Exam 15: Psychological Disorders

Generalized anxiety disorder is a state in which a person experiences high arousal, feelings of impending doom, and physiological symptoms, such as rapid breathing and dizziness.

(True/False)

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Question 161

A(n) ________ is a persistent, unwanted thought.

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Question 162

Alcoholism is most likely to occur in:

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Question 163

When individuals are diagnosed with OCD, are the obsessive thoughts usually positive or negative? Illustrate your answer with an example of an obsessive thought.

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Question 164

Why are many psychologists skeptical about the number of individuals who are given the diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder?

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Question 165

Individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder enjoy rituals, such as checking the oven and the locks three times, before sleeping.

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Question 166

People who are depressed tend to have high levels of cortisol.

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Question 167

The biological theory of depression emphasizes problems in attachments with parents.

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Question 168

What are the five kinds of symptoms in schizophrenia?

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Question 169

Beginning in adolescence, men are more likely than women to develop a ruminating, introspective style of cognition, rehearsing the reasons for their unhappiness.

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Question 170

Match each term on the left with a description on the right:

Social phobia

fear of meeting new people

Generalized anziety disorder

fear of fear; of being trapped with no way of escape

obsession

repeated, unwanted thoughts

Correct Answer:

Verified

Social phobia

Generalized anziety disorder

obsession

Compulsion

Posttraumatic stress disorder

Agoraphobia

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Question 171

Native Americans have the same genetic protection that Asians do, yet they have much higher rates of alcoholism.

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Question 172

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:

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Question 173

During the Prohibition years (1920-1933) in the United States,

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Question 174

Major depression involves emotional, behavioral, cognitive, and physical changes severe enough to disrupt a person's ordinary functioning.

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Question 175

Describe the vulnerability-stress explanation of depression. Provide examples of upsetting events that could trigger a depression.

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Question 176

________ is a disorder involving disturbances in emotion, loss of interest in one's usual activities, thoughts of hopelessness, fatigue, and loss of appetite.

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Question 177

Which of the following is a psychotic disorder marked by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized and incoherent speech, inappropriate behavior, and negative symptoms?

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Question 178

Depressive disorders involve impairments in personality that cause great distress to an individual or impair his or her ability to get along with others.

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Question 179

Alcoholism might be less likely to occur:

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Question 180

Generalized anxiety disorder is a state in which a person experiences high arousal, feelings of impending doom, and physiological symptoms, such as rapid breathing and dizziness.

A(n) ________ is a persistent, unwanted thought.

Alcoholism is most likely to occur in:

When individuals are diagnosed with OCD, are the obsessive thoughts usually positive or negative? Illustrate your answer with an example of an obsessive thought.

Why are many psychologists skeptical about the number of individuals who are given the diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder?

Individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder enjoy rituals, such as checking the oven and the locks three times, before sleeping.

People who are depressed tend to have high levels of cortisol.

The biological theory of depression emphasizes problems in attachments with parents.

What are the five kinds of symptoms in schizophrenia?

Beginning in adolescence, men are more likely than women to develop a ruminating, introspective style of cognition, rehearsing the reasons for their unhappiness.

Native Americans have the same genetic protection that Asians do, yet they have much higher rates of alcoholism.

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:

During the Prohibition years (1920-1933) in the United States,

Major depression involves emotional, behavioral, cognitive, and physical changes severe enough to disrupt a person's ordinary functioning.

Describe the vulnerability-stress explanation of depression. Provide examples of upsetting events that could trigger a depression.

________ is a disorder involving disturbances in emotion, loss of interest in one's usual activities, thoughts of hopelessness, fatigue, and loss of appetite.

Which of the following is a psychotic disorder marked by delusions, hallucinations, disorganized and incoherent speech, inappropriate behavior, and negative symptoms?

Depressive disorders involve impairments in personality that cause great distress to an individual or impair his or her ability to get along with others.

Alcoholism might be less likely to occur:

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