Definitions of Abnormality
What model defines abnormal behavior as a statistical rarity in the population?
What is the Statistical Model
What does DSM stand for in mental health diagnosis?
What is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
What is the primary goal of research in abnormal psychology?
What is to better understand the causes, symptoms, and treatments of mental disorders
True or False: Cultural norms must be considered when diagnosing abnormal behavior.
What is True
This model defines abnormality based on behavior that violates cultural standards or expectations.
What is the Sociocultural Model
Who is responsible for publishing the DSM?
What is the American Psychiatric Association (APA)
What type of research manipulates variables to identify cause-and-effect relationships
What is experimental research
What are psychological disorders that are recognized only within specific cultures called?
What are culture-bound syndromes
A man is unable to maintain a job or relationships because of his symptoms. Which model would best classify his behavior as abnormal?
What is the Disability or Dysfunction Model
Why is using only a categorical classification system like the DSM problematic for understanding mental illness?
What is because it overlooks symptom severity and comorbidity by forcing people into rigid categories
A researcher observes how stress and sleep patterns relate in a group without controlling variables. What kind of study is this?
What is a correlational study
A Western therapist misinterprets a patient’s spiritual visions as psychosis. What crucial factor did they overlook?
What is cultural context
What model focuses on whether an individual is suffering or in emotional pain, regardless of external symptoms?
What is the Subjective Distress Model
What is the term for the presence of two or more disorders occurring in the same person?
What is comorbidity
What is the term for the consistency or repeatability of a measurement?
What is reliability
What does applying a culturally relative perspective mean in the context of diagnosis?
What is considering an individual's cultural background, norms, and values when interpreting behavior
This model evaluates psychological health based on the presence of positive qualities like self-actualization, rather than the absence of mental illness.
What is the Ideal Mental Health Model
A person meets criteria for both generalized anxiety disorder and major depression. This illustrates what issue in diagnosis?
What is diagnostic overlap
A new anxiety scale accurately measures anxiety and not something else. What term describes this quality?
What is validity
What is a possible negative consequence of failing to account for cultural background during diagnosis?
What is misdiagnosis or over-pathologizing culturally normative behavior