Exam 15: Psychological Disorders

________ consist of ambiguous pictures, sentences, or stories that the test taker interprets or completes.

Psychological tests used to infer motives, conflicts, and unconscious dynamics on the basis of a person's interpretations of ambiguous stimuli are called:

Mary went to the emergency room for the second time in a month complaining of difficulty in breathing and chest pain that had come on suddenly. She thought she was having a heart attack and was afraid she was Dying, but the doctor could not find anything wrong. She may be suffering from:

PET scan studies have found no differences between the brain activity of predatory murderers and the brain activity of "heat of passion" murderers.

Compulsion involves repetitive, ritualized behaviors that a person feels must be carried out to avoid disaster.

Explain the ways in which addiction patterns vary according to cultural practices and the social environment.

Marvella has recurring bouts of trembling and shaking, dizziness, chest pain or discomfort, rapid heart rate, feelings of unreality, hot and cold flashes, and sweating. She feels that she is going crazy. Marvella is showing the symptoms of:

According to the textbook's discussion on anxiety:

What is the most reasonable conclusion about the role of genes in alcoholism?

Describe the ways that antisocial personality disorder might take different forms over time, from childhood to adulthood.

Individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder feel a deep sense of relief if they can talk themselves into forgoing a ritual.

People who drink in order to ________ have significantly more drinking problems than those who drink for other reasons.

Throughout history, societies have recognized and feared the few members in their midst who lack all human connection to anyone else. What diagnostic category is used to refer to these types of individuals? Describe some of the physiological contributions to this disorder.

Can you diagnose each of the following disorders? -Brad constantly feels a sense of impending doom; for days, he has been extremely worried about everything and cannot relax.

Ramona has lost her interest in gardening, which brought her joy in the past. She's lost her appetite and life seems hopeless. Which disorder would Ramona be most likely to have?

Although panic attacks seem to occur out of nowhere, they in fact usually occur in the aftermath of stress, prolonged emotion, specific worries, or frightening experiences.

Why is agoraphobia called "the fear of fears"? Explain, in detail, the underlying fear in this disorder and the manner in which it often begins.

Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement regarding the DSM?

Rumination contributes to longer-lasting depression in women.

In many people who continue to suffer for years from posttraumatic stress disorder, the ________ is significantly smaller than in those people who recover from the trauma.