Exam 13: Psychological Disorders

Kendra is a 10-year-old musical prodigy. If she hears a piece of music once, she can play it perfectly on the piano from memory. Kendra's abilities would be accurately described using which of the following terms?

Which of the following individuals demonstrates the definition of comorbidity?

John has made a career of stealing older people's retirement money by taking advantage of their trust and selling them phony retirement investments. John explains that he has done nothing wrong-if these people were not so greedy, they would not be so eager to invest in his phony schemes. In his mind, his victims got exactly what they deserved. John's behavior and attitude are typical of someone with ________ personality disorder.

Some psychologists believe that ______________?????????? disorder may stem from profound invalidation during childhood. Therefore they never master the ability identify and control emotions and react more strongly to everyday life stressors.

Shelby is concerned that she is spending too much of her day worrying about things that are out of her control. She often feels tense, even in situations where there is nothing that is directly threatening her safety. If you were a clinical psychologist, you would be trying to determine if Shelby meets the criteria for

Which statement best describes the effects of labeling someone with a mental disorder?

Which pair consists of negative symptoms of schizophrenia?

Depression is:

Which of the following biopsychosocial factors is least likely to be related to personality disorders?

When psychologists viewed home movies of infants and children who subsequently developed schizophrenia, what did they find?

Huynh washes his hands 100 or more times each day. The constant washing causes the skin on his hands to dry and crack, yet he continues to engage in this behavior. Huynh's behavior is an example of _____.

An affective disorder that includes both depression and mania is known as ________ disorder.

A central idea behind the ____________ rule is that a defendant is not legally responsible for a crime if they could not differentiate between right and wrong when the crime was committed.

According to the authors of your textbook, schizophrenia is most often confused with which other psychological disorder?

Sudden, paralyzing episodes of fear describe which type of anxiety disorder?

Psychologists and psychiatrists use the criteria laid out in the most recent edition of the _____ to diagnose psychological disorders.

An episode of intense sadness that may last for several months is called __________.

A strong, intense fear of being in public or performing behaviors in public might be characteristic of

Which of the following statements about antisocial personality is TRUE?

Leo worries all of the time. He worries about his money, his children, and his dog. He cannot identify the specific source of his worry, but rather feels an overall sense of constant concern. Leo's symptoms sound most like