Defining Psychological Disorders
A criticism of the DSM is that it:
hasn’t changed since the 1950s
is not actually used by therapists, insurers etc
only includes a handful of disorders
is primarily focused on Western illness
is primarily focused on Western illness
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BPD is more common in ________; APD is more common in ________.A. uneducated people, educated people
B. children, adolescents
C. extraverts, introverts
D. women, men
Comorbidity occurs when:
A. several members of a family have the same mental health issue
B. an individual spends too much time thinking about death
C. a person suffers from more than one disorder at the same time
D. nothing can be done to prevent a disorder from occurring
Frotteurism is:
A. a type of schizophrenia
B. an eating disorder
C. a paraphilia
D. a somatoform disorder
Which of the following was NOT included in the Canadian Mental Health Survey:
A. depression
B. obesity
C. drug abuse
D. anxiety
A person who worries excessively about having a serious illness is most likely to be diagnosed as suffering from:
A. borderline personality disorder
B. conversion disorder
C. hypochondria
D. mitochondria
DSM stands for:
A. diagnostic and scientific manual of mental disorders
B. diagnostic and statistical manual of major disorders
C. diagnostic and scientific manual of major disorders
D. diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders
Until the 18th century the most common treatment for the mentally ill was to:
A. lock people up in asylums
B. give people experimental drugs
C. give people psychoanalysis
D. make people do community service
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