Exam 3: Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior

Dissociative identity disorder is a culture-bound syndrome of _________.

About ______ percent of the IQ scores of any population on the Wechsler scales lie within the range of 90-110.

Personal digital assistants (e.g., smart phones) are now often used in ______ assessment.

In the DSM system, abnormal behavior patterns are not classified as mental disorders.

__________is a disorder occurring among American Indian groups and involves a preoccupation with ? death and with the "spirits" of the deceased.

Various methods of ______ assessment help researchers and clinicians evaluate whether or not behavioral problems reflect underlying organic conditions or brain damage.

Which disorder has the PET scan been useful in assessing?

The degree to which a test correctly identifies people who have the disorder the test is intended to detect is called ______.

The text stresses that in testing people from other cultures ________are essential to ________of the ? original items in a test.

Recent editions of the DSM have placed __________ emphasis on weighing cultural factors when assessing abnormal behavior compared to older editions.

Discuss the use of brain scans in diagnosing psychological disorders. What problems have been identified ? in the use of these instruments in identifying psychological disorders? Where has imaging research ? shown the most promise?

A __________ is a medical doctor who specializes in disorders of the nervous system.

One of the most popular example of an analogue measure is the Behavioral Rating Scale.

Changes in muscle tension associated with anxiety can be measured by means of a ______.

The personality test designed to help clinicians make diagnostic judgments within the DSM system, especially for personality disorders, is the ______.

How does David Wechsler define intelligence? Based on this definition, speculate on the problems associated with the use of intelligence testing.

Holly consults a clinician specializing in behavioral assessment about her compulsive hair pulling problem. A likely assessment procedure for this clinician to implement with Holly is ______.

_______________ is used to identify parts of the brain that become active when people engage in particular tasks, such as vision, memory, or use of speech.

Psychodynamic theorists believe that individuals project ______ needs, drives, and motives on to an ambiguous stimulus when taking a projective test.

Which of the following statements is a reason why it is important to classify abnormal behavior?