Exam 13: Psychology Disorders

Paul experiences periods during which he is extremely hyperactive, euphoric, and wildly optimistic. He just invested his entire life savings in a foolish get-rich-quick scheme, and he is sure he will become a millionaire overnight. Paul suffers from

La belle indifference is often associated with dissociative disorders.

A gender identity disorder involves

Describe dissociative amnesia and dissociative fugue?

Which of the following is not one of the reasons in the textbook for why women receive the diagnosis of depression more often than men?

Which of the following is not a question offered by the text to determine what behaviour is abnormal?

The strong genetic inheritance for bipolar disorder is evident in the dramatic increase of risk for people who have

What are some of the identifying symptoms of dissociative identity disorder?

Donald continues to "hear" the voice of a being from another planet, who sends messages encouraging him to perform bizarre actions. Donald experiences

In conversion disorder, a person

Jordan feels that he must tie his tie over and over again before delivering a speech at work. He feels that his tie must be just right, otherwise he will not give a good talk. This repetitious behaviour is an example of

Some researchers suggest that the fact that drug treatment does not work for all obsessive-compulsive patients means that

A fear of a situation in which one must perform before a group would be described as a social phobia.

In dissociative fugue, the individual deliberately walks away from his or her current life with the intention to start again.

Rochelle exhibits a constant shifting in her mood. Sometimes she is happy with who she is, and at other times she is very upset. Her friends find her unreliable, yet she seems to cling to them, fearing abandonment. She can be very impulsive and loses her temper inappropriately. Which of the following disorders is Rochelle most likely to have?

When someone with schizophrenia shows little or no emotion at all, sometimes called flat affect, the symptom would be considered

What is the class of disorders in which the physical symptoms present are psychological rather than physical in origin?

Personality disorders are marked by a sudden break with past habits and the quick emergence of new behaviour patterns.

Which perspective suggests that the way to treat psychological disorders is to increase self-acceptance and become more inner-directed?

Fenton's mood state swings from despair to mania. Sometimes he is so depressed that he becomes suicidal, while at other times he is extremely elated and energetic. Fenton has received a diagnosis of