Exam 4: Classification and Assessment of Abnormal Behavior

Currently there are two classification systems for mental disorders used in the world; the DSM, used mostly in North America, and in most of the rest of world the

What is one of the limitations of structured interviews?

Paul Meehl has suggested that when clinicians mistakenly pay attention to vague, superficial, or stereotyped statements by clients, and fail to pay to attention to subtler but more important evidence, they are victims of the cognitive error he has labeled the

A __________ approach to classification assumes that distinctions among members of different categories are qualitative.

Labeling theory is a perspective on mental disorders that focuses on

A classification system that focuses on how much of a given characteristic an individual exhibits is called

A researcher wants to compare the use of rating scales to behavioral coding systems. After making the comparison, he concludes that behavioral coding systems tend to

Oscar has recently lost a loved one; a mental health professional who is trying to be sensitive to the cultural context of Oscar's problem will want to know

FMRI is a new and exciting method of imaging brains that is based on the physiological observation that

A psychologist is reviewing results of the MMPI-2 test administered to a client who was mandated by a judge to seek therapy. The psychologist is concerned that the client may not have answered the questions consistently and honestly. Which part of the MMPI-2 will be of special interest to this psychologist?

___________ refers to rejection or isolation of an individual resulting from a stamp or label.

Two clinical psychologists each interview and diagnose a group of patients. The extent to which they agree on the diagnosis of each patient is called

One of the main limitations of modern brain imaging techniques in the field of abnormal psychology is that

DSM-IV diagnoses are grouped under 18 general categories based on

In order to meet the criteria for schizotypal personality disorder, a person must have five of the listed symptoms. Moreover, the symptoms cannot be due to disorders such as schizophrenia. What aspects of the DSM system are illustrated by these diagnostic criteria?

What is one of the limitations of the MMPI-2 as a personality measure?

The case of Michael presented in your text illustrates comorbidity because

Your text suggests the possibility that the eating disorder known as bulimia could be listed as a culture-bound syndrome; what fact best supports this view?

The three primary goals that guide most assessment procedures are

Culture-bound syndromes in DSM are also known as idioms of distress because they represent