Exam 14: Psychological Disorders.

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

Regarding women and depression, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Fiona has been mild to moderately depressed most of the time for at least two years.Although she is fatigued much of the time and does not take much interest in past pleasures, Fiona has not had any psychotic episodes nor experienced any mania.Fiona would most likely be diagnosed with a __________ disorder.

Jasmine has been very depressed.Her therapist utilizes aspects of mastery training to help her to overcome her learned helplessness.Jasmine's therapist is most likely a __________ therapist.

Mitzi's therapist tells her that her anxiety is due to her failure to make choices in her life that truly reflect what she values, feels, and believes.He encourages Mitzi to make wise and courageous choices in her life and take responsibility for finding meaning and happiness in life.Mitzi's therapist supports the __________ approach.

Which of the following is a sleep-wake disorder?

The Freudian explanation of anxiety disorders emphasizes

Which of the following is most characteristic of a bipolar I disorder?

Regarding the DSM-5, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Dopamine receptors in one part of the brain appear to become super-responsive to normal amounts of dopamine, which may account for which symptoms of schizophrenia?

Amy is an independent, aggressive, unemotional businesswoman, while Carol tends to be vain, emotional, irrational, and dependent.Which of the following would be likely to occur in judging normality for Amy and Carol?

In terms of the hereditary potential (i.e., genetic relatedness)for developing schizophrenia, the risk is about as high for the fraternal twin of a schizophrenic as for

A behavioral therapist would view unhealthy anxiety as

Tanis is an American Indian from the Cree tribe, who has recently been experiencing a loss of appetite, weakness, anxiety, feelings of futility, and a sense of suffocation.She has also exhibited a preoccupation with death and has been having visual and auditory hallucinations involving deceased relatives.Tanis appears to be suffering from the culture-bound syndrome known as

Which of the following is NOT a common cause of neurocognitive disorders?

Which of the following is a Freudian interpretation of an anxiety-related disorder?

Up to 20 percent of military veterans returning from wars develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), including soldiers involved in combat in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Ralph, a college professor, believes that the administrators at his university are conspiring with other faculty and staff members to make his work more difficult and to make him look foolish in order to fire him.Every phone call or e-mail not returned promptly, or request that is not handled as perfectly as he would like, is evidence of this conspiracy against him.Delusions of this sort would be of which type?

Allison is afraid of having a panic attack in a public place; therefore, she has refused to leave her home for the last three years unless a family member accompanies her.Allison has which disorder in addition to her panic attacks?

Thomas tends to be so overly suspicious of people's motives that he appears to trust no one.Whenever someone compliments him, Thomas always thinks to himself that they are just "buttering him up for a favor." Thomas fits the description of which personality disorder?