Exam 14: Psychological Disorders

Leonard suffers from schizophrenia and lives in an institution.One day he walked up to one of the staff members and said,"Humble ports on the window overlook flying dunk myriad nevertheless honcho overload." Leonard's speech is an example of ____.

How does addiction to psychoactive substances differ from substance abuse?

Marie goes to her doctor several times a month.She insists that she has pain in her lower abdomen and believes that her appendix is about to burst.After several visits that showed no signs of physical disorder,Marie's doctor believes that she might suffer from ____.

Frequently and without warning,images of germs pop into Corbin's mind,and he feels an irresistible urge to stop whatever he is doing,run to a sink,and wash his hands repeatedly.After washing his hands,he feels safe and comfortable,whereas during an attack,he is convinced that he will die if he is not allowed to wash his hands.Corbin appears to suffer from a(n)____.

Thomas Szasz has argued that it is wrong to diagnose people as having psychological disorders.Rather,he suggests that people have problems in living.He presents several arguments about why this is a better approach to take.Which of the following is not an argument presented by Szasz?

Ernest is experiencing the following symptoms: hallucinations of rabid ostriches attacking him,beliefs that the Superbowl will be won based on his wearing one team's jersey over any other,and beliefs that his dog is preventing his thoughts.These are examples of ____ symptoms of schizophrenia.

Breanna is more likely to feel depressed than Terron.When Breanna is sad,she constantly thinks about negative events,why they occurred,and how depressed she is about them.When Terron feels down,he goes out jogging until he is exhausted but free of his negative frame of mind.Breanna exhibits a(n)____ cognitive style and Terron uses a ____ cognitive style.

Cigdem thinks that she has a form of cancer,but no doctor has been able to find anything wrong with her.She has been going from one doctor to another for five years now with serious complaints.Cigdem is most likely suffering from ____.

Alexia is content to stay in her house because she becomes nervous and afraid when she ventures too far from home.Alexia is probably suffering from ____.

One of the major factors in the development of dissociative disorders appears to be ____.

Elijah has a strong fear that he has lung cancer.He has been to his doctor several times and is familiar with all of the symptoms of lung cancer that he has researched on WebMD.His doctor can find no physical evidence to suggest that Elijah has lung cancer and is considering a diagnosis of ____.

Research on dissociative disorders have offered all of the following conclusions except that ____.

The ____ symptoms associated with schizophrenia include lack of emotion,lack of motivation,and social withdrawal.

Damon is suffering from persistent depressive disorder.We can expect that Damon ____.

All of the following are considered part of the medical model of explaining psychopathology except ____.

A law student preparing for the state bar exam underwent a battery of tests for partial paralysis in his dominant hand.Although doctors could find no physical cause for this paralysis,the student was able to postpone the exam.Then,strangely enough,the paralysis subsided.A possible diagnosis could be ____ disorder

Claudia has not left her house in ten years.If she steps on the front porch she becomes so uneasy that she has to return inside.Claudia is most likely suffering from ____,which is a(n)____ disorder.

Little Kendra is three years old.She almost never shows any signs of recognition when her parents are around and basically ignores other people.Kendra occasionally bangs her head repeatedly.Kendra most likely has ____.

Rudy has been a troublemaker from a very young age.At the age of nine,he is arrested for vandalism.At the age of thirteen,he forces the family cat to eat a lit firecracker.Now that Rudy is an adult,he has become a serial killer.Rudy is especially dangerous because people generally like him when they first meet him.Rudy most likely has a(n)____ personality disorder.

Hector's wife announces that she is taking their children,moving out of their home,and filing for divorce.Hector disappears and six months later,he is found at a location 500 miles from his home,using a different name and not appearing to know his real name or his home address.Hector is displaying ____.