Exam 17: Psychological Disorders

Which of the following explanations has been offered to explain the fact that women are more often diagnosed with depression and anxiety than men?

Sam has recently returned from a tour of duty overseas.While he was stationed abroad,he saw a fair share of combat,including the death of three of his fellow platoon-mates.Sam has been having several symptoms since he returned,including sleeplessness,irritability,flashbacks,and a loss of interest in being around his friends and family.Which of the following diagnoses would be most appropriate for Sam's condition?

Which of the following is not one of the symptoms commonly seen in those suffering from PTSD?

Britney is studying psychological disorders,including their symptoms,how they are diagnosed,and how they might be treated.Britney is most likely taking which of the following college classes?

Which of the following would be considered an example of a predisposing cause of a mental disorder?

Sudden,unexplained blindness,deafness,paralysis,or numbness in a specific body part is a symptom of __________ disorder.

Ebony has been dating Bradley for about 3 months,but he is getting tired of some of her tendencies.She never wants to make any decisions - where to go for dinner,what movie to see,which family member to visit - and always asks him to choose for them.He doesn't mind getting his way,but he sometimes wonders if his choices really make her happy.Despite his efforts to change things,Ebony seems to have no ability to make choices for herself.Ebony might be suffering from __________ personality disorder.

Which psychiatrist has written that mental illness is a myth,and that only the physical body can be affected by disease?

People with a somatoform disorder have real physical illnesses,but they do not experience the expected symptoms of those illnesses.

Simultaneously suffering from two different mental disorders is called __________.

The biological approach to psychopathology looks for physical problems as a root cause of a person's difficulties,including chemical and structural abnormalities.

Schizophrenia is thought to be very similar to major depressive disorder,because both are caused by a deficit of serotonin in the brain.

Which of the following areas of the brain have not been shown to have unusually high activity in people who suffer from obsessive-compulsive disorder?

A combination of interrelated symptoms observed in an individual is called a __________.

If antisocial personality disorder is diagnosed far more frequently in men than in women,the frequency of __________ personality disorder is two to three times greater in women.

People with antisocial personality disorder may engage in behaviors that are likely to land them in prison.

Barbara suffers from alcoholism,but has been "clean and sober" for over a year.Yesterday she found out that her mother has a terminal disease,and she also found out that her company is downsizing and that she may lose her job,leaving her in very serious financial jeopardy.These distressing events that might lead Barbara back to having a drink would be considered __________ causes.

A __________ attack is marked by an intense feeling of terror,accompanied by physical symptoms like chest pain,shortness of breath,heart palpitations,and sweating.

Dr.Rogers is a psychologist who utilizes the __________ approach in psychotherapy.He concentrates on observable actions that can be directly measured and recorded.He would be likely to use the theories of learning to help bring about positive,therapeutic change in clients.

Those who suffer from schizophrenia where the symptoms are beginning to subside as the illness begins to remit would be diagnosed with schizophrenia of the residual type.