Exam 14: Psychological Disorders

Depressed individuals tend to attribute negative outcomes to _____ and positive outcomes to _____.

All of the following are mood disorders EXCEPT:

What distinguishes dysthymia from major depression?

Floyd has always tended to have "love-hate" relationships with people who are close to him.He constantly worries about whether people will leave him so he smothers them with affection only to feel rejected and disappointed when they back away from this behavior.He has threatened to commit suicide a number of times and most people view him as very emotionally unstable.Floyd would probably be diagnosed with:

A remedial program that provided _____ to children resulted in a reduced likelihood of _____ in the kids when they were tested 20 years later.

Which of the following disorders involves a serious lack of meaningful social contact with other people?

One reason for a large increase in the number of children diagnosed with autism may be:

If a client presents with a diagnosis of epilepsy,this information would be recorded on which axis of the DSM-IV classification system?

A man leaves his apartment to go to the library,and he turns back several times to make sure the door is locked.Frequently,he cleans the apartment even when it is not dirty.The man is likely suffering from:

Which of the following perspectives suggests that psychopathology results from interaction between the individual and the culture?

In which of the following disorders is the person LEAST aware of the maladaptive nature of her or his behavior?

Angie often has relationships that are full of drama,and her emotions in these relationships range from extremely loving to angry and depressed.Other people view her as intense and unstable.She has been this way since adolescence and probably will not change much as she ages.Her disorder would be diagnosed as:

This type of dissociative disorder is characterized by the occurrence of two or more distinct identities in an individual:

The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI):

In which of the following scenarios would a person diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder be most likely to report having hundreds of different personalities?

Sariah,a high school student,just received a grade of B on a paper.She is very ashamed that she did not perform according to her high standards.She tells herself,"Sariah,you are a really bad student-you need to study harder.This is simply unacceptable!" She believes that she may not get into college because she is a lazy and unmotivated person and that her future is doomed.Given what we know about the role of _____ in psychological disorders,Sariah is highly likely to develop _____.

People suffering obsessive-compulsive disorder are:

A famous comedian refuses to shake hands with talk show hosts (or anyone else for that matter)because he fears catching a disease from them.The comedian is displaying a symptom of:

Cruz tends to be a generally unhappy person.He rarely smiles or gets excited about anything.He can remember only a few times in his life when he felt genuinely happy.He says that he is not depressed,that this is just the way he is.A clinical psychologist would probably diagnose Cruz with:

Tasha has always been extremely dependent on others,even as an adolescent.When asked her opinion,she seems not to know what she thinks or feels,and relies on others to tell her.Her extreme,lifelong dependency on others makes people uncomfortable and causes them to avoid her.Tasha's disorder would be classified as: