Exam 12: Psychological Disorders

Estimates indicate that about ________ in 10 people in the United States suffer from at least one specific phobia.

In young children, ________ may be manifested as a "failure to thrive," or weight gain, or as a delay in speech or motor development.

People with ________ disorders develop inflexible and maladaptive ways of thinking and acting that are so exaggerated and rigid that they cause serious distress and social problems.

Phobias, panic disorder, and obsessive-compulsive disorder are all types of ________ disorders.

Bipolar disorder is ________ common than depression and has a ________ biological component than depression.

The view that biological, psychological, and social risk factors combine to produce psychological problems is known as the ________ approach to abnormal behavior.

________ disorders involve vague symptoms of bodily disorder with no evidence of organic causes.

The DSM has been available to psychologists for nearly ________ years.

A young girl was severely scratched by her neighbor's cat when it jumped from her arms. She is now terrified of cats, and will not get near them. Her phobia of cats is best explained by ________ theory.

Bipolar disorder has been linked to ________.

Delusions are false beliefs about reality with a factual basis.

Darren enjoys sex, but the only way he is able to achieve arousal is to watch others who are engaging in sexual activity. He was also previously arrested for spying on unsuspecting people who were nude. His disorder is ________.

Pedophiles are almost invariably ________.

The difference between people with schizoid personality disorder and people with avoidant personality disorder is that people with ________.

The systems approach is also known as the _________ model of mental illness.

Pedophilic disorder involves fantasizing or engaging in sex with prepubescent children.

Currently, the cause of autism is thought to be ________.

As a baby, Lee liked to play alone and preferred to have his own space. Even when his parents brought him to play dates, Lee did not seem to enjoy interacting with the other children. He rarely makes eye contact with his parents, even as a six-year-old. Lee's favorite toy is his train, and he enjoys spinning the wheels of the locomotive. Lee's behavior is typical of a child with ________.

If an identical twin develops schizophrenia, there is about a ________ percent chance that the other twin will also develop the illness.

The number of new cases that arise in a given time is known as the disorder's ________.