Exam 14: Psychological Disorders

You tell your friend that in your psychology class you are learning about the different mental disorders. Your friend asks you to explain a "nervous breakdown." Explain what this term "nervous breakdown" means, and then describe the symptoms, causes, and treatments for the clinical diagnosis that comes closest to being a "nervous breakdown."

Jeff's family is having trouble getting him to eat or to even come out of his room because Jeff believes that his family is trying to poison his food and harm him in other ways. Jeff also tells his psychiatrist that he "smells a poisonous gas" in every room of the house other than his bedroom. Jeff is experiencing

The most common neurocognitive disorder is

One who is quite concerned with orderliness, perfectionism, and a rigid routine might be classified as having which personality disorder?

Sierra constantly criticizes her appearance and her abilities and downplays her many accomplishments. These negative, self-defeating thoughts have led to her long-standing depression, according to the __________ theory.

Anthony needs others to constantly praise him for his taste in clothes, his grades, his good looks, and his charming appeal. He often fantasizes that he is the best looking man on campus, that he is the most intellectual scholar, and that he will become a billionaire soon after graduation. He can be categorized as having a(n)__________ personality disorder.

Insanity is

Persecutory, grandiose, erotomanic, jealous, and somatic are the five types of

Delusions involve

According to which approach do anxiety disorders represent a raging conflict among the subparts of the personality, which forces the person to use rigid defense mechanisms and misguided, inflexible behavior to prevent a loss of control?

A friend of yours mistakenly thinks that a person with multiple personalities and a person with schizophrenia have the same condition. Explain to your friend why these two conditions are different, and then identify the DSM-5 diagnostic name for multiple personalities and describe the symptoms, causes, and treatment for this disorder.

When phototherapy is used, it involves all of the following EXCEPT for

If Sarita says that she feels "sick" all the time and has consulted many different doctors regarding her numerous physical complaints and no organic cause can be identified for any of these complaints, Sarita most likely would be diagnosed with a psychosomatic illness.

When sadness and despondency are exaggerated, prolonged, and unreasonable and an extremely negative self-image prevails, the person most likely is suffering from a __________ disorder.

In the DSM-5 , an adjustment disorder is classified as a(n)__________ disorder.

Bruce frequently throws himself into a whirlwind of activity marked by extreme distractibility, rapid shifts and thoughts, constant talking, and restless movement. His behavior at times could also be described as a deep depression. Bruce is probably suffering from

When a person's sexual identity does not match his or her physical gender and the person is disturbed by this, the diagnosis is

Which factor in defining abnormality involves judging a behavior as abnormal or nonconforming by considering the behavioral setting or general circumstances under which the behavior was displayed?

Although it has been over a year since Superstorm Sandy, Jack still has frequent nightmares about the hurricane and also relives the event in his mind every time there is a thunderstorm. Jack appears to be suffering from a disorder within which DSM-5 category?

For at least the last two years, Sara has been experiencing mild to moderate depression, which alternates with periods of her being cheerful and expansive, but also somewhat irritable. Although Sara is able to work and take care of her family, she and her family are both concerned about these emotional "ups" and "downs." Sara would most likely be diagnosed with