Exam 16: Psychological Disorders

You are examining the neurotransmitter concentrations in a patient. You believe that the patient is suffering from major depression. What would you look for to confirm your hypothesis?

You are examining the neurotransmitter concentrations in a patient. You believe that the patient is suffering from schizophrenia. What would you look for to confirm your hypothesis?

All of the following are legitimate criticisms of dissociative identity disorder, EXCEPT that ________.

A gymnast has anxiety disorder. What is the likelihood that the gymnast's identical twin, also has anxiety disorder?

According to Sigmund Freud, when the ego is threatened by unacceptable and potentially overwhelming impulses from the id, then ______________ anxiety occurs.

The belief that abnormal behaviour is the result of supernatural forces is known as trephination.

What is borderline personality disorder and what do researchers think are the causal factors associated with the disorder?

Regarding potential biological processes associated with anxiety disorders, some researchers believe that some people have highly reactive nervous systems that quickly produce anxiety responses to environmental stressors. The people may have abnormally low levels of the ___________ transmitter gama-aminobutyric acid (GABA) activity in the amygdala.

A theorist who argues that schizophrenics have defective attentional mechanisms that are unable to filter out irrelevant internal and external stimuli is taking a ___________ perspective on this disorder.

Louie believes that he is incredibly handsome and charming. He does not show any empathy to others, but has a constant need for admiration from others. Louie's character fits best with

Consider the following explanation: early traumatic losses or rejections create vulnerability for later depression by triggering a grieving and rage process that becomes part of the individual's personality. This explanation of depression is most consistent with

People who have panic disorder will often also develop ______________ because they fear having a panic attack in public.

The state of tension and apprehension that is a natural response to perceived threat is called __________.

You are babysitting your friend's autistic child. You have known them all of their life and think of them as part of your own family. While their sometimes unusual behaviour was confusing to you when you were initially getting to know them, as you learned more about Autism you gained a much better understanding of why they behave the way they do. You recently took them to a soccer game. You noticed they never seemed to be looking at the part of the field where the action was happening during the game. You had noticed them behaving similarly before but always assumed it was due to a lack of interest, though you know they love soccer. Based on prior work discussed in your textbook, what is one possible alternative explanation?

"Diagnostic" tests for witches are most strongly associated with which of the following perspectives on abnormal behaviours?

Sarah has an upcoming exam that may determine the direction her career will take. Her anxiety level has never been as high as it has been the last few weeks. In this case, Sarah is NOT diagnosed with an anxiety disorder because ________________.

J. P. has a dissociative disorder. She has several personalities that coexist in her mind. As you examine her case more thoroughly, what would you expect to find?

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

The DSM-5 task force proposed ___________ basic personality dimensions with higher ratings indicating greater psychological impairment.

Anorexia nervosa, Windigo, and Koro were all mentioned as examples of what are considered to be