Exam 12: A: Psychological Disorders

In young children, ________ may be manifested as a "failure to thrive," or weight gain, or as a delay in speech or motor development.

In children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, there appear to be problems in the ability of the ________ lobe to properly regulate behavior.

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 ________.

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

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

Barney loves sex, but the only way he can achieve sexual arousal is to stop his car at bus stops and expose his genitals to women waiting for a bus. His disorder is ________.

Women are more likely than men to develop ________.

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 ________.

Depression is ________ prevalent in women than in men.

Barney loves sex, but the only way he can achieve sexual excitement is to fondle women's shoes. His disorder is known as ________.

Depersonalization disorder is much ________ dramatic and far ________ common than dissociative identity disorder.

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

Less than ________ percent of American women suffer from antisocial personality disorder.

Nick was admitted to a mental institution because he claimed to be the king of an alien race that would soon return to earth to dominate humankind. He claimed to be in constant communication with these aliens and helping to plan for their return. His symptoms are known as ________.

Eve seeks psychiatric treatment for amnesia. When her therapist hypnotizes her, her voice changes and someone claiming her name is "Joan" begins to speak. During therapy, 23 separate entities, each with its own name, personal style, and memories emerge. Eve appears to be suffering from ________ disorder.

There is consistent evidence that genetic factors play ________ role in the development of depression and in the development of bipolar disorder.

Darcy is sitting at her desk in her office one day when she is, without warning, overcome by feelings of intense fear that she may lose control of herself. Her terror is so great that all she can do is sit at her desk shaking and crying. Nothing she was doing at the time would seem to have caused such an episode. Her symptoms most resemble ________.