopathology
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What is the definition of psychological dysfunction?

  • A breakdown in cognitive, emotional, or behavioral functioning (correct)
  • Deviation from the average or norm of the culture
  • Being extremely upset and unable to function properly
  • The scientific study of psychological disorders
  • Which profession focuses on clinical training and de-emphasizes research training?

  • Psy.D. (correct)
  • Clinical/Counseling Psychologist
  • Psychiatrists
  • Ph.D.
  • What is the primary difference between Clinical/Counseling Psychologists and Psychiatrists?

  • Length of graduate-level study
  • Degree earned (Ph.D. vs. M.D.) (correct)
  • Focus on clinical training vs. research training
  • Level of distress or impairment in functioning
  • What does psychopathology refer to?

    <p>Scientific study of psychological disorders</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term is used to refer to the unique combination of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that make up a specific disorder?

    <p>Clinical Description</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to the study of origins and the reason why a disorder begins?

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

    What term is used to describe a disorder that is likely to improve without treatment in a relatively short period with little or no risk of recurrence?

    <p>Time-Limited</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the beginning of a disorder that occurs suddenly?

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

    Which term is used to describe behaviors that are aligned with personal values and self-image?

    <p>Ego-Syntonic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term is used to indicate how many new cases of a disorder occur during a given period?

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

    Which term represents the anticipated course of a disorder?

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

    What are individuals called who earn a master’s in social work as they develop expertise in collecting information relevant to the social and family situation of an individual?

    <p>Psychiatric Social Workers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term is used to describe the belief that thoughts have been put into one's mind?

    <p>Thought Insertion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which physician described cases of schizophrenia and used the term demence precoce?

    <p>Philippe Pinel</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does Cotard's Syndrome involve the belief of?

    <p>Being dead</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which syndrome is characterized by the delusional idea that a known person has been replaced by a double?

    <p>Capgras Syndrome</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who unified the distinct categories of schizophrenia under the name Dementia Praecox?

    <p>Emil Kraepelin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to the belief that one's body or actions are being acted on or manipulated by an outside force?

    <p>Delusions of Control</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the inability to initiate and persist in activities, which is a symptom of schizophrenia?

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

    Which type of hallucination is associated with temporal lobe foci?

    <p>Ictal Hallucination</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the most common form of hallucination experienced by people with schizophrenia?

    <p>Auditory Hallucination</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the belief that one is going to be harmed, harassed, or persecuted known as?

    <p>Persecutory Delusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to the conviction that a major catastrophe will occur?

    <p>Nihilistic Delusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term describes the lack of pleasure and is a symptom of schizophrenia?

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

    Which term refers to the lack of interest in social interactions and is a symptom of schizophrenia?

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

    What type of hallucination happens during sleep, specifically when waking up?

    <p>Hypnopompic Hallucinations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When an individual believes that another person is in love with him or her, it is known as:

    <p>Erotomanic Delusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

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