Exam 16: Psychological Disorders

Explain what neuroimaging has revealed about the two underlying neural circuits involved in obsessive compulsive disorder.

All of the following are essential characteristics of individuals that display anti-social personality disorder EXCEPT

Johnny is a 10 year old boy who has problems interacting and relating to others. In fact, Johnny doesn't respond to others the way you would expect and seems to have difficulty interpreting others' body language. He also gets very upset if his routine is disrupted. Johnny's behaviour is most consistent with which disorder?

Your cousin has always had a tendency towards anxiety. He's been feeling particularly stressed out in recent months and decides to see a doctor for some advice. After describing his symptoms, the doctor tells your cousin that he may be suffering from an anxiety disorder and would like to refer him to someone with more expertise in that area. If your cousin does indeed get diagnosed with an anxiety disorder, just based on what you know about the relationship between anxiety and other psychological problems, what might you expect?

A long-term disorder characterized by extreme unresponsiveness to others, poor communication skills, and highly repetitive and rigid behaviour patterns is known as ________.

All of the following were mentioned as practical guidelines for helping a suicidal person EXCEPT

____________ literally means "split mind" and affects approximately 1 percent of the population in Canada slightly higher than reported for some other countries (Dealberto, 2013).

Panic disorder is an example of which type of disorder?

______________ is a profound dissociative disorder that is typically triggered by stress and often associated with a loss of personal identity.

Jason is sitting in class listening to a lecture when suddenly, for no apparent reason, he starts to become very anxious and tense. His heart begins pounding, his breathing becomes short, and he starts to sweat profusely. After a few minutes, his mind begins racing with thoughts that he might be dying. Jason randomly suffers from an attack like this about three times a month. Assuming that there is no physical abnormality that is responsible for these symptoms, Jason would most likely be diagnosed as having

In North American and European countries, depression is usually characterized by symptoms of guilt and personal inadequacy, and in Latin, Chinese, and African cultures, depression typically consists of _____________.

A student who is schizophrenics regularly experiences false perceptions that have a compelling sense of reality. The student's experiences are known as ___________.

Nearly what percent of all North Americans between the ages of 15 and 54 will experience a psychological disorder at some point in their lives?

Physiological symptoms such as increased heart rate are triggered by the sympathetic nervous system.

Borderline personality disorder is highly associated with all the following disorders EXCEPT ________.

A psychologist has several clients who are depressed and most of them report physical symptoms such as fatigue, loss of appetite, and difficulty sleeping. Given what is known about the cultural relativity of depression, which of the following statements is most accurate?

Brain scans show that patients with a history of panic attacks had 22% lower concentration of _______ in the occipital cortex than patients without panic disorder.

The account that claims that depression results when people expect that bad events will occur and there is nothing they can do to prevent or cope with them is known as

Which of the following is/are considered an internalizing disorder of childhood?

The argument schizophrenia is more common in the lower classes because people tend to move down the socioeconomic ladder once they develop the disorder is argued by the ___________________________.