Abnormal Psychology: Disorder Classification, Diagnostic Criteria, and Behavior Analysis

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What is the study of the cause of disease called?
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What is the study of mental disorders known as?
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Which branch of medicine deals with the incidence, distribution, and control of diseases?
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What term describes the co-occurrence of two or more disorders in a single individual?
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What term refers to multiple atypical or abnormal behaviors causing clinical significance?
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What is a rare trait that doesn't occur frequently, often used to describe abnormal behavior?
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What term describes someone who acts against social norms, such as turning around in an elevator?
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What term refers to personal perception of significant distress compared to normal distress?
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What is the term for physical awareness of distress, such as nausea or fatigue?
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What term describes behaviors or feelings that are in harmony with one's ideal self-image?
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What term describes behaviors or feelings that conflict with one's self-image?
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What term refers to harm to self or others?
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What term describes the failure to function adequately or perform expected behaviors in society?
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What term refers to the consistency of measurement?
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What is the term for the extent to which two raters agree?
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What term describes giving a test twice over a period of time to determine reliability?
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What is the extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is supposed to?
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What term refers to whether the symptoms actually capture the disorder?
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What term describes whether the diagnosis is correct and leads to treatment?
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What term predicts how well individuals will respond to treatment?
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What classification system involves a combination of characteristics that regularly occur together?
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What classification system rates individuals on dimensions or traits along a spectrum?
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What classification system uses discrete non-overlapping categories with specific criteria?
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What is the process of determining which diagnosis most clearly describes the patient's symptoms?
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What term describes one event or experience leading to multiple outcomes?
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What term describes multiple events or experiences leading to the same outcome?
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What term refers to factors that occur before the onset of a disorder and increase the likelihood of a negative outcome?
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What term describes conditions that shield individuals from the negative consequences of exposure to risk?
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What term refers to risk factors that have occurred a long time ago?
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What term refers to risk factors that have occurred in the recent past?
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What term describes the likelihood that both twins exhibit the same trait?
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What term refers to the ability to adapt successfully to very difficult circumstances?
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What term describes conditions or behaviors that tend to maintain a disorder that is already occurring?
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What model suggests that atypical behavior results from the interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors?
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What model suggests a predisposition for a mental disorder that remains unexpressed until triggered by stress?
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What disorder is characterized by lengthy periods of depressed mood, loss of pleasure, and possible thoughts of suicide?
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What is a state in which a person experiences a lingering depressed mood or diminished interest in activities?
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What term refers to a vulnerability or predisposition to developing a disorder?
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What term describes the number of new cases of a disorder?
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What term refers to the percentage of people within a population who have a specific mental disorder?
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What term describes falling back into a mental disorder within 6 months of no symptoms?
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What term describes falling back into a disorder after 6 months of no symptoms?
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What mood disorder is characterized by at least having a manic episode?
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What mood disorder is characterized by episodes of hypomania and a major depressive episode?
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What disorder involves 2 years of cycling between hypomanic and depressive symptoms without meeting full criteria for episodes?
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What term refers to the appearance of observable emotions?
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What term describes long periods of time with strong emotions?
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What is an abnormally elevated mood or irritability with increased energy lasting at least one week?
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What episode has the same criteria as a manic episode but is less severe and shorter in duration?
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What is a period of markedly depressed mood or loss of interest in activities for at least 2 weeks?
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What term refers to a normal range of moods and emotions?
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What is a form of depression that is not severe enough to be diagnosed as major depression?
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What term describes an elated mood state?
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What term refers to a negative emotional state?
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What neurotransmitter is involved in arousal, learning, and mood regulation?
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What neurotransmitter affects hunger, sleep, arousal, and mood?
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What hypothesis suggests manic states result from excessive norepinephrine and depressive states from its deficiency?
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What theory suggests manic states are due to low serotonin and high norepinephrine, while depressive states are due to low levels of both?
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What is a chronic form of unipolar depression marked by ongoing symptoms of major or mild depression?
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What term describes anxiety, insecurity, and emotional instability?
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What are selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors that inhibit the reuptake of serotonin?
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What antidepressant drugs achieve their effect by selectively blocking the reuptake of serotonin and norepinephrine?
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What theory suggests our thoughts affect our feelings, which in turn affect our behaviors?
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What is Beck's cognitive triad?
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What is Seligman's attributional style?
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What model suggests that attributions can foster hopelessness, leading to depression?
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What term describes being stuck on a negative thought, serving as a risk or maintenance factor?
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What model suggests depression can result from lack of response-contingent reinforcement?
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What system is responsible for the 'fight or flight' response, increasing heart rate and breathing?
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What system is responsible for 'rest and digest,' bringing the body back to homeostasis?
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What axis involves stressor-induced changes, including the release of cortisol and adrenaline?
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What is marked fear or anxiety about a specific object or situation, such as animals or heights?
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What is sudden fainting due to hypotension induced by emotional stress, pain, or trauma?
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What disorder involves marked fear or anxiety about social situations with possible scrutiny by others?
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What disorder involves recurrent unexpected panic attacks and worry about additional attacks?
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What disorder involves marked fear or anxiety about using public transport or being in open spaces?
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What disorder involves excessive anxiety and worry occurring more days than not for at least 6 months?
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What cognitive style involves perception of threats quickly approaching and increasing in threat?
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What term describes a greater risk for an anxiety disorder?
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What temperamentally based style involves being particularly fearful and restrained in novel situations?
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What type of learning involves linking two or more stimuli to anticipate events?
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What theory involves learning through observation and role modeling?
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What conditioning involves internal bodily sensations of fear serving as signals for new panic attacks?
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What model involves ambiguous situations misinterpreted as dangerous, causing distress?
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What disorder involves the presence of obsessions and/or compulsions?
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What disorder involves preoccupation with orderliness, perfectionism, and mental control?
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What circuit is associated with reward, motivation, and habit-based behavior, and is imbalanced in OCD?
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What disorder involves a persistent disturbance of eating behavior that significantly impairs health?
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What term describes eating behaviors that do not reach clinical significance?
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What eating disorder is characterized by refusal to eat, distorted body image, and intense fear of being fat?
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What disorder involves recurrent episodes of binge eating and inappropriate compensatory behaviors?
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What disorder involves recurrent episodes of binge eating without inappropriate compensatory behaviors?
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What does OSFED stand for in the context of eating disorders?
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What model describes the cycle of dieting leading to hunger, loss of restraint, and bingeing?
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What model suggests exposure to ideal appearances can lead to body dissatisfaction and restrictive eating?
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What model suggests dieting and negative affect can both lead to bulimic symptoms?
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What model suggests interpersonal problems can lead to low self-esteem and binge eating as a coping mechanism?
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What model describes the cycle of societal pressures leading to overevaluation of appearance and binge eating?
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What psychological disorder is characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and disorganized speech?
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