Exam 12: Psychological Disorders

Identify and discuss three mood disorders. Also, summarize the physiological and psychological factors involved in their development.

While abnormality is defined by the perspective you are examining it with, the main standard society uses to judge abnormal behavior is ________.

Emily has noticed a few small skin bruises and some minor muscle cramps over the last few weeks. Her physician says that while her symptoms are real, they reflect no serious illness. Emily refuses to believe him. She is convinced they are the first indications of terminal cancer, and proceeds to visit one physician after another trying to find one who will agree with her. Emily's behavior is typical of ________.

Psychosomatic illnesses are real illnesses largely caused by psychological factors such as stress and anxiety.

According to the diathesis-stress model, ________.

Men are more likely than women to succeed in a suicide attempt because men ________.

The psychoanalytic model holds that abnormal behavior is the result of ________.

The ________ personality disorder displays as an inability to make choices and decisions independently, and a lack of tolerance for being alone.

Mental illnesses with a strong biological component are ________.

Disorders in which there is real physical illness that is largely caused by psychological factors such as stress or anxiety are called ________ disorders.

Men are more likely to suffer from substance abuse and antisocial personality disorder than women.

Pedophiles are invariably men under age 40.

Dissociative fugue is a relatively common dissociative disorder.

Define gender dysphoria and summarize the research regarding its onset, development, and treatment.

An anxiety disorder characterized by excessive, inappropriate fears connected with public situations or performances in front of other people is ________.

An anxiety disorder in which a person becomes so preoccupied with his or her imagined ugliness that normal life is impossible is called ________ disorder.

The first individual to argue for pleasant living conditions for the mentally ill was ________.

Artem is getting ready to defend his senior thesis in front of his professors and friends. He suddenly experiences an intense feeling of impending doom, chest pain and dizziness, and begins to sweat. Artem has never experienced something like this before. His symptoms most resemble ________.

Briefly discuss the various criteria used by psychologists in determining whether or not someone's behavior is "abnormal."

The legal term for a defendant's ability to understand the charges against him or her and participate in a defense in court is ________.