Exam 12: Psychological Disorders

Arlene has an intense, irrational fear of flying in airplanes. She is probably suffering from ________.

The basic reason for the failed, and sometimes abusive, treatment of mentally disturbed people throughout history has been ________.

Women are more likely than men to develop ________.

During intercourse, Glenn finds that he has normal sexual desire and is able to achieve full arousal, but he cannot ejaculate. He is suffering from ________.

Sexual arousal as a result of fantasizing about or engaging in sexual activity with prepubescent children is ________.

If there were 100 cases of a disorder in a population of 1,000, and 50 of the cases were new cases, the prevalence of the disorder would be ________ percent.

Janice has always seen sex as a duty to perform for her husband. Whenever she starts to get aroused, her mind is flooded by negative thoughts about how dirty and sinful sexual activity is. As a result, she is almost totally cold to any sensual pleasure and she feels no desire for sexual activity. She is suffering from ________.

Fugue is a relatively common dissociative disorder.

Jeanine does not like dirt or germs. In fact, she dislikes them so much that she washes her hands 200 to 300 times a day to make sure she does not get "infected." She has even developed a little ritual she performs each time she washes her hands to make sure she gets them thoroughly clean. She is driven to perform this hand-washing ritual after touching anything in her house, or she suffers overwhelming anxiety. Jeanine's behavior is typical of a(n) ________.

An anxiety disorder characterized by excessive, inappropriate fears connected with public situations or performances in front of other people is ________.

Society's main standard of abnormality is whether the person's behavior fosters a sense of unhappiness and a lack of well-being.

Marty's behavior is marked by impulsive and self-destructive behavior. He is uncomfortable being alone, engages in drug use and promiscuous behavior, and threatens suicide whenever things do not go the way he wants. His behavior is typical of someone suffering from ________ personality disorder.

Bipolar disorder is ________ common than depression and has a ________ biological component than depression.

Yolanda is in love. Every waking moment she finds herself thinking of her beloved one, whether she wants to or not. She cannot keep her mind on anything else; her thoughts keep returning to visions of her newfound love and fantasies of their future together. Technically, Yolanda is suffering from a(n) ________.

Identify and explain the differences between males and females in their susceptibility to mental health disorders.

Describe the general symptoms and causes of somatoform disorders. Also, identify and define three types of somatoform disorders.

Depression and mania have been linked to ________.

The psychoanalytic model holds that abnormal behavior is the result of ________.

After being passed up for a promotion and then getting into a heated argument with his son, a man disappears. He shows up two weeks later in another town with no memory of who he is, or how he got there. He appears to be suffering from a(n) ________ disorder.

The turning point year in the history of treatment of the mentally ill was ________, when Phillipe Pinel became director of the Bicêtre Hospital in Paris.