Exam 12: Psychological Disorders

The psychoanalytic model of abnormal behavior was developed by ________.

The prevalence of childhood disorders is remarkably similar across cultures.

Thinking can contribute to feelings of depression.

A personality disorder in which the person is unable to make choices independently and cannot tolerate being alone is ________ personality disorder.

Which of the following is a true statement?

An anxiety disorder that involves multiple, intense fear of crowds, public places, and other situations that require a separation from a source of security, such as home, is ________.

Public and private institutions for confining and imprisoning the mentally ill were first established in ________.

People who are suspicious, mistrustful, and hypersensitive to possible threats, or tricks, without any reason to be, have ________ personality disorder.

A 2005 NIMH study found that the most common mental disorders are ________ disorders.

A personality disorder characterized by marked instability in self-image, mood, and interpersonal relationships is ________ personality disorder.

As George is driving to work one day, he finds himself singing the jingle from a radio commercial he heard the night before. For the remainder of the day, the jingle keeps "popping" back into his mind and he cannot seem to stop remembering it, no matter what he does. Technically, George is experiencing a(n) ________.

The most frequent treatment for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder is ________.

________ schizophrenia is characterized by extreme suspiciousness and extremely complex delusions.

A sudden, unpredictable feeling of intense terror, with no immediately observable cause is a(n) ________.

An anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent panic attacks in which the person suddenly experiences intense fear or terror without any reasonable cause is called ________ disorder.

When men display abnormal behavior, they are more likely than women to ________.

Barney loves sex, but the only way he can achieve sexual arousal is to secretly observe other unsuspecting people who are nude or engaged in sexual activity. His disorder is ________.

Describe the general symptoms and factors leading to the development of schizophrenia. Also, identify and define four subtypes of schizophrenia.

During intercourse, Valerie has repeated involuntary muscle spasms in the outer part of her vagina, making intercourse impossible. She is suffering from ________.

If an identical twin develops schizophrenia, there is about a ________ percent chance that the other twin will also develop the illness.