Exam 15: A--Abnormality, Therapy, and Social Issues

____________________ of the DSM-IV is used to classify personality disorders and mental retardation.

____________________ therapy focuses more on changing what people do than what they think.

The predominant view of abnormal behavior in Western cultures today is the ____________________ view.

____________________ means the removal of patients from mental hospitals.

It is possible for a cognitive therapist to practice family systems therapy simultaneously.

Of all people with any psychiatric diagnosis, nearly ____________________ qualify for at least one additional diagnosis.

One reason that more behavior is now labeled as "mental illness" is that insurance companies are more likely to pay for treatment if the person has a diagnosed mental illness.

To standardize their definitions of disorders, psychiatrists and psychologists developed a reference book called the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-now in its fourth edition and therefore known as the DSM-IV. Describe the five axes that the DSM-IV uses to categorize psychological disorders.

About 25% of all accused felons plead insanity in an effort to avoid going to prison.

Forensic psychologists and psychiatrists evaluate patients and then decide who requires an involuntary commitment and who does not.

Over the years, people have had many views of what abnormal behavior is, and what causes it. One recurrent idea is demon possession, a popular idea in medieval Europe and still a widespread idea in much of the world today.

Most therapists practicing today use an eclectic approach, in which they use a combination of methods and approaches to therapy.

One common theme in all the different approaches to therapy is a deep concern for the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors experienced in childhood.

Psychologists overwhelmingly agree that the basic goal or idea behind the deinstitutionalization movement was flawed.

You go to a therapist who asks you to describe your dreams. Your therapist then offers interpretations of what your dreams actually mean. Your therapist is using the psychoanalytic approach.

The percentage of therapists who use Freudian methods is smaller today than during the 1950s.

The ____________________ legal rules requires a therapist to warn a person if they believe they have a patient that might harm them

You have a bad habit of procrastinating. This habit is causing you difficulty in your life, so you decide to see a behavior therapist. To fix your problem, the behavior therapist will first explore your childhood to determine why you procrastinate.

The predominant view of abnormality in Western cultures today is the biopsychosocial model.

____________________ focuses on reducing the incongruence between a person's self-concept and their ideal self.