Exam 14: Psychological Disorders.

Low intelligence would be which kind of risk factor for mental disorder?

Which psychological approach emphasizes that making choices that don't truly reflect what you value, feel, and believe can make you sick?

A person that has the dissociative disorder known as a fugue exhibits a confusion about his or her personal identity and

Timothy was arrested for bombing a federal building.Even though he confessed to the crime, he appears to have no remorse for his actions and no sympathy for the physical and emotional losses of the victims.Timothy would most likely be diagnosed with which personality disorder?

A somatic type delusion involves the belief that

Research using PET scans on the schizophrenic brain reveal that their brains

A behavioral therapist would explain the "sickness behavior" seen in somatic symptom disorders as

Which culture-bound syndrome occurs in south and east Asia and involves either a man experiencing sudden and intense anxiety that his penis is receding into his body or a female believing that her vulva and nipples are shrinking?

Historically, psychiatric terms have been abused by being applied to culturally disapproved behaviors that were not really disorders.Three of the following are not considered disorders today.Which of the following is still considered to be a recognized disorder?

In most young adults with normal brains, the surface folds of the brain will

Which of the following is NOT a recognized mental disorder and is no longer found in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual because it was believed to be too imprecise?

When people suffer with chronic anxiety but also experience brief moments of sudden, intense, unexpected episodes that involve a racing heart, dizziness, choking, trembling, and/or fears of losing control, then the person would most likely be diagnosed with a

Tiana has been experiencing sexual and sleep disturbances, emotional outbursts, delirium, and withdrawal symptoms due to her excessive use of amphetamines in trying to lose weight.Tiana would be diagnosed with a(n)__________ disorder.

In which of the following disorders is a person overwhelmed by a jumble of thoughts, sensations, images, and feelings that cannot be filtered out because of an impairment in selective attention?

Children with higher levels of lead in their blood are more likely to be arrested as adults for criminal offenses.

Jake makes repeated visits to his doctor because he thinks that parasitic insects are crawling under his skin and are causing massive infections in his body.He refuses to accept the doctor's assurances that there are no insects, and he just has dry skin.Jake is suffering from

After her long-time boyfriend "dumped" her for another girl, Ana became enraged and only thought of revenge.Although Ana had been an excellent student, she no longer seems to take any interest in her studies and told her friends that it didn't matter whether she takes the college entrance exam or not.She will not go out with her friends or even respond to her best friends' texts.Her parents said she just stays in her room and does not seem to have any purpose in life anymore.These factors are warning signs for

Mutism, stupor, and a marked decrease in responsiveness to the environment make patients with which disorder difficult to "reach"?

A delusion that is marked by sensual delusions that one is loved by a famous person would be classified as which type?

Ron has many deeply held false beliefs.For instance, he believes he is the most famous psychologist in the world.He also believes that very sexy, intelligent, and beautiful women are vying for his attention and affection, when, in fact, they find him a nuisance.He often gets extremely jealous if these women speak or look at other men.It seems that Ron is most likely suffering from