Mental Health
Area of scientific study aimed at describing, explaining, predicting, and modifying behaviors that are considered unusual or strange
Abnormal Psychology
The term to describe "Causes of disorders" is:
Etiology
In the assessments and classifications of abnormal behavior, the prediction that an event will occur was accurate is called:
True positive
What runs all around a backyard, yet never moves?
A fence
What are four major means of judging abnormal behavior:
•Distress
•Deviance
•Dysfunction
•Dangerousness
•Multipath model consists of following dimensions:
•Biological factors
•Psychological factors
•Social factors
•Sociocultural factors
•Couples therapy and Group therapy are considered to be of what treatment approaches:
Social-relational approach
Social-cultural approach
Relational systemic approach
Social-relational approach
What goes through cities and fields, but never moves?
A road
What is normal/abnormal may vary from culture to culture: This is referred to as:
Cultural Relativism
•Human brain has three main parts:
•Forebrain
•Midbrain
•Hindbrain
In the assessments and classifications of abnormal behavior, the prediction of a non-event was accurate is called:
True negative
If you drop me I’m sure to crack, but give me a smile and I’ll always smile back. What am I?
A mirror
Percentage of people in a population who suffer from a disorder at a given point in time
Prevalence
Which part of the brain controls all the higher mental functions, such as learning, speech, thought, and memory:
Forebrain
Midbrain
Hindbrain
Forebrain
The concept that (Behaviors are acquired by watching other people perform those behaviors) is called:
The observational learning paradigm
What is the end of everything?
The letter "g"
Which part of the brain controls heart rate, sleep, and respiration:
Forebrain
Midbrain
Hindbrain
Hindbrain
Which part of the brain is involved in vision and hearing (along with hindbrain) and controls sleep, alertness, and pain Manufactures serotonin, norepinephrine, and dopamine:
Forebrain
Midbrain
Hindbrain
Midbrain
The use of assessment data, in combination with relevant empirical literature, to make predictions about the future course of a patient’s psychological functioning is called:
Prognosis
What begins with an “e” and only contains one letter?
An envelope