Psychological Approaches to Therapy

When diagnosing mental disorders according to DSM criteria, practitioners rely on:

Both options c and d

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What is a key difference between what might be considered to be 'normal' worrying and anxiety disorder?

'Normal' worrying does not have a significant impact upon a person's life, whereas anxiety disorders cause distress or an impairment in functioning

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In an individual diagnosed with classic Anorexia Nervosa, what symptoms might you expect to observe?

Underweight, disordered body perception, amenorrhea, denial that eating behaviours are problematic

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Which historical figure is credited with creating the first modern system for classifying symptoms into discrete mental disorders?

Emil Kraepelin

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According to advocates of the medical model, why is it important to classify mental disorders?

So that researchers around the world can focus on the same condition

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According to Freud, the preconscious is made up of:

Memories that we are unaware of, but can easily be brought into awareness

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A meta-analysis carried out by Smith and Glass (1977) demonstrated that:

An average person receiving therapy is better off than 75% of untreated individuals

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What is a key difference between what might be considered to be 'normal' worrying and anxiety disorder?

'Normal' worrying does not have a significant impact upon a person's life, whereas anxiety disorders cause distress or an impairment in functioning

In an individual diagnosed with classic Anorexia Nervosa, what symptoms might you expect to observe?

Which historical figure is credited with creating the first modern system for classifying symptoms into discrete mental disorders?

According to advocates of the medical model, why is it important to classify mental disorders?

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