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Test Understanding psychopathology The study of abnormal or altered mental processes
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1st QUESTION: How can psychopathology be understood in a simple way?
As the study of the normal development of the mind
As the study of processes that are abnormal or altered in the mind
As the exclusive study of attention and memory
As a discipline that does not require specialists
2nd QUESTION: What are some of the mental processes that psychopathology studies?
Only language and intelligence
Only the processes that work at their best
Processes external to the individual
Attention, memory, concentration, orientation, language and intelligence
QUESTION 3: When is behavior considered "abnormal" in the field of psychopathology?
When it does not cause any discomfort
Whenever a child behaves differently than an adult
When it is perfectly adaptive
When it is creating problems in a person's life or when it is harmful to others
QUESTION 4: Why is it essential for a psychologist or psychiatrist to make a diagnosis?
Because anyone can identify a mental disorder
Because mental disorders do not require treatment
Because only a specialist can differentiate a typical behavior from the development of a real disorder
Because children's behavior is never a reflection of their stage of development
5th QUESTION: What is the objective of psychopathology as a discipline?
Describe, predict, explain, and change patterns of functioning that are considered abnormal
Only describe the operating patterns
Ignoring the causes of psychopathological conditions
Focus only on normal mental processes
6th QUESTION: What characterizes a mental disorder, according to the text?
Perfect psychological functioning
Expected behavior according to social standards
The absence of physical or psychological discomfort
Psychological dysfunction that causes distress or impairment in functioning
QUESTION 7: In addition to dysfunction and discomfort, what other characteristics does a behavior considered a mental disorder have?
It is a behavior that is always temporary and disappears on its own
It is a behavior that does not require any type of intervention
It is not what is expected according to the social and cultural standards in which the person lives
It is a behavior that does not affect the functioning of the person
QUESTION 8: What do psychologists in this field focus on rather than a simple distinction between normal and abnormal?
In the level of discomfort that the behavior causes
In ignoring the person's behavior
In mental processes that function perfectly
In children's behavior without considering their development
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