Exam 14: Psychological Disorders

Eve seeks treatment to learn how to relax. 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.

Which axis of the DSM-IV-TR contains an overall judgment made by the psychological professional of the person's mental health and adjustment based on a scale from 0 to 100?

Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding depressive disorder?

The police find a man who is disheveled and in a daze wandering through the downtown area. When the police ask him for his name, he seems bewildered. A search of missing persons photographs reveals that this man was reported missing three months ago in a town more than 700 miles away. The man is most likely suffering from __________

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.

Dave's wife suggests that he talk to a doctor because of his inability to cope with criticism. The doctor suggests that Dave's problem represents the expression of a repressed, unresolved, internal conflict buried in his unconscious mind that has its roots in Dave's childhood. This view is typical of the __________ model of abnormality.

Which of the following is NOT indicative of an antisocial personality disorder?

What is a person with a social phobia afraid of?

According to the text, the genetic link is strongest for __________

Concerns about health would be of most importance to someone with __________

The psychodynamic model views abnormal behavior as resulting from illogical thinking patterns.

In schizophrenics, it is more common to see visual hallucinations than auditory hallucinations.

The least likely person to commit suicide in America is an Asian American.

Although the people in Jeff's family are extremely distraught over Jeff's sudden and unexplained paralysis, Jeff seems oddly unconcerned despite not being able to move his legs. In that doctors have not found a biological cause for Jeff's paralysis, his almost complete disregard for his condition might reflect a condition known as __________

The psychodynamic model holds that abnormal behavior is the result of __________

Dr. Garcia is treating a patient who has a fear of knives. He believes his patient's fear is a kind of displacement, in which the phobic object is a symbol of whatever his patient has buried deep inside her unconscious mind. Dr. Garcia's view is consistent with that of _________

Renee dresses and behaves in a manner that consistently draws attention to her. She thrives on being the center of attention and tends to get very loud and dramatic when she believes that people's attention is being directed elsewhere. Which disorder does Renee likely have?

Delusions of __________ are false beliefs held by a person who is convinced that others are trying to hurt them in some way.

The DSM's multiaxial classification system includes an axis that evaluates general medical conditions.

A disorder in which intruding thoughts that occur again and again are followed by repetitive, ritualistic behavior meant to lower the anxiety caused by the thoughts is called __________ disorder.