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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 →

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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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