Exam 14: Psychological Disorders.

Jake tends to be overly suspicious; Petra is very dependent on others; and Barry thinks so highly of himself that he would be described as self-loving.All of these individuals appear to suffer from a __________ disorder.

Several times during the past year, Allen has had little need for sleep and can't stop talking with his mind seeming to race from idea to idea.Everything he does seems to him to be of immense importance, and he often spends too much money and "parties" too much during these times.However, he soon begins to feel extremely sad, worthless, and empty.Allen appears to be suffering from which disorder?

Which of the following disorders is characterized by symptoms of sudden, unexplained traveling from home and confusion about one's personal identity?

Even though Tomas has never smoked, he immediately thinks that his bad cough is the result of lung cancer rather than the common cold.If he has a mild rash, he immediately thinks he has skin cancer or shingles and goes to the doctor.His friends tell Tomas that he is a hypochondriac, but the correct DSM-5 diagnosis for Tomas' condition is

Which of the following is NOT listed as a major risk factor for suicide?

Lynn married Philip after a short whirlwind romance.She had found Philip to be charming and a smooth-talker.Several months into the marriage, she began to realize that Philip had taken all the money from her savings accounts, had pawned some of her jewelry, and had run up huge bills on her credit cards.Philip had also been lying all along about working at the business where Lynn had been dropping him off each morning.Worse yet, when Philip was confronted, he just laughed at Lynn.Philip would be diagnosed with which personality disorder?

People with which disorder either have a high sensitivity to dopamine or have excess amounts of dopamine in their brains?

If a person were diagnosed with intellectual, communication, attentional, or motor problems that emerged early in his or her life, their disorder would fall into which DSM-5 category?

"Maternity blues" is another name for the condition known as postpartum depression.

Which factor in defining abnormality involves judging a behavior as abnormal or nonconforming by considering the behavioral setting or general circumstances under which the behavior was displayed?

Which of the following disorders involves a person exhibiting bodily complaints, such as chronic pain that suggest illness or injury but for which there is no identifiable organic cause?

Of the common specific phobias listed, which is the most common among Americans?

Regarding mood disorders, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Insanity is

Which of the following plays the largest role within mental health settings regarding the diagnosis, therapy, and the billing of insurance companies?

Jeff's family is having trouble getting Jeff to eat or to even come out of his room because Jeff believes that his family is trying to poison his food and harm him in other ways.Jeff also tells his psychiatrist that he "smells a poisonous gas" in every room of the house other than his bedroom.Jeff is experiencing

Discuss seasonal affective disorder (SAD), including its symptoms, when and where this depression is prevalent, why it occurs, and how it is treated.

During your professor's lecture on the history of mental illness, you learned that in the past there were disorders called drapetomania, nymphomania, and anarchia, which do not exist today.From this lecture, you have learned that what is often considered normal or abnormal depends on

According to behaviorists, anxiety disorders result from self-defeating behaviors that begin with

In the DSM-5, an adjustment disorder is classified as a(n)__________ disorder.