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The study of psychological disorders, their symptoms, causes and treatment is called:Read the answer and worked solution →The current diagnostic manual for psychological disorders, published in 2013, is the:Read the answer and worked solution →Beliefs contrary to reality that are held firmly despite contradictory evidence are:Read the answer and worked solution →The defining feature of bipolar and related disorders is:Read the answer and worked solution →The Greek word from which phobia comes means:Read the answer and worked solution →For a disturbance to count as a disorder, it must lead to significant:Read the answer and worked solution →The main symptoms of schizophrenia include hallucinations, delusions, disorganized thinking and:Read the answer and worked solution →Hallucinations in schizophrenia are noted as possibly signalling:Read the answer and worked solution →Two disorders occurring together in the same person is described as:Read the answer and worked solution →What share of people with obsessive-compulsive disorder also meet criteria for major depressive disorder?Read the answer and worked solution →The model that combines a biological vulnerability with life stress is the:Read the answer and worked solution →The DSM-IV specified that symptoms of major depressive disorder must not be attributable to:Read the answer and worked solution →Etiology, one of the three things psychopathology studies, means a disorder's:Read the answer and worked solution →Panic disorder is introduced through a scenario of sudden sweating, trembling, pounding heart and:Read the answer and worked solution →The psychosocial perspective remains important in explaining disorders despite advances in understanding:Read the answer and worked solution →Delusions differ from ordinary mistaken beliefs mainly because they are held:Read the answer and worked solution →Match each disorder termRead the answer and worked solution →Which disorder group is it?Read the answer and worked solution →True or false: psychological disordersRead the answer and worked solution →Key in the disorder figuresRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the diagnosis rulesRead the answer and worked solution →

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The study of psychological disorders, their symptoms, causes and treatment is called:

  1. Psychopathology
  2. Psychometrics
  3. Psychophysics
  4. Psycholinguistics
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Correct answer: A. Psychopathology

1. Each branch of psychology is named for what it studies. 2. Psychopathology is the study of psychological disorders. 3. That study includes their symptoms, etiology, meaning their causes, and treatment. 4. Psychometrics concerns measurement and psychophysics concerns sensation. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 15 'Psychological Disorders', sections 15.1-15.11_

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The current diagnostic manual for psychological disorders, published in 2013, is the:

  1. DSM-5
  2. DSM-III
  3. ICD-9
  4. MMPI-2
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Correct answer: A. DSM-5

1. Diagnosis relies on an agreed classification system that is revised over time. 2. The most recent edition, published in 2013, is the DSM-5. 3. It replaced the earlier DSM-IV. 4. The MMPI is a personality inventory rather than a diagnostic manual. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 15 'Psychological Disorders', sections 15.1-15.11_

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Beliefs contrary to reality that are held firmly despite contradictory evidence are:

  1. Called obsessions
  2. Called delusions
  3. Hallucinations
  4. Called compulsions
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Correct answer: B. Called delusions

1. Schizophrenia's symptoms divide into disturbances of belief and of perception. 2. Delusions are beliefs that are contrary to reality. 3. They are firmly held even in the face of contradictory evidence. 4. Hallucinations are false perceptions rather than false beliefs. _Source: OpenStax Psychology 2e (CC BY 4.0), Ch 15 'Psychological Disorders', sections 15.1-15.11_

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