Exam 12: Psychological Disorders

While doing volunteer work at a mental hospital, Mary is put on a ward for adults with severe mental disorders. One patient remains in the same position for hours at a time and never talks. The doctors tell Mary this patient suffers from ________.

The loss or impairment of the ordinary physical responses of sexual ability is called ________.

In the United States, the suicide rate is ________ among Whites than among minorities.

A morbid fear that one's body or actions may be offensive to others is ________.

Fear of speaking or eating in public are both examples of ________ phobias.

John is a pathological liar. He takes things from others, takes advantage of them and never exhibits any remorse after he is done. John has ________ personality disorder.

The DSM-IV-TR defines mental disorders according to ________.

Fetishists are usually ________.

Men are genetically more vulnerable to mental disorders than women.

Pedophiles are almost invariably ________.

A somatoform disorder in which a person becomes so preoccupied with his or her imagined ugliness that normal life is impossible is called ________ disorder.

About ________ percent of men age 40 to 70 years old have moderate erectile disorder.

In school-aged children, ________ may be manifested as antisocial behavior, excessive worrying, sleep disturbances, or unwarranted fatigue.

Which of the following people is most likely to commit suicide?

People with ________ disorders develop inflexible and maladaptive ways of thinking and acting that are so exaggerated and rigid that they cause serious distress and social problems.

One explanation for dissociative identity disorder is that it is a response to ________.

Asperger syndrome is a type of ________.

Disorders in which part of a person's personality is separated from the rest and the person cannot reassemble the pieces are known as ________ disorders.

Barney loves sex, but the only way he can achieve sexual arousal is to have his partner tie him up and whip him. His disorder is ________.

Describe what is known about attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and autistic disorder.