1. Explain how psychological abnormality is defined.
   
2. Discuss some of the difficulties in defining abnormality.
   
3. Describe the DSM-IV, and discuss its advantages.
   
4. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of a general classification scheme for mental disorders.
   
5. Distinguish between psychological disorders, insanity, and competence.
   
6. Describe the symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder.
   
7. Define panic disorder.
   
8. Describe the essential characteristics of a phobic disorder, and list the two main categories of phobias.
   
9. Distinguish between obsessions and compulsions.
   
10. Describe the characteristics of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
    
11. Describe post-traumatic stress disorder.
    
12. Generally describe somatoform disorders, and distinguish between hypochondriasis and conversion disorder.
    
13. Characterize the defining symptoms of the dissociative disorders.
    
14. Characterize personality disorders.
    
15. Name the three clusters of personality disorders.
    
16. Describe the characteristics of Alzheimer’s dementia, and identity the four signs of the disorder.
    
17. Discuss the potential causes of Alzheimer's disease.
    
18. Explain the different mood disorders.
    
19. Discuss the prevalence and the potential causes of mood disorders.
    
20. Explain the characteristics of schizophrenia, including its prevalence and prognosis.
    
21. Present the three dimensions of symptoms associated with schizophrenia.
    
22. Distinguish between the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
    
23. Discuss the factors suspected as causes of schizophrenia.