Exam 12: Psychological Disorders

Most contemporary theorists believe that biology alone accounts for most forms of mental illness.

Amnesia is an example of a psychosomatic disorder.

The biopsychosocial model is another name for the ________ approach to mental illness.

Describe the prevalence of psychological disorders in terms of how many people suffer from them and which problems are the most common problems.

A dissociative disorder that involves flight from home and the assumption of a new identity, with amnesia for past identity and events, is called ________.

Whenever Bonnie passes a mirror, she thinks to herself how gorgeous she is and how she will soon be recognized as an international beauty. In a crowd, she is unhappy unless she is the center of attention. Bonnie has a ________ personality.

A diathesis is a ________.

The individual's primary criterion for judging abnormal behavior is ________.

Marty is timid, anxious, and fearful of rejection. He wants to have close relationships with others but is unable to because of his fears. So, he ends up alone and lonely. He is suffering from ________ personality disorder.

Disorders in which there is real physical illness that is largely caused by psychological factors such as stress or anxiety are called ________ disorders.

A dissociative disorder in which a person has several distinct personalities that emerge at different times is known as ________.

Barney loves sex, but the only way he can achieve sexual arousal is to tie up his partner and spank her until she cries. His disorder is ________.

Somatoform disorders involve symptoms of serious bodily disorders without any physical evidence of organic causes for them.

Currently, the cause of autism is thought to be ________.

Summarize research findings regarding antisocial personality disorder in terms of its causes and symptoms.

Jason is a child who has always had trouble forming normal attachments to people. He never seemed to interact normally with his own parents and siblings. He cried when he was picked up, and as he grew older he did not develop normal speech. The only toy he ever played with was a truck with which he would sit for hours just holding it and spinning its wheels. Jason's behavior is typical of a child with ________.

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder is ________.

The view that psychological, social, and biological risk factors combine to produce psychological disorders is known as the ________ approach to abnormal behavior.

There is no evidence of a genetic link in the development of depression.

Early asylums were ________.