Exam 14: Psychological Disorders

Stuart feels like he has been worrying constantly for the past four months. He is worried about making his car payments, losing his job, and how his children are doing in school. He has also started to experience dizziness and occasional heart palpitations. In this case, Stuart's symptoms are MOST consistent with ​

Pick two of the anxiety disorders, and briefly describe their symptoms.

Kim frequently becomes angry and moody, and she quickly shifts from loving her friends to hating them.  Her relationships are unstable, and she frequently threatens to harm herself.  Kim MOST likely has

A "John Doe" walked into the police station and reported that he had an unusual problem. He could not remember anything about himself: not where he lived or worked or even his name. The police took him to the local hospital where he was evaluated and found to have no physical injuries. "John Doe's" symptoms are MOST consistent with ​

The terms mental illness and psychopathology are MOST closely associated with the _____ model of abnormal behavior.

If a psychological disorder results in an individual having difficulty completing routine or necessary everyday activities, the individual's behavior would MOST likely be considered ​

Briefly describe antisocial personality disorder, and discuss the nature of personality disorders in general.

Jim came home from the office trembling, experiencing shortness of breath, irritable, unable to concentrate, and worrying about whether his business would still be open next week, despite the fact that his business was earning its highest profit ever. Jim's condition would MOST likely be diagnosed as

The disorder that is characterized by chronic worry and fear, muscle tension, trembling, and faintness not tied to any specific threat is known as a

Recent research suggests that depression occurs when major life stress causes neurochemical reactions that

Recent research suggests that _____ in childhood is associated with increased risk later in life for nearly all classes of psychological disorders.

It is MOST accurate to state that while an individual with major depressive disorder experiences episodes of _____, a person with bipolar disorder experiences episodes of _____.

How does insanity differ from abnormality? Identify one common criterion for insanity, and comment on how frequently the insanity defense is used.

Schizophrenia is MOST characterized by ​

Which of the following symptoms is NOT associated with someone who has a bipolar disorder?

The class of disorders marked by extreme and inflexible characteristics that cause subjective distress or impaired social and occupational functioning are referred to as _____ disorders.

While walking through a shopping center, you suddenly have an intense feeling of dread, notice your heart beating strongly, feel like you are suffocating, and find yourself running for the nearest exit. You would be exhibiting symptoms of ​

Preparedness is a term coined by Seligman that refers to

Bipolar disorders occur in _____ of the population.

The finding that many schizophrenics have difficulty in focusing their attention implies that schizophrenia may be caused by ​