Exam 14: Psychological Disorders

Armand has been in therapy for two months. He has been unable to keep a steady job because he reacts so angrily to ordinary criticism and quits his job only to experience intense self-hatred. He has felt like he was making progress in therapy. However, when the therapist introduces Armand to the therapist that will be taking over her cases while she is on vacation, Armand angrily storms out of the office and takes a brick and breaks the window of his therapist's office. Armand is showing symptoms of which personality disorder?

Brain studies show that adult psychopaths display subtle neurological problems, such as having unusual brainwave patterns that suggest

Margo takes a test that measures the level of several emotions. Using statistical abnormality as the definition of psychopathology, Margo would be considered normal or average if all of her scores fell

A person who does not show any hallucinations and whose delusions are about experiences that could occur in real life would most likely be diagnosed with

Which of the following is a psychosis characterized by delusions, hallucinations, apathy, and a disintegration or "splitting" apart of the normally integrated personality?

Mary was raped outside a local movie theater four months ago. Since then, she constantly imagines the circumstances of the rape, is afraid to go to the movies or the mall and avoids doing so, and has frequent nightmares about being raped. Mary's reaction would be classified as a(n)__________ disorder.

A core feature of all abnormal behavior is that it is

A delusion that one has some great talent or insight, or has special connections to important people would be classified as which type?

A treatment for seasonal affective disorder that involves exposure to bright, full-spectrum light is called

Asking someone if he or she is thinking of committing suicide

In which disorder do the victims have occasional, unexpected anxiety attacks in which they believe that they are having a heart attack, are going insane, or are about to die?

Which model attributes psychosis to a combination of environmental stress and a genetic susceptibility to the condition?

Commitment proceedings are legal proceedings that may result in the finding of

After a woman gives birth, her mood may be altered because the levels of which of the following can drop?

Thinking abnormalities, such as delusions and hallucinations, mood abnormalities, such as apathy, and behavioral abnormalities, such as catatonia, often occur in which disorder?

Regarding people with an antisocial personality disorder, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Greta fears that something extremely embarrassing will happen if she leaves home or enters an unfamiliar situation. Thus, it is virtually impossible for her to go outside her home alone to the mall or be in a crowd, or even ride in a car. Greta most likely has which disorder?

Regarding gender differences in anxiety disorders, it was found that

Which of the following plays the largest role within mental health settings regarding the diagnosis, therapy, and the billing of insurance companies?

Negative, distorted, or self-defeating thoughts underlie depression, according to the __________ theory.