The psychological model which argues that abnormal behaviors are often caused by a combination
of genetically inherited vulnerabilities and various life stresses is the ______ model.
a. diathesis-stress c. downward drift hypothesis
b. perceived self-efficacy d. stress amplification
Question 2Which of the following statements is a reason why it is important to classify abnormal behavior?
a. Important decisions are made on the basis of classification, including those related to therapy.
b. It allows mental health professionals to label people who engage in unpopular or
different behaviors than the majority of a population.
c. The DSM classification helps clinicians use a consistent nomenclature when applying for research grants.
d. The DSM classification provides clients with a label that they can use for understanding their problems.
Question 3Torture, starvation, and beatings were among the ______.
a. methods of persuasions used by exorcists
b. methods of treatment used in medieval psychotherapy for depression
c. threats made to hospitalized mental patients until electroshock therapy was developed
d. forms of punishment used in the Renaissance by parents of rebellious male teenagers
Question 4According to sociocultural theorists, the linkage between low socioeconomic status and
severe behavior problems may be explained by the ______.
a. diathesis-stress model c. downward drift hypothesis
b. theory of self-actualization d. selective abstraction theory
Question 5The DSM is published by the ______.
a. World Health Organization c. American Psychiatric Association
b. American Psychological Association d. Mental Health Professionals Association
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