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PSYCHOPATHOLOGYREVIEW
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1. _____Deviation fromthenormor standardis theonly criterionneededtodetermineif a behavior patternis or is not pathological.
2. _____Diagnosis of mentalillness is made usingatext calledtheDiagnostic and Statistical Manualof MentalDisorders fourthedition.
3. _____The five Axis systemof diagnosis means thatevery onediagnosedwithamentaldisorder musthaveatleast five symptoms of thatdisorder.
4. _____People with schizophreniahaveatleasttwodistinct personalities.
5. _____Persistentdepressive symptoms thataremildandlast for years arelikely diagnosedas Dysthymic disorder.
6. _____Personality disorders can bediagnosedin childhood.7. _____Anxiety disorders are characterized by a coreof delusions.
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A. _____People withantisocial personality disordersometimes show highintelligenceanda superficial charm.
B. _____About1 percentof adults suffer from schizophrenia.
C. _____Depressionandanxiety arethetwomost commonmental problems.
D. _____Theolder term for conversiondisorder is hysteria.
E. _____Somatoformdisorders aredisorders in whichanxiety is convertedintoa bodily symptom.
F. _____Theolder name for Bipolar Depressionis manic-depressivedisorder.
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i. _____Dissociative Identity disorder is, in fact, so weirdthat somepsychiatrists donot believeit really exists.
ii. _____Depressionaffects morementhan women.
iii. _____The catatonic schizophrenia shows bizarremovements or
postures than can be fixed for hours.iv. _____Theonly cause for schizophreniais a psychologicaltrauma
from childhood.
v. _____The correctterm for psychopaths or sociopaths is peoplewithantisocial personality disorder.
vi. _____Antisocial personality disorder is more commonin womenthaninmen.
vii. _____If a person says thatis thinkingabout suicidethe bestthingtodois toignorehim/her becauseallthey wantis attention.
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In Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), people presenthighanxiety after atraumatic experience.
A cluster of signs and symptoms is calledadisorder.
Thereare4axis intheDSM-IV. A symptomis somethingevidenttothe physicianor
psychologist.
Recurrentthoughts and rituals toget ridof these
anxiety provokingthoughts is presentin OCD. Irrational fear of open spaces, or crowded places is
calledacrophobia.
