Exam 14: D: Psychological Disorders

Humanistic-existential psychologists stress that distorted thinking causes people to magnify ordinary threats and failures,which leads to distress and anxiety.

Neurosis is an outdated term not found in the current diagnostic manual that people still use to loosely refer to problems involving excessive anxiety.

People with a dependent personality disorder constantly seek attention by dramatizing their emotions and actions.

Schizophrenia may be described as a split personality,in which one of the personalities is hostile and non-conforming and the other is docile and conforming.

A friend of yours mistakenly thinks that an antisocial personality disorder refers to a shy person.Explain to your friend why he or she is wrong.Discuss the true characteristics of an antisocial personality disorder,and explain what personality disorder a "shy person" is more likely to have.

Barry throws himself into a whirlwind of activity marked by extreme distractibility,rapid shifts in thoughts,constant talking,and restless movement as well as having occasional episodes of deep depression,symptoms which indicate that Barry is suffering from a dysthmic disorder.

John views a cough as a sign of pneumonia and a little indigestion as an ulcer.John most likely has the somatoform disorder known as __________.

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is especially prevalent in the southern latitudes during the spring and summer months.

White males 65 years and older are at particular risk for committing suicide.

Pedophilia,exhibitionism,fetishism,voyeurism are types of sexual dysfunctions.

A person who lacks a conscience; is impulsive,selfish,dishonest,emotionally shallow,and manipulative; and is sometimes called a sociopath or psychopath would be diagnosed with a(n)__________ personality disorder.

Research has shown that the right combination of inherited potential and environmental stress may produce mind-altering changes in the brain.These changes may cause psychotic behavior and various forms of psychopathology.This is called the __________ model.

Evan is thoroughly convinced that he is the long-lost son of Elvis Presley even though his parents have for years presented him with evidence to the contrary.Evan's type of delusional disorder involves a(n)__________ delusion.

Depression is caused by repressed anger that is displaced and turned inward as self-blame and self-hate,according to the __________ theorists.

One quarter of American adults suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in any given year.

List the current manual that is used by mental health professionals in the U.S.to classify mental disorders,explain the advantages of using this approach and how the new edition of this manual will be different from the present one,and discuss the dangers in psychiatric labeling,including the findings of Rosenhan's study.

Anxiety problems are due to individuals building up unrealistic mental images of themselves,which leaves them vulnerable to contradictory information,according to psychologist __________.

Low intelligence is considered a psychological risk factor for developing a mental disorder.

Many self-styled reformers,crank letter writers,conspiracy theorists,and "UFO abductees" suffer from the delusional disorder known as paranoid psychosis.

If Joseph experiences very little emotion and has difficulty forming close personal relationships with others,he might be described as having a schizoid personality disorder.