Exam 14: Psychological Disorders

Urvi has become preoccupied with an imaginary deformity on her face.She often avoids going out in public and has even looked into corrective surgery,even though the deformity does not exist.Urvi is most likely suffering from ____.

Although Mistee was raised by her mother and grandmother,who both had histories of depression,she had a normal childhood.After college,she lands a high-stress job.She then becomes depressed.Mistee's psychopathology is best explained by the ____ approach.

Since Jack's forced retirement,he has experienced overwhelming sadness and has withdrawn from his friends and family.He has gained twenty pounds and has been sleeping much more than usual.Most noticeably,he is no longer interested in participating in his life-long hobby of playing several rounds of golf each week.Most likely,Jack is experiencing ____.

Kara thinks that there are enemy agents walking around campus who are putting thoughts and images into her mind.She believes that she then sends these thoughts out to other students and that these other students are secretly laughing at her.It appears that Kara may have ____.

When Bach talks,his words are meaningless.He giggles for no reason and makes ritualistic movements while hallucinating.He is most likely suffering from ____.

When Stephanie hears people speaking Chinese in a Chinese restaurant,she assumes that they are plotting against her.When she opens a fortune cookie,she thinks that the message inside was placed there by the government officials that are following her.Stephanie appears to be experiencing ____.

Just before being placed in a mental hospital,Steve told Jane that he was going to "gwobble" her coat to the dry cleaners to get it "senft." What Steve meant was that he was going to take Jane's coat to the dry cleaners to get it dry cleaned.Such signs of disorganized thought are known as ____.

In the United States,which group is most likely to commit suicide?

As a clinical psychologist,you are concerned with patterns of thinking and behaving that are maladaptive,disruptive,and/or uncomfortable for the person affected or for others.In other words,you are interested in ____.

Histrionic and borderline personality disorders are part of the ____.

Maggie has been living in Alaska for several months.She has noticed that as the daylight hours get shorter and shorter she feels more and more depressed.Joel,her doctor,should prescribe ____ to help Maggie's symptoms.

To better understand the onset,progression,and treatment of psychological disorders,Phyllis wants to take the most comprehensive and holistic approach.She believes that such an eclectic perspective will most benefit her study.To that end,you should recommend that Phyllis investigate the ____ model of abnormality.

Elmer has been diagnosed with schizophrenia by his psychiatrist on the basis of exhibiting positive symptoms.Elmer has not shown any of the negative symptoms associated with schizophrenia.Therefore,Elmer has likely not exhibited ____.

Philip has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).Which statement would best describe him?

Vincent is an artist who has stayed up painting for three days straight.Despite his lack of sleep,he feels as if he has boundless energy and that his paintings reflect a very high level of creativity.Although Vincent rarely feels tired,he only becomes this energetic once in a while.Vincent is most likely suffering from ____.

The following schizophrenic speech is symptomatic of disorganized thought and language.Name one disorganized speech pattern and use an example from the excerpt to illustrate it."What I concentrate on is vital,there are no navels no onts in his game.My dreams tell me not to mix lions without my shoes,my bridge to my untottered male knowledge."

A psychologist who believes in the learned helplessness view of depression wants to create a treatment program for his clients.The major focus of this treatment will probably be on ____.

Jamie's sleep patterns have been erratic over the course of the past few months,and she lacks the energy to do anything except lay on her couch.Jamie also feels completely hopeless,and she wonders if life is worth living anymore.Jamie is most likely suffering from ____.

On the TV show 24,Terri experiences several stressors.She and her daughter are kidnapped,her husband is on a danger mission to track down terrorists,and after escaping from their captors,Terri witnesses her daughter become a victim of a fiery car crash.After fainting,Terri awakens and cannot remember any personal information about herself or her family.It appears Terri is suffering from ____.

Darlene meets Giani at a campus party and thinks that he is cute,but then becomes extremely uncomfortable talking to him because he stands only five inches from her.Giani would be considered abnormal under which criterion?