Exam 18: Issues in Mental Health

Which of the following is NOT part of Beck's 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.

These are the most common of the anxiety disorders but are the least disabling because of the focus of the anxiety

The negative cognitive triad includes irrational beliefs about

Unlike the DSM, the ICD is intended for

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

_________is the cognitive ability to perceive one's own thoughts, emotions, motives, and goals.

Patrick is driven by uncontrollable worry and apprehension about the future. His condition has lasted for several years and sometimes leads to physical symptoms like headaches. Patrick most likely has

Which of the following statements about major depressive disorders is NOT true?

The most common negative symptoms experienced by schizophrenics are hallucinations and delusions

According to the harmful dysfunction view of psychological disorders, psychological dysfunction should be defined in terms of

This is a group of related psychotic disorders characterized by severely distorted perception and experience of reality, disorganized thought and speech, and inappropriate emotions or emotional responses.

This view of mental illness, introduced by Thomas Szasz, is very critical of the medical model of mental illness.

According to Wakefield, _________occurs when a psychological attribute or mechanism fails to perform the function for which it was shaped through evolution by natural selection.

This is the psychological term that refers to an unpleasant feeling of tension, physiological arousal (e.g., increased heart rate), and worry in anticipation of a threat.

Which of the following statements is least likely to lead to depression, according to hopelessness theory?

People are sometimes surprised that there is not a perfect consensus among psychologists about what constitutes

According to the myth of mental illness view of disorders, it is likely that all psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, are the result of over diagnosis

Which of the following is the best characterization of a positive symptom of schizophrenia?

This disorder was formerly grouped with anxiety disorders prior to the DSM-5, and is characterized by persistent, intrusive, anxiety-provoking thoughts, often combined with a strong urge to perform repetitive, ritualistic behaviours.