Exam 15: Psychological Disorders

The DSM describes approximately ____ disorders.

Women with a history of bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or major depressive disorder depression are particularly vulnerable to postpartum psychosis.

________ are characterized by a pattern of physical complaints with largely psychosocial causes.

Approximately ______ of every 100 people in the world suffers from schizophrenia during his or her lifetime.

Most eccentric people suffer from psychological disorders.

The leading explanations for OCD come from the _____ models.

What kind of "avoidance" and "safety" behaviors do individuals with social anxiety disorder take in order to prevent or minimize social disasters?

Describe the developmental psychopathology model of disorders.

Approximately _____ of children and adolescents in the United States experience serious psychological disturbances.

Describe the symptoms of PTSD.

Which of the following phrases reflects the psychodynamic approach to defining abnormal behavior?

Brandon and his brother Trent grew up in a poverty stricken neighborhood with a single mother who was working three jobs to pay the bills. While growing up the boys were often left at home alone and thus were exposed to drugs and crime. Although Brandon grew up to be a successful doctor who is happily married with two children, Trent has been in jail most of his adult life. He is often depressed and has been unable to hold a job and maintain his social relationships. The principle of ______ explains how Brandon and Trent started from the same point but eventually functioned in very different ways.

Dysthymic disorder is a chronic but less severe form of _____.

Gender and racial prejudice and discrimination may contribute to certain forms of abnormal functioning.

What regions of the brain do neuroscientists believe are most important to understanding stress disorders?

Marge just had a party where ten of her guests showed up and two didn't. Marge spends the next day wondering why two of her friends let her down. This is an example of what Beck would call

Surveys indicate that at least 3.5 percent of people in the United States experience one of the stress disorders in any given year.

What percentage of the population displays symptoms of borderline personality disorder?

_____ principles provide the leading explanations for specific phobias.

Women are at least twice as likely as men to develop stress disorders.