Understanding Psychological Disorders and Psychopathology

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What is the definition of psychological dysfunction?

A breakdown in cognitive, emotional, or behavioral functioning

Which profession focuses on clinical training and de-emphasizes research training?

Psy.D.

What is the primary difference between Clinical/Counseling Psychologists and Psychiatrists?

Degree earned (Ph.D. vs. M.D.)

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Which syndrome is characterized by the delusional idea that a known person has been replaced by a double?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