Question: Abnormal Psychology
Instructions: Write a brief, but thorough definition for each of the following terms. Most, or all of the terms can be defined using your textbook (check the index first) and DSM. Be sure to cite where you get your information. You are free to use internet sources, but be sure they are professional sources and will give you the correct definition (again, cite the source). You may also be able to find many of these answers in your Mind-Tap access if you have that. The definitions will be graded for completeness and accuracy, but need not be lengthy. After you complete the sheet, submit it in the courseroom in the appropriate place as a Word attachment, before the deadline. Include your name in the file when you save it such as "definition assignment fred smith.docx". You will want to keep a copy handy for your reference throughout the course as you encounter various terms.
Definitions: 1. abnormal / normal (define the distinction between these)
2. mental disorder (HINT: see your DSM - but shorten the definition)
3. etiology
4. pathological
5. catharsis
6. comorbid / comorbidity
7. autistic savant
8. somatic / psychosomatic
9. dissociative
10. differential diagnosis
11. neurocognitive
12. abnormal
13. acute
14. chronic
15. anxiolytics
16. asymptomatic
17. catatonia / catatonic
18. cathartic
19. coprolalia
20. delirium
21. dissociative / dissociation
22. euphoria
23. dysmorphia
24. executive functioning
25. extinction
26. antipsychotics
27. dysphoria
28. grandiosity
29. homeostasis
30. hypo (prefix)
31. hyper (prefix)
32. malingering
33. mania
34. opioid / opiate
35. phobia
36. placebo / placebo effect
37. predisposition
38. psychogenic
39. psychodiagnosis
40. epidemiology
41. psychache
42. provisional diagnosis
43. prognosis
44. premorbid
45. psychosis
46. psychopharmacology
47. psychopathology
48. psychotropic medication
49. rumination
50. schema
51. sociocultural
52. subtype
53. synergistic effect
54. systematic desensitization
55. tic
56. transference
57. trichotillomania
58. DSM-V
59. ICD coding
60. multiaxial diagnosis