Exam 5: The Nature of Psychopathology

Oswaldo tells his therapist in his initial interview that he has high blood pressure and also has suffered migraines for years with no known cause for them. This information would be coded on which axis of the DSM-IV-TR?

Briefly describe problems with defining abnormality. Include in your example the normative approach, subjective interpretation and maladaptive functioning.

A problem or abnormality seen by the clinician is called a(n):

Being diagnosed as mentally retarded because one is in the bottom 2.5% of the distribution of IQ scores is an example of which approach to psychological problems?

Determining who is most likely to develop a given disorder may be based on which of the following criteria?