Exam 12: Psychological Disorders

Rejection of one's biological gender and persistently desiring to become a member of the opposite sex is known as ________.

The DSM-5 distinguishes between ________ types of depressive disorders.

Mood disorders are characterized by disturbances in physical functioning.

Beck's theories have focused on the importance of cognitive distortions in the development of _______.

Maria was born in Mexico. She recently experienced a feeling of being out of control, and it was followed by trembling, and uncontrollable screaming and crying. Her symptoms sound most like those of ________.

Ryan is very anxious and jittery right after surviving a tornado that destroyed his subdivision. This is known as ________ disorder.

Feeling fearful but not knowing why is characteristic of ________.

When Julio was in school, he never felt the need to engage with others or seek out friends. Eventually, he asked one of his professors to write him a job recommendation, but the professor was unable to do so because Julio had always appeared extremely cold, distant, and unfeeling in class. The professor had never seen him interact with any other students, instead, he appeared to be constantly "in a fog." A psychologist would likely diagnose Julio with _____ personality disorder.

The most common mood disorder is depression.

Jenson enjoys sex with his partner, and has a desire to engage in sex. However, after achieving full arousal, he is unable to orgasm. He is suffering from ________.

A dissociative disorder that involves flight from home and the assumption of a new identity, with amnesia for past identity and events, is called ________.

Define paraphilia. Define and briefly discuss three types of paraphilias.

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder afflicts about ________ percent of all U.S. school children.

In schizophrenia, positive symptoms are ________ in a person with the disorder, but ________ in someone without it, and negative symptoms are ________ in a person with the disorder, but ________ in someone without it.

Research suggests schizophrenia may be caused by all of the following except _________.

Biological predispositions toward behaviors are known as a ________.

A personality disorder characterized by marked instability in self-image, mood, and interpersonal relationships is ________ personality disorder.

In the United States, the suicide rate is ________ among Whites than among minorities.

Research indicates that men with antisocial personalities ________ .

Taijin kyofusho is rarely seen outside of ________.