Psychology Module 47

After participants in one study were informed that a videotaped interviewee was a psychiatric patient, they characterized the person with phrases such as "a passive, dependent type" and "frightened of his own aggressive impulses." This study best illustrated the

Alexis is socially withdrawn and has few close friends. This behavior is most likely to be diagnosed as a symptom of psychological disorder if it is

An integrated understanding of psychological disorders in terms of stressful memories, evolutionary processes, and gender roles is most clearly provided by

At one time, disordered people were simply warehoused in asylums. These were replaced with psychiatric hospitals in which attempts were made to diagnose and cure those with psychological disorders. This best illustrates one of the beneficial consequences of

DSM-5 is most likely to be criticized for

Dysfunctional behaviors are maladaptive, which means that they

It would be most difficult to use the ________ to explain why anorexia nervosa occurs mostly in Western cultures.

Most mental health workers today take the view that disordered behaviors

The DSM-5 does NOT

The DSM-5 is most clearly designed to ________ psychological disorders.