Exam 17: Psychological Disorders

What is the difference between dissociative amnesia and retrograde amnesia?

__________ disorder is a mood disorder characterized by alternating episodes of depressed and manic states.

The basic premise behind the __________ approach is that thought processes contribute to our understanding of reality,and thus treatment would focus on identifying and revising those thought processes.

Why,according to psychiatrist Thomas Szasz,are people who are labeled as being mentally ill "locked away?"

Taking PCP (commonly known as "angel dust")can cause effects that mimic the symptoms of schizophrenia.Researchers believe that this is because both schizophrenia and PCP act on the neurotransmitter __________.

Which of the following diagnoses is marked by a pathological need to be the center of attention in nearly every situation?

Which psychologist is credited with conceptualizing those who suffer from depression as having a negative cognitive style that leads to inappropriate assumptions and generalizations,all of which tend to reinforce a person's symptoms of depression?

Research suggests that there may be some genetic contribution to the development of many anxiety disorders,but other studies have found that __________ is/are primarily caused by environmental rather than genetic factors.

The symptoms of major depressive disorder must last for at least __________,while the symptoms of dysthymia must last for at least __________.

Which of the following neurochemical imbalances has been observed in the brains of those suffering from schizophrenia?

Anna has been diagnosed with an anxiety disorder,in this case obsessive-compulsive disorder,and a case of alcohol abuse.Which of the following terms best describes her clinical situation?

Which of the two following types of diagnoses are combined when a psychiatric patient receives a dual diagnosis?

A negative __________ style describes a pattern of negative or pessimistic thoughts.

Keith often hears voices that tell him that he is a very bad person.Although he strains and struggles to "hear" where these voices are coming from,there are in fact no voices to hear.They are originating inside of his mind,and he experiences them as a sensory event.Keith is having a symptom of schizophrenia called a(n)__________.

Asperger syndrome is one of the __________ spectrum disorders.

The __________-stress hypothesis suggests that people are genetically predisposed to a particular mental disorder,but will develop the disorder only if exposed to the environmental or emotional stress during critical developmental periods.

Julia has a very poorly constructed sense of herself.She engages in dramatic,wildly emotional behaviors designed to 'trap' people into staying in her life.She sometimes threatens to kill herself to manipulate others into doing what she wants,and though she has a fear of being abandoned by people she really trusts nobody.Julia's symptoms are most reminiscent of a person with __________ personality disorder.

If an individual complains of multiple physical symptoms that are vague and seem to affect several different body parts or systems all at the same time,with no evidence of a physical problem,he or she may be suffering from __________ disorder.

Women are far more likely than men to develop PTSD at some point in their life,and this divide increases significantly if the woman was subjected to the traumatic event prior to the age of ___ years.

According to the DSM-IV-TR,approximately ___% of individuals will develop generalized anxiety disorder at some point in their lives.