Exam 14: Psychological Disorders

Dr. Nwoambi is a psychologist who is currently evaluating a new client. Dr. Nwoambi would most likely refer to the __________ to assist her in diagnosing her client's psychological disorder.

This is considered the most serious type of schizophrenia.

Which of the following is a legitimate hypothesis that explains why the rate of depression appears to be twice as high for women as compared to men across various cultures?

In any given year, about __________ percent of adults suffer from a mental disorder.

Tommy is a seven-year-old boy with autism. Which of the following would NOT be typical for him?

Dissociative disorders generally result from __________

Advocates of the learning perspective believe that abnormal behaviors are the result of the process of learning, including classical and operant conditioning.

High-functioning autistic children are ones who __________

Arlene has an irrational fear of flying in airplanes. She is probably suffering from a __________

A patient in a psychiatric hospital exhibits disordered thinking, bizarre behavior, and hallucinations. This person is probably suffering from __________

Individuals who exhibit longstanding, inflexible and maladaptive patterns of behavior that interfere with their personal adjustment and cause those around them distress are likely to be diagnosed as having __________

A person who experiences rather dramatic and specific symptoms such as blindness, paralysis, deafness, or numbness of certain body parts, none of which have real physical causes, and exhibits lack of concern about the symptom will probably be diagnosed with __________

Excessive or unrealistic fearfulness and worry are characteristic of __________

Major depressive disorder is a mood disorder that is characterized by __________

Shirley, a very healthy young woman, noticed that she had several bruises on her legs. Shirley immediately assumed that she must have leukemia, and forgot that she had walked into a table in her dark apartment the day before. Shirley likely suffers from _________

What is a delusion of grandeur?

Shreen is diagnosed with schizophrenia. She believes that she is a powerful person who can save the world. Shreen is experiencing __________

Compared to major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder __________

Josh checks and re-checks over and over again whether or not he has locked his apartment door and car door. It takes up hours of his time and sometimes he misses his college classes. Which does Josh have?

This is a calm and cool indifference to serious physical symptoms.