Exam 14: Psychological Disorders

Although her family is unaware of her chronic feelings of hopelessness and despair, Carmen is very unhappy. Thus, she would be exhibiting psychopathology based on

Explain the reasons why gender can affect the development of depression, and describe the symptoms and causes of "maternity blues" and postpartum depression and how postpartum depression can be reduced.

Folk names for afflictions you will not find in the DSM-5 are referred to as

Occasionally, Tina can be very irritating to everyone around by being excessively cheerful, talking too fast, and interrupting the conversations of others. During these elated times, she often spends too much money. However, most of the time people would describe Tina as being mostly sad and guilt-ridden. Tina would most likely be diagnosed with

Within the category of disruptive, impulse control, and conduct disorders is a disorder in which the person chronically sets fires. This disorder is called

If you heard that a person was barking and jumping around on "all fours," you might think the person abnormal until you found out the person was on stage practicing the part of a "talking dog" in the upcoming student play. This story illustrates the importance of

Which of the following is an example of a conversion disorder?

A fear of strangers is called

In which of the following states do individuals tend to be loud, elated, hyperactive, and may exhibit grandiose schemes and behavior, may get arrested, spend all of their savings, or get involved in pleasure binges of drinking, taking drugs, or promiscuous sex?

Of the 42,000 Americans who committed suicide in 2014, what percentage had a diagnosable mental disorder?

Ralph, a college professor, believes that the administrators at his university are conspiring with other faculty and staff members to make his work more difficult and to make him look foolish in order to fire him. Every phone call or e-mail not returned promptly, or request that is not handled as perfectly as he would like, is evidence of this conspiracy against him. Delusions of this sort would be of which type?

Tanya has been mildly to moderately depressed for most of the time for over 2 years and has experienced no psychotic episodes and no mania. Tanya would most likely be diagnosed with the disorder called __________.

Many self-styled reformers, crank letter writers, and conspiracy theorists suffer from the delusional disorder known as paranoid psychosis.

Annabelle is in the grocery store when she notices her heart is racing, and she becomes very dizzy. She is shaking so that she is barely able to stand up, and she cannot seem to get enough air and begins to hyperventilate. Annabelle thinks that maybe she is having a heart attack or going insane. She was fine a few minutes ago. Annabelle is exhibiting symptoms of a

No one can walk through Lenore's home because it is so crowded with clothes, books, CDs, boxes, and other objects that she has collected over the years. Recently, Lenore has not even been throwing away her trash but putting it in her spare bedroom. Lenore's sister takes her to a psychologist who diagnoses Lenore with __________ disorder.

Thoughts or images that intrude into consciousness against a person's will are termed

Which of the following would be evidence of a dissociative disorder?

Which of the following categories include risk factors that contribute to psychopathology?

In most cases, dissociative identity disorder tends to occur as a response to

Robert was found wandering naked in the campus parking lot, proclaiming himself to be "Father Time." The mental disorder that Robert appears to have would fit under which DSM-5 category?