The DSM system, like the medical model, treats abnormal behaviors as signs or symptoms of underlying ...

The DSM system, like the medical model, treats abnormal behaviors as signs or symptoms of underlying
   disorders or pathologies.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

In ______ disorders, people show or complain of physical symptoms that have no identifiable physical cause.
 
  a. dissociative c. somatic symptom and related
   b. anxiety d. adjustment

Question 3

African Americans and other ethnic minorities who become alienated from their culture or ethnic identity may be more vulnerable to the effects of stress.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 4

Cognitive-behavior therapists are likely to treat generalized anxiety with which of the following treatments?
 
  a. aversive conditioning
  b. electroconvulsive therapy
  c. negative reinforcement
  d. a token economy

Question 5

A person whose behavior is significantly impaired immediately following the death
   of a loved one has a mental disorder.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 6

Cases of hysteria were a common occurrence in the late Victorian period, but are relatively
   rare today.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 7

In the rapid cycling type of bipolar disorder, the individual experiences at least ______ or
   more full cycles of mania or depression within a year.
 
  a. two c. six
   b. four d. eight