Exam 18: Issues in Mental Health

The study of states of mind and behaviour that deviate both from the statistical norm and from what the mental health field considers to be healthy psychological functioning is called

The DSM view of psychological dysfunction reflects social judgments or cultural values and cannot be said to be as objective as medical judgments of dysfunction in physical organs such as the heart or lungs

This is the term for any single characteristic or symptom that is present in people with a specific psychological disorder and is also present at a high rate in close genetic relatives who do not have the disorder.

The mood state characterized by exaggerated and prolonged feelings of sadness, hopelessness, helplessness, grief, guilt, and low feelings of self-worth is called

Post-traumatic stress disorder is unique among psychological disorders because

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is characterized by hallucinations and delusions that one is being followed or closely monitored

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

Though depressive disorders and anxiety disorders are common, they also may be over diagnosed. Identify two potential harms of over diagnosis for both depression and anxiety disorder

This aspect of the DSM view of psychological disorders is not as objective as it might be in diagnosing medical disorders.

The genetic and neurodevelopmental causes of schizophrenia have been extensively researched. Describe three examples of findings related to those types of causes

A person with this phobia is highly anxious about situations involving exposure to unfamiliar people

Though similar to delusions of persecution, these schizophrenic delusions often cause the sufferer to interpret newspaper headlines and other mass forms of communication as hidden messages intended for him or her alone.

These types of schizophrenic symptoms are marked by their absence, as in lack of affect, or apathy.

The proponents of hopelessness theory claimed that learned helplessness is not enough to explain depression because helplessness is

Proponents of the "myth of mental illness view" of psychological disorders were primarily concerned with this problem, which is now a relatively rare occurrence.

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.

Anxiety disorders have a high likelihood of coexisting or overlapping with one another and with other types of disorders

Due in part to managed health care and psychiatric medication, it is no longer necessary for most people with psychological disorders to stay in mental institutions for any lengthy period of time. This is called

The __________model of psychological disorder proposes that mental illness is most likely to be found in a person who has both genetic vulnerability to the condition and exposure to life experiences which contribute to the onset of the illness.

According to research by Bender et al (2015), what type of attachment style may lead to anxiety problems