AP Psychology:: Unit 8 - Clinical Psychology

Which clinical psychology disorder, diagnostic criteria, or therapeutic technique is described below?

*The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), published by the APA, provides standardized classification and operationalized criteria for diagnosing mental disorders without prescribing specific causal theories.*

**A)** DSM-5 (Diagnostic & Statistical Manual)
**B)** ICD-11
**C)** MMPI-2
**D)** Physician's Desk Reference

Which clinical psychology disorder, diagnostic criteria, or therapeutic technique is described below?

*The Medical Model views psychological disorders as biological illnesses to be diagnosed and cured, while the Biopsychosocial Model recognizes biological, psychological, and social-cultural factors interacting.*

**A)** Medical Model vs. Biopsychosocial Model
**B)** Diathesis-Stress Model
**C)** Cognitive-Behavioral Model
**D)** Psychodynamic Model

Which clinical psychology disorder, diagnostic criteria, or therapeutic technique is described below?

*A psychological theory that explains a disorder as the result of an interaction between a biological predisposition (diathesis/genetic vulnerability) and environmental stress triggers.*

**A)** Diathesis-Stress Model
**B)** Biopsychosocial Model
**C)** Medical Model
**D)** Vulnerability-Appraisal Model

Which clinical psychology disorder, diagnostic criteria, or therapeutic technique is described below?

*An anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, apprehensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal, experiencing chronic 'free-floating' worry for at least 6 months.*

**A)** Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
**B)** Panic Disorder
**C)** Social Anxiety Disorder
**D)** Agoraphobia

Which clinical psychology disorder, diagnostic criteria, or therapeutic technique is described below?

*Panic disorder involves unpredictable, recurrent panic attacks (terror, chest pain, choking); often leads to Agoraphobia (fear and avoidance of public places or open situations where escape might be difficult).*

**A)** Panic Disorder & Agoraphobia
**B)** Generalized Anxiety Disorder
**C)** Specific Phobia
**D)** Social Anxiety Disorder

Which clinical psychology disorder, diagnostic criteria, or therapeutic technique is described below?

*An anxiety disorder marked by a persistent, irrational, intense fear and avoidance of a specific object, activity, or situation (e.g., arachnophobia, acrophobia).*

**A)** Specific Phobia
**B)** Generalized Anxiety Disorder
**C)** Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
**D)** Panic Disorder

Which clinical psychology disorder, diagnostic criteria, or therapeutic technique is described below?

*Obsessions are persistent, intrusive, repetitive thoughts/doubts; Compulsions are repetitive, ritualistic behaviors or mental acts performed to reduce the anxiety produced by obsessions.*

**A)** Obsessions (Thoughts) vs. Compulsions (Behaviors)
**B)** Delusions vs. Hallucinations
**C)** Illusions vs. Compulsions
**D)** Intrusions vs. Ruminations

Which clinical psychology disorder, diagnostic criteria, or therapeutic technique is described below?

*A trauma- and stressor-related disorder characterized by haunting memories, nightmares, hypervigilance, social withdrawal, and emotional numbness lasting four weeks or more after experiencing or witnessing trauma.*

**A)** Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
**B)** Acute Stress Disorder
**C)** Major Depressive Disorder
**D)** Adjustment Disorder