Exam 16: Psychological Disorders

Dysthymia is typically more intense and doesn't last as long as major depression.

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. They seem to be extremely confused lately and you can't help but feel reminded of how one of your grandparents used to behave just before they were diagnosed with dementia. You wonder if, even just theoretically, someone as young as this child could be diagnosed with dementia. Is that possible?

Research by Peter Lewinsohn revealed that after controlling 11 different psychosocial factors, there was still a substantial sex difference in the prevalence of anxiety disorders in men and women, indicating the possible role that _____________ factors may play with this disorder.

The cognitive component of anxiety includes ________.

What evidence exists for a genetic factor in depression?

Delusion is to hallucination as ________.

A student has periods of severe depression that alternate with periods of high excitement and an elated mood. The student has ___________.

The demonological perspective on abnormal behaviour assumes that psychological disorders are caused by

Representing individuals along basic personality or symptom dimensions is attractive to a growing number of experts on the DSM-V revision panels because they believe that such a system may better ________.

The gradual loss of cognitive abilities that accompanies brain deterioration is called

An explanation for the demonstration that personal and situational factors can interact with one another is found in the _______________.

A key difference between depression and bipolar disorder is that ________.

Schizophrenics with primarily positive symptoms show a better prognosis than do schizophrenics with primarily negative symptoms.

John has been having difficulty falling and staying asleep for the past few months. He has lost some of his appetite, lost some weight, and feels physically fatigued a great deal of the time. These are all examples typically associated with major depression, called ________ symptoms.

What have physiological studies of DID patients indicated?

A clinical psychologist is using a particular diagnostic classification system to diagnose a psychological disorder. She finds that her system yields consistent results but, unfortunately, it does not appear to be accurately assessing the disorder in which she is interested. This would mean that her classification system is

You are observing a new patient for the first time. His diagnosis is schizophrenia. When you examine his medical charts you expect to find brain abnormalities in some or all of the following areas EXCEPT

Anorexia and bulimia are ________.

The discovery of the cause of the disease general paresis was significant because it represented the first time that a psychological disorder had an identifiable physical cause.

The "brain chemistry" theory of depression suggests that depression is caused by