Exam 13: Psychological Disorders

Which of the following is true about the medical model of mental disorders?

A random and illogical jumble of words or phrases sometimes used by people with schizophrenia is called a ________.

According to the humanistic perspective, anxiety is a result of ________.

Which symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder tend to decline with age?

Bob believes that the city has someone drive by his house in an ambulance every day to make sure that he is home, and he is afraid to leave home because he "knows" the ambulance will follow him. This is an example of a delusion of ________.

According to the cognitive perspective, anxiety is a result of ________.

Persistent, unwanted, fearful thoughts are ________.

In one culture-bound syndrome, the sufferer believes that they are possessed by the spirit of a cannibal giant with a heart and entrails of ice. The name of the giant is ________.

Which party drug, when taken in small, therapeutic doses, has been found to reduce the symptoms of mood disorders?

Which of the following is a culture-general symptom of depression?

Which disorder has core features including a pervasive pattern of instability in emotions, relationships, and self-image, along with impulsive and self-destructive behaviors?

Brandon has difficulty sitting still in class. He fidgets a lot, is easily distracted, and often draws the attention of his teacher when she's trying to teach a lesson. He is not intentionally problematic, but the issue has required the teacher to contact his parents on several occasions. Brandon is experiencing symptoms consistent with which disorder?

The heritability of schizophrenia for identical twins is about ________%.

People with schizophrenia may maintain a nearly immobile stance for hours at a time. Such an individual is said to be ________.

According to the behavioral perspective, a psychological illness such as obsessive-compulsive disorder is a result of ________.

In comparison to women, schizophrenia in men tends to ________.

Which of the following refers to a syndrome observed in Japan that involves the morbid dread of doing something that would embarrass another person?

Some people with schizophrenia have almost no emotional response of any kind, a symptom called ________.

Give examples of how gender and culture affect abnormal behavior. Provide two examples of culture-bound versus culture general symptoms, as well as some disorders that are specific to only certain cultures.

Discuss the possible biological and psychosocial causes of anxiety disorders.