Exam 12: Psychological Disorders

The DSM was designed to ________.

Carrie Fisher was an actress who suffered from repeated episodes of mania and severe depression. Several years later, she was open with the public regarding her diagnosis of ______.

A sudden, unpredictable feeling of intense terror, sweating, difficulty breathing, and with no immediately observable cause is a(n) ________.

Stephen's son is demonstrating some characteristics of the autism spectrum, and he mentions it to his son's pediatrician. Stephen was concerned because his sister had demonstrated some of these same behaviors as a child. The doctor told him that his son's behavior fits the _____ model of abnormality.

Sexual desire disorders play a part in ________ percent of all sexual dysfunctions.

________ disorders are marked by disturbances of thoughts, communications and emotions, including delusions and hallucinations.

Discuss the general symptoms of personality disorders. Also, identify and define five types of personality disorders.

The cognitive-behavioral model suggests that abnormal behavior is the result of ________.

Individuals with dissociative identity disorder must exhibit three or more personalities.

Austin feels depressed all the time. He feels worthless, and like nothing he ever does is good enough. His mother takes him to a psychologist who suggests that Austin's problem is based on the poor structuring of his internal processes. The psychologist believes that Austin engages in too much self-criticism and negative thinking. This view is typical of the ________ model of abnormality.

A common symptom of schizophrenia that involves rapidly changing topics within the same sentence, the repetition of words, or the meaningless use of rhyming or nonsense words is referred to as ________.

The prevalence of childhood mental disorders is remarkably similar across cultures.

Which of the following statements is true?

In children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, there appear to be problems in the ability of the ________ lobe to properly regulate behavior.

The gender differences in mental disorders observed in the United States are found worldwide.

Janice has always seen sex as a duty to perform for her husband. Whenever she starts to get aroused, her mind is flooded by negative thoughts about how dirty and sinful sexual activity is. As a result, she is almost totally cold to any sensual pleasure and she feels no desire for sexual activity. She is suffering from ________.

Depersonalization disorder is also known as _________.

If there were 100 cases of a disorder in a population of 1,000, the prevalence of the disorder would be ________ percent.

Describe the prevalence of psychological disorders in terms of how many people suffer from them and which problems are the most common problems.

Summarize research findings regarding antisocial personality disorder in terms of its causes and symptoms.