What Is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

question 86

Multiple Choice

What is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders?

• A)a guide for training psychology students in assessment techniques
• B)a textbook about the etiology of psychological disorders
• C)a classification system for abnormal behaviour
• D)an encyclopedia of treatment approaches for psychological disorders

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Definitions:

Physiological Arousal

The body’s response to a stimulus, which includes increased heart rate, sweating, and heightened senses.

States of Emotion

The temporary emotional experiences or feelings that vary in intensity and occur in response to external or internal events.

Two-Factor Theory

The Schachter-Singer theory that to experience emotion one must (1) be physically aroused and (2) cognitively label the arousal.

Sympathetic Nervous System Activity

Part of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for "fight or flight" responses, increasing heart rate, blood flow, and energy release.