Exam 14: Psychological Disorders

Deficits in behavior that occur in schizophrenia, such as the inability to express emotion, are:

The medical model of mental illness suggests that all mental illnesses have biological origins, which can be treated and potentially cured, using various drug therapies.

Sal's ideas about germs and contamination make life very difficult.He eats little and is underweight.He won't go out in public, which cost him his job and friends.Sal's behavior would be considered abnormal based on:

Molly has an identical twin sister who has been diagnosed with major depression.The odds that Molly will experience major depression during her lifetime are:

Criticisms of the medical model of psychological disorders include the idea that:

A person who has a sibling who has just been diagnosed with schizophrenia has which of the following odds to develop schizophrenia?

Which of the following would be considered when determining whether a behavior is abnormal?

Randall hears disembodied voices all the time that give him commands.He has just finished preparing a UFO landing pad in his backyard for the aliens that the voices have told him are planning to invade the earth.In this case, it appears that the voices in Randall's head are:

A person with a 1 in 2 chance of developing schizophrenia probably has a(n):

The concept that depression begins when people repeatedly fail in their attempts to control the environment and they become passive is called:

A number of studies have shown that if one twin is diagnosed with depression, there is a(n) ____________________ percent or greater chance that the other twin will also be diagnosed with depression.

What is the medical model for conceptualizing psychological disorders? Discuss some of the arguments that have been raised against using the medical model to understand abnormal behaviors.

Neale incessantly thinks about opening the largest window in his high-rise apartment building and jumping into the street below.Neale's uncontrollable thoughts illustrate the concept of:

Some mental health professionals have argued it is wrong to think of personality disorders as "disorders" in the same sense as a phobia or depression because personality disorders:

Which of the following is an incorrect statement regarding the DSM?

A legal term ____________________ is usually defined as the inability to understand that certain actions are wrong, in a legal or moral sense, at the time of a crime.

Any behavior that occurs infrequently among the members of a population would be considered:

Somatic symptom disorders involve:

Both Pierre's biological parents had bipolar disorder.When he was four months old, he was adopted by a family that has no history of bipolar disorder.In these circumstances, Pierre has:

Individuals who have ____________________ disorder have problems of emotional regulation, a poor sense of self, and unstable social relationships.