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Abnormal Psychology and Diagnosis Flashcards

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  1. Which of the following is a 'positive' symptom of schizophrenia?

    Answer: Delusions

    Delusions are a positive symptom because they represent an addition to normal experience — a fixed false belief not consistent with cultural norms.

  2. The condition in which a person adopts two or more distinct personality states with amnesia between them is:

    Answer: Dissociative identity disorder

    Dissociative identity disorder (formerly multiple personality disorder) is characterized by disruption of identity into two or more distinct personality states with recurrent gaps in recall.

  3. Which criterion is essential to distinguish a 'disorder' from typical human distress according to the DSM-5's definition?

    Answer: The symptoms must cause clinically significant distress or functional impairment

    The DSM-5 requires that a mental disorder cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or other important areas of functioning.

  4. Substance use disorder is diagnosed in DSM-5 using a dimensional approach based on how many criteria are met. A 'severe' diagnosis requires at least:

    Answer: 6 criteria

    DSM-5 rates severity as mild (2–3 criteria), moderate (4–5 criteria), or severe (6 or more of 11 possible criteria).

  5. A child who displays persistent difficulties with social communication and restricted, repetitive behaviors first evident in early childhood would be diagnosed with:

    Answer: Autism spectrum disorder

    Autism spectrum disorder requires deficits in social communication and interaction plus restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, with symptoms present in early developmental period.

  6. Which of the following characterizes 'grandiose type' delusional disorder?

    Answer: Conviction of having a great but unrecognized talent, insight, or identity

    Grandiose-type delusional disorder involves the belief that one has some great (unrecognized) talent or insight, or has made an important discovery.

  7. The 'medical model' of abnormality primarily views psychological disorders as:

    Answer: Diseases with biological causes amenable to treatment

    The medical model conceptualizes psychological disorders analogously to physical illnesses — with underlying biological causes, symptoms, and treatments.