Exam 16: Psychological Disorders

What disorder does Jacob have when he shows extreme social discomfort and timidity, as well as feelings of inadequacy?

Many psychologists who study abnormal behaviour assert that biological, psychological, or environmental predispositions called ____________ can combine with current or recent events to produce psychological disorders.

You are driving to school and a car runs a red light and narrowly misses you as you slam on your brakes. Your heart beats very rapidly and your hands shake. Immediately after the accident, would you qualify for an anxiety disorder?

Describe the major characteristics of the antisocial personality disorder.

Someone who is afraid to leave their house because they are afraid of being in public places would most likely be diagnosed as having

Childhood exposure to traumas such as physical or sexual abuse is considered to be most central in the development of

The set of emotion-based psychological disorders called mood disorders involves symptoms of

Imagine that you are playing a game of darts. You're aiming for the 'bullseye' (i.e. the center of the board) but keep missing. All of your darts land closely clustered together, just below the board itself. With respect to reliability and validity, which of the following statements best describes this pattern?

What concepts do (a) psychoanalytic and (b) cognitive theorists use to explain the symptoms of schizophrenia?

David Barlow and other researchers speculate that people with a genetic predisposition to ____________ may have nervous systems that are overly sensitive to threat signals.

The mood disorder called _________ has been studied primarily at the biological level of analysis and appears to be more influenced by ________ factors than other mood disorders.

Last year Stephanie was in a serious car accident in which the other passengers in the car, her two best friends, were killed. She was recently diagnosed with dissociative amnesia. Which of the following symptoms would Stephanie most likely exhibit?

You are observing a new patient for the first time. He displays a curious motor behaviour called waxy flexibility. Your preliminary diagnosis is

Twin studies suggest that the variation in clinical depression can be accounted for by genetic factors approximately ________ of the time.

Sandy feels down. She has intense negative thoughts about herself, the world, and her future. Most likely, Sandy is suffering from

Jane is raised in a stressful environment with a strict and mean step mother. We can expect Jane to develop a psychological disorder because of her ___________.

All of the following were discussed as potential limitations of the use of diagnostic systems such as the DSM-5 EXCEPT

Studies suggest that people suffering from anxiety disorders may have lower levels of ________ in their nervous systems, which may cause them to be overly sensitive to signals of threat.

A student has recently managed to earn a spot on a highly competitive high-school basketball team. Research on psychological disorders suggests that if this student is depressed, their will attribute their success to __________ factors, whereas if they are not depressed, they will most likely attribute their achievement to __________.

The main tenet of the vulnerability-stress model is that ________.