Exam 14: Psychological Disorders

Robert decides to join the army because he has failed in college and he is tired of dealing with his father's mental disorder.After hearing he enlisted,his fiancé breaks off their engagement.Boot camp is much more difficult than Robert had anticipated.Robert begins to see and hear things that were not present and is diagnosed with schizophrenia.The best explanation for why Robert develops schizophrenia is the ____ theory.

Being able to play basketball at the skill level of Michael Jordan is very rare.Thus,Michael Jordan might be viewed as abnormal from the ____ approach to defining abnormality.

Whenever Martin sees a cat,he runs away in fear.In fact,Martin can't even look at pictures of cats without experiencing intense feelings of anxiety.Martin appears to be suffering from ____.

Kristine and Nicole are seeing therapists for their psychological problems.Kristine constantly thinks that she is stupid and worthless,and sometimes she has thoughts of killing herself.Nicole cleans her house so much that she doesn't have time to do anything else; she realizes that her house is already clean,but she can't stop herself.Their therapists are most likely treating Kristine for her ____ and treating Nicole for her ____.

Anxiety disorders are characterized by all of these symptoms except ____. Anxiety disorders are characterized by all of these symptoms except ____.Anxiety disorders are characterized by all of these symptoms except ____.

Ayse and Ali are discussing the causes of the high rate of depression among women.Ali points out how early childhood environment affects women's depression when they encounter stress later in life.On the other hand,Ayse thinks that higher rates of depression among women are solely due to oppression of women in a male-dominated society.Ali seems to adopt a ____ approach,whereas Ayse seems to adopt a ____ approach to causes of depression.

Ivan has been worried for months,but he really cannot pinpoint the source of his concerns.He is also jumpy and irritable,and has difficulty sleeping.Ivan is probably experiencing ____.

Psychopathology is a social matter because ____.

Doctor A.D.Aitchdey conducts research on childhood disorders.Specifically,she wants to learn more about disorders in which the children's behaviors cause disruptions in their environments.Her next project will focus on children with conduct disorder.In other words,Doctor Aitchdey's research is focusing on the ____ category of childhood disorders.

For the last two months Thomas has been worried that something bad is going to happen.He can't pinpoint the source of this feeling,but he is jumpy,irritable,can't sleep,and can't concentrate.His symptoms suggest that he may be suffering from ____ disorder.

The DSM-5 has grouped personality disorders into clusters.Paranoid,schizoid,and schizotypal personality disorders make up the ____.

Robert has had major depressive disorder for most of his adult life.As he became older,he would tell his wife that when he uses the kitchen sink,he believes his corpuscles are being washed out of his body.Robert is exhibiting ____.

Aster is a proponent of positive psychology.She believes that the DSM-5 should consider ____.

Samuel avoids speaking in public.He's extremely afraid of appearing stupid and can't stand the thought of being embarrassed.Samuel suffers from ____.

Although mental health researchers have disagreed in the past about the causes of disordered behavior,most researchers in Western cultures now agree that the ____ model best explains the appearance of psychopathology.

While interviewing Joe,Dr.Willard discovers that Joe has a genetic predisposition for schizophrenia because his uncle and mother had schizophrenia.Dr.Willard also believes the fact that Joe was homeless for several months after being expelled from school and "disowned" by his parents triggered his schizophrenia.Dr.Willard probably follows the ____ model of psychological disorders.

Hope is a little girl who seems worried all the time.She is worried that she could be kidnapped,is upset when her parents leave,and cries easily.Hope probably has a(n)____ childhood disorder.

Researchers are exploring whether a single dimension called the ____ is a common feature in all forms of psychopathology.

Which reasoning is least valid in explaining the misdiagnosis of psychological problems?

At her high school reunion,Emily realizes that several of her classmates have changed: Mark,the class clown,confides that he takes medication to keep himself emotionally stable because he attempted suicide and tried to fly off the garage roof when he believed that he had invented a nuclear umbrella.Alice,the most likely to succeed,washes her hands repeatedly and dries them with tissues,her standard purification ritual,before she will drink the punch.The prom queen,Mary,is not at the reunion because she is afraid to leave her house.The star quarterback,Gary,says he is in charge of the CIA and that a group of terrorists plans to take him hostage.While he is talking,he carefully watches his wife dance with an old classmate and appears jealous.Choose two of Emily's classmates and make a diagnosis of the psychological disorder each may be suffering from,describe the disorder,and state what symptoms led to your diagnosis.