Exam 14: Psychological Disorders

Regarding psychoses, absences or deficiencies compared to normal behavior, such as displaying a lack of emotion or a reduced ability to communicate verbally, would be considered __________ symptoms.

A person whose immoral behavior harms others, but who feels no remorse for such harmful behavior, would NOT be regarded as abnormal if the criterion used was

Which of the following disorders was formerly referred to as multiple personalities and is characterized by having two or more alternating personalities, each with its own name, personal history, and self-image?

Gender bias in judging abnormality manifests itself in which of the following way(s)?

Which of the following has been shown to be effective in the treatment of bipolar disorder?

Which of the following has been found to be related to the development of schizophrenia?

Like most people with social phobia, Bonnie is a perfectionist and is excessively concerned with making mistakes, perceives criticism where there is none, avoids social situations that focus too much attention on her, and tends to have distorted thoughts that she has failed even when she is successful. This explanation of Bonnie's social phobia is consistent with which view of anxiety disorders?

According to the behavioral approach, anxiety attacks may reflect which of the following that have generalized to new situations?

Wally has a good business that he operates by himself. People say that he does a good job, but they can tell that he interacts with people only as much as required for his business to succeed. They have never seen him smile or show any real emotion. His relatives tell people that Wally does not attend any community functions because he prefers to be alone. Wally fits the description of which personality disorder?

Randy has trouble controlling the elimination of feces. He has a disorder known as

Carl, who is in his late 70s and has had a history of strokes, has become confused, suspicious, and withdrawn as well as experiencing disturbances in memory, reasoning, judgment, impulse control, and personality. Carl is suffering from

Which of the following is the term that refers to feelings of apprehension, dread, or uneasiness?

The system currently used in America to classify psychological problems

Psychopathologies due to various forms of damage to the nervous system arising before adulthood are called __________ disorders.

Paranoid, narcissistic, dependent, antisocial, and borderline are types of __________ disorders.

For every ten potential suicides, how many people give warning beforehand?

"Glove anesthesia" is a

What is the best course of action when a person is threatening suicide and has a specific, workable plan?

During your professor's lecture on the history of mental illness, you learned that in the past there were disorders called drapetomania, nymphomania, and anarchia, which do not exist today. From this lecture, you have learned that what is often considered normal or abnormal depends on

People with which disorder either have a high sensitivity to dopamine or have excess amounts of dopamine in their brains?