Exam 15: Psychological Disorders

Which of the following is NOT part of Beck's cognitive triad?

People are particularly likely to experience at least some of the distress found in psychological disorders during times of tension and stress.

Surveys suggest that ____ of people in the United States suffer from at least one specific phobia in any given year .

From a psychodynamic standpoint, explain how dissociative personality disorder may develop.

Antisocial people are extraordinarily self-centered and often lack a moral __________.

Schizophrenia has been linked to abnormally high levels of which neurotransmitter?

Surveys indicate that at least _____ of people in the United States and other Western countries experience social anxiety disorder in any given year.

Approximately _____ of people with major depressive disorder recover within a year.

Jason failed a ten point pop quiz in his chemistry class. Although there are 500 points possible in the course, he says "I'm not going to pass this course because of this." This is an example of what Beck would call

Most people who recover from major depressive disorder have at least one other episode of depression later in their life.

Across the United States, people who are separated or divorced display lower rates of depression than married persons and people who have never been married.

Theorists who believe that individuals are motivated by a need to establish relationships with others are referred to as __________ theorists.

The ability to recover from or avoid the serious effects of negative circumstances is called ______. A) magnification B) comorbidity C) overgeneralization D) resilience

Delusions of grandeur are the most common delusions in schizophrenia.

Liana just moved to a new town. Instead of focusing on the benefits of her move, she only sees the negatives. Liana is experiencing _____.

What role does the anxiety feedback system and GABA activity play in the experience of generalized anxiety disorder?

Loss of cells in the striatum is associated with violent outbursts, memory loss and decreasing control of voluntary movement. This is a description of

Describe the diathesis-stress explanation for schizophrenia.

Describe how dysfunction is used to define abnormal behavior.

How is antisocial personality disorder related to anxiety?