[PSY 303] - Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam (46 pages long!)

• School: University of Tampa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY-303
• Professor: Husband, Scott

Document Summary

Thomas, the young man with paranoid schizophrenia and major depression, experienced severe symptoms until he _____. An abnormal behavior pattern that is associated with states of intense emotional distress or an impaired ability to function is a(n) ______. The branch of psychology that deals with the description, causes, and treatment of abnormal behavior patterns is ______ psychology. Nearly one in ____ americans is directly affected by a diagnosable mental illness at some point in their lives. About one in _____ adult americans experiences a diagnosable mental illness in a given year. It is a major contemporary model, but psychological and sociocultural perspectives also warrant consideration. The ________ model considers abnormal behavior patterns to be symptoms of underlying illness. The authors of your text prefer to use the term psychological disorder rather than. The term psychological disorder puts the study of abnormal behavior squarely within the purview of the field of psychology.