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ABPSYCH MODULE 1

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Individuals who threaten or attempt suicide after suffering a devasatating loss would meet which of the following criteria for defining abnormality?
dangerousness
Compared to adults over the age of 50, __________ young adults aged 18-25 are affected by psychological disorders.
twice as many
According to your text, in Western culture models of abnormal behavior are based on __________ are prominent in explaining abnormal behavior.
medical illness or brain disorders and psychological factors
Responses to abnormal behavior, such as the drilling of the skull to provide an outlet for evil spirits, fall under the __________ model.
demonological
Juan is moody and complains frequently of feeling depressed. According to Hippocrates' beliefs in the balance of bodily humors, Juan has an __________.
excess of black bile
Modern scholars today generally believe that most individuals accused of witchcraft during the Middle Ages and Renaissance were __________.
perceived as social nuisances, heretics, and political rivals
As a result of the efforts of __________, 32 mental hospitals devoted to treating people with psychological disorders were established throughout the United States.
Dorothea Dix
Compared to the 19th and early 20th centuries, most state hospitals today __________.
are better managed
Simon was a patient of a mental hospital in the 1970s that was shut down due to deinstitutionalization and the establishment of __________. Left in a community without adequate housing, jobs, or other forms of support, Simon felt that he was essentially pushed to the streets and is now homeless.
community mental health centers
Dementia praecox is the term originally given by Kraepelin for what is now known as __________.
schizophrenia
The __________ model is the theoretical orientation of Freud and his followers, in which abnormal behavior can result from forces outside of conscious awareness.
psychodynamic
For over a year John has struggled with overwhelming feelings of hopelessness and apathy. After John's coworkers learned that he received a diagnosis of depression, John felt stigmatized and alienated while at work. Which theory focuses attention on the social consequences of being labelled?
sociocultural
The biopsychosocial perspective, also called the __________ model, considers an interplay of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors in the development of psychological disorders.
interactionist
When psychologists discuss controlling behavior, they mean __________.
using scientific knowledge to help people shape their own goals and more efficiently use their resources to accomplish them
The first step in the scientific method involves __________.
formulating a research question
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