Lecture 1

Question 1

Name the four advantages of Classification:

Answer 1

1. nomenclature
2. structured Info
3. raises awareness with research
4. provides range for severity

Question 2

Name the five disadvantages of Classification:

Answer 2

1. loss of information on individual
2. surrounded by stigma
3. prevention of treatment (?)
4. risk being stereotyped
5. identification with stigma

Question 3

Name three ways culture affects abnormality:

Answer 3

1. presentation of the disorder
2. clinical diagnosis
3. determination of such based on social norms

Question 4

Epidemiology is the study of disease _______.

Answer 4

Distribution

Question 5

Prevalence is the number of _____ cases within a ______ ________

Answer 5

active ; specific population

Question 6

Incidence is the number of ____ cases within a ______ ______.

Answer 6

new ; given time

Question 7

Comorbidity is when …..

Answer 7

two or more disorders are prevalent in the same individual

Question 8

Etiology is the study of disorder ______.

Answer 8

causes

Question 9

Name the three things we can use to obtain disorder information:

Answer 9

1. case studies
2. self-reports
3. observation

Question 10

External validity is the confidence we have to generalize ______ ______.

Answer 10

disorder findings

Question 11

Internal validity is the confidence to know a study is ________ ______.

Answer 11

methodologically sound