Exam 28: Psychological Disorders Part 2

While bulimia nervosa and anorexia nervosa are both serious conditions, neither is a life-threatening condition.

Often, cases of dissociative identity disorder (multiple personality disorder) receive wide press coverage, leading people to believe this disorder is a relatively common psychological problem when, in fact, it is quite rare. People's estimates of the prevalence of dissociative identity disorder may be influenced to a large extent by

A disorder that was extremely rare prior to the last half of the 20^th century is

Compare and contrast the three somatoform disorders and discuss their etiology.

In the Featured Study, Lauren Alloy and her colleagues investigated the link between negative thinking and vulnerability to depression. Their study involved a group of first-year college students who had no prior history of depression. Over a 2.5-year period, they found that ____ of those students with a negative cognitive style developed a MAJOR depressive disorder, compared to ____ of those students who did not have a negative cognitive style.

Use of which drug may help precipitate schizophrenia in young people with a genetic vulnerability to the disorder?

The medical model proposes that it is useful to think of abnormal behavior as a(n) ____________________.

A court declares that because of a mental illness, an individual is not responsible for his criminal actions (did not know right from wrong). The individual is

Enos and Amir are both currently 30 years old. Enos' biological mother has schizophrenia, but neither of his adoptive parents have the disorder. In contrast, neither of Amir's biological parents have schizophrenia, however his adoptive mother has schizophrenia. Based on research that has investigated the role of genetic vulnerability in schizophrenic disorders, you should predict that

A person who withdraws socially because of an intense fear of rejection would likely be diagnosed as having ____, while a person who withdraws socially due to a lack of interest in interpersonal intimacy would likely be diagnosed as having ____.

Larry frequently hears his daughter's stuffed animals talking about him when he is in the hallway outside his daughter's bedroom; Larry is experiencing

Claire has been diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. Based on the physical symptoms listed in your text, you should expect that Claire will show evidence of

All of the following indicate a high level of expressed emotion by a family member of a schizophrenic patient EXCEPT

Which of the following is NOT a common characteristic of the antisocial personality?

An individual thinks he is Jesus Christ. He also believes that, because he is Christ, people are trying to kill him. Assume that this individual is not correct¾he is not Christ, and people are not trying to kill him. Which of the following would be the most likely diagnosis?

Personality disorders are characterized by

Tyberius wears a hat 24 hours a day and becomes extremely agitated if anyone tries to remove it. He is convinced that small robots made of Lego blocks nibbled his ears off while he was sleeping, and if he removes his hat his brains will leak out through the holes in the sides of his head. Tyberius' delusion is the type of delusion typically seen in

Women attempt suicide more frequently than men, but men successfully complete suicide at a higher rate than women.

In the past 9 months Andrew has been fired by three different employers. He was unreliable and often missed work, and each employer finally let him go when they found he had been stealing money and materials. Andrew feels no remorse over his actions, but he has managed to convince each of his former employers that he is sorry for his actions, and none of the employers plan to press any charges. In this case, Andrew's behavior is consistent with that seen in

Hope often sits for hours in extremely rigid positions; during these times she seems to lose contact with the external world and does not respond to people who try to speak to her. At other times she becomes extremely hyperactive and rambles on incoherently. Hope's symptoms are MOST consistent with those seen in