Exam 13: Psychological Disorders

Which of the following is NOT a part of the category of DSM disorders called major mental disorders?

People with this personality disorder are argumentative, preoccupied with threats both real and imagined, and tend to interpret the words of others' as hostile.

Which of the following represents the most realistic scenario for a person suffering from a bipolar disorder?

Both the DSM view and the myth of mental illness view of mental disorders recognize the difficulty of defining psychological dysfunction. Discuss two points of controversy about definitions of psychological dysfunction, harmful dysfunction, and personal distress. Use examples from research and the textbook.

Gur and colleagues found that schizophrenic patients and their non-schizophrenic relatives performed more poorly than people without schizophrenic relatives on emotional reactivity tests.

Among the causes for depression, genetic vulnerability and cognitive vulnerability are often heavily researched. Describe what is meant by both terms and explain the difference between helplessness, hopelessness, and negative cognitive triad.

Martin Seligman proposed that if human beings come to believe for whatever reason that they have no control over the negative events of their lives, they may experience this aspect of depression.

Schizophrenics with this symptom may not reply to questions at all or may reply with only a single word or brief phrase that is often illogical.

Thomas Szasz's myth of mental illness view is critical of this model of mental illness, in which psychological problems are diagnosed in ways similar to that of physical illness.

This set of diagnostic criteria for psychological disorders is published by the American Psychiatric Association.

The manic phase of bipolar disorder is usually described as beginning with an initially exuberant state known as ___________________.

Although positive symptoms of schizophrenia such as hallucinations and delusions are certainly the most exotic aspects of the illness, they often have less of an impact on the lives of most schizophrenics than negative symptoms.

According to the DSM-5, the disorder commonly referred to as multiple personality disorder is actually called

Though similar to flat affect, this negative symptom of schizophrenia refers specifically to the difficulty experiencing pleasure in normal daily activities.

The terms sane and insane are only appropriate in the context of

This negative symptom of schizophrenia involves inappropriately emotionless expression even in the midst of highly emotional conversation or events.

In terms of the harmful-dysfunction view, if shyness evolved to cause us to be wary of strangers or avoid embarrassment in front of a group, then

Horowitz and Wakefield assert that the so-called epidemics of disorders like depression and anxiety are the result of

Schizophrenia is one of the relatively few psychological disorders for which men are at substantially higher risk.

People who experience recovery from symptoms of schizophrenia are usually labeled as