Exam 13: Psychological Disorders

Some therapists consider dissociative identity disorder to be ________.

Our fast-paced lives, increased mobility, decreased job security, and reduced family support are believed to be important in the increase in which of the following over the past fifty years?

Which condition, formerly recognized as a standalone diagnosis, is now part of the DSM-5 category called autism spectrum disorders?

Compare depressive disorders with bipolar disorders. Discuss the possible biological and psychosocial causes of these disorders.

The changing between one personality to another in an individual with dissociative identity disorder occurs primarily due to ________.

In comparison to industrialized countries, the prognosis for people with schizophrenia who live in non-industrialized countries is sometimes ________.

A developmental disorder that typically begins in early childhood and involves problems with social communication and social interaction, as well as restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior, interests, or activities is called ________ spectrum disorder.

Jordan believes that aliens from the planet Cthulhu have used a psychic weapon to infiltrate his mind, and are now influencing his thoughts and making him engage in illegal and dangerous behaviors. Jordan is suffering from a delusion of ________.

Which choice refers to a progressive brain disease that may involve multiple concussions and is often found among athletes who engage in contact sports?

"It doesn't matter what I do, I'm never going to be anything but a failure. I don't know why I should even try anymore." This statement might be made by someone suffering from what Martin Seligman called ________.

If someone believes that he or she is someone very important, such as Jesus Christ or Napoleon, they would be experiencing a delusion of ________.

People with which of the following generally tend to see themselves and others in absolute terms - as either perfect or worthless?

Roger just cleaned out his girlfriend's bank account and left without telling anyone where he would be. He never felt any remorse for his actions, and used the money to buy himself a new sports car and support his new mistress. Roger is exhibiting behavior consistent with which personality disorder?

Which type of symptoms is more common when schizophrenia develops slowly?

Describe the purpose, organization, and limitations of the DSM system for classifying mental disorders.

Which of the following is categorized as an anxiety disorder?

Marissa has panic disorder, in which she experiences unpredictable, unbearable episodes of panic that closely resemble the symptoms of a heart attack and frighten her badly. What criterion for defining abnormality does this description of her disorder represent?

Which of the following is TRUE about the DSM?

MRI brain scans of people currently incarcerated people find that there is a reduction in gray matter in the ________ cortex. This may help explain why they feel little empathy and remorse for their antisocial behaviors.

Antidepressants are prescribed for depressive and bipolar disorders because they appear to affect the amount or functioning of which of the following?