the field concerned with the nature, development, and treatment of psychological disorders
A. Psychopathology
B. Abnormal Psychology
C. Psychological Disorders
D. Normal Behavior
A. Psychopathology
a branch of psychology that studies unusual patterns of behaviors, emotions, and thought, which may or may not indicate an underlying condition
A. Psychopathology
B. Abnormal Psychology
C. Psychological Disorders
D. Normal Behavior
B. Abnormal Psychology
psychological dysfunction within an individual associated with distress or impairment in functioning and a response that is not typical or culturally expected
A. Psychopathology
B. Abnormal Psychology
C. Psychological Disorders
D. Normal Behavior
C. Psychological Disorders
one behavior that is like other people in society
A. Psychopathology
B. Abnormal Psychology
C. Psychological Disorders
D. Normal Behavior
D. Normal Behavior
breakdown in cognitive, emotional, or behavioral functioning
A. Dysfunction
B. Distress
C. Deviance
A. Dysfunction
the individual is extremely upset and cannot function properly
A. Dysfunction
B. Distress
C. Deviance
B. Distress
deviates from the average or the norm of the culture
A. Dysfunction
B. Distress
C. Deviance
C. Deviance
creates potential harm to self and others
A. Dangerousness
B. Disability
C. Duration
A. Dangerousness
impairment (limitations) in some important area of life
A. Dangerousness
B. Disability
C. Duration
B. Disability
how long the mental state has been persisting
A. Dangerousness
B. Disability
C. Duration
C. Duration
chief complaint
A. Presenting Problem
B. Clinical Description
C. Diagnosis
D. Prevalence
E. Incidence
A. Presenting Problem
represents the unique combination of behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that make up a specific disorder
A. Presenting Problem
B. Clinical Description
C. Diagnosis
D. Prevalence
E. Incidence
B. Clinical Description
process of determining whether the particular problem afflicting the individual meets all criteria for a psychological disorder
A. Presenting Problem
B. Clinical Description
C. Diagnosis
D. Prevalence
E. Incidence
C. Diagnosis
how many people experience the disorder (# of active cases)
A. Presenting Problem
B. Clinical Description
C. Diagnosis
D. Prevalence
E. Incidence
D. Prevalence
how many cases occur during a given period (# of new cases)
A. Presenting Problem
B. Clinical Description
C. Diagnosis
D. Prevalence
E. Incidence
E. Incidence
how the disorder will progress
A. Cause
B. Chronic
C. Episodic
D. Time-limited
A. Cause
Lifetime
A. Cause
B. Chronic
C. Episodic
D. Time-limited
B. Chronic
likely to recover
A. Cause
B. Chronic
C. Episodic
D. Time-limited
C. Episodic
one time, will improve without treatment
A. Cause
B. Chronic
C. Episodic
D. Time-limited
D. Time-limited
how the disorder develops
A. Onset
B. Acute
C. Insidious
A. Onset
Sudden
A. Onset
B. Acute
C. Insidious
B. Acute
Gradual
A. Onset
B. Acute
C. Insidious
C. Insidious
anticipated course of a disorder
A. Prognosis
B. Good
C. Guarded
A. Prognosis
high chance of possibility to recover
A. Prognosis
B. Good
C. Guarded
B. Good