Exam 14: A: Psychological Disorders

A person can show extreme distress,such as grief at the death of a loved one,without having psychopathology,while a person with mania,who feels "on top of the world," does have a mental disorder.This illustrates the difficulties with classifying behavior as abnormal using the criterion of

Mary's mother was in a car accident and suffered damage to her brain,which caused her to have impaired thinking,memory loss,and personality changes.Mary's mother has a(n)__________ disorder.

Allison believes that the announcer on a T.V.program is speaking to her and that the message has special mystical significance.Allison is showing signs of

If a person believes that his or her mind is being controlled by outside forces or that he or she is getting special coded messages from the television,this person is experiencing which type of psychotic symptom?

When a person's sexual identity does not match his or her physical gender,the diagnosis is

Regarding personality disintegration,which of the following statements is TRUE?

Which of the following categories include risk factors for mental disorders?

According to the Global Assessment of Functioning Scale,which of the following is the correct score for a person's behavior based on functioning?

Amok,dhat,zar,susto,and koro are examples of

Your boss refuses to hire Sam to stock the shelves and bag groceries at the large grocery store where you work.You have known Sam most of your life and know that Sam suffers from schizophrenia,but that he is on medication and meets with his psychiatrist regularly.Your boss assumes that Sam will relapse sooner or later or might become dangerous.thus,your boss' reaction and response to Sam being hired reflects the impact of

Exhibitionism,fetishism,and voyeurism are considered

Jansen is an artist who dresses in an offbeat manner,drives a multi-colored VW van,and generally is known as a charming eccentric.Jansen is happy,creative,and generally well adjusted.It is critical to distinguish this type of non-traditional person from others who have not adopted the usual minimum rules for behavior,which is destructive.This example illustrates one of the problems with what definition of abnormality?

An important use of DSM-IV-TR includes being a(n)

Regarding the different editions of the diagnostic and statistical manuals,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following is a personality disorder?

"I'm a man 36 years of age.That,of course,gives me the 'capacity of the flag itself' and,therefore,gives me the 'capacity of the President of the United States of America'." This statement shows the presence of which type of delusion?

Which of the following is characteristic of a dissociative disorder?

When a person experiences delusions and/or hallucinations and loses contact with shared views of reality,the person is experiencing a

Which of the following are deeply ingrained,unhealthy behavior patterns that usually appear in adolescence and continue through much of adult life and include paranoid,narcissistic,dependent,and other types?

Psychotic symptoms occur in which of these disorders?