Exam 14: Psychological Disorders

Individuals with antisocial personality disorder are generally shy and withdrawn and tend to have an exaggerated distrust of other people.

Which of the following is NOT one of the three main types of symptoms that occur in schizophrenia?

Discuss the role that cultural factors may play in psychological disorders.

Fluoxetine is one of the most commonly prescribed treatments for depression.This drug acts by:

Arthur is not a very conscientious individual.He often sleeps late in the morning, and on mornings when he oversleeps, he usually just skips work.He has already been fired from four different jobs, but he is not concerned because he feels that there are lots of other jobs available.In this example, Arthur's lack of dedication to his various jobs would most likely be considered:

The negative symptoms of ____________________ involve deficits in behavior, such as inability to express emotion.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder involves:

Psychologists have noticed that agoraphobia is often associated with:

One of the criteria used to define abnormal behavior is statistical deviance.For a behavior to be considered statistically deviant it must:

Outline the differences that have been found in the attributional styles of depressed and nondepressed individuals.

Sydney has been receiving treatment for a psychological disorder.The drug that she has been given slows the reuptake of serotonin.Sydney is responding well to treatment, and her psychological disorder is being controlled by the drug that has been prescribed.In this case, Sydney's diagnosis was most likely:

Insanity is a:

Hallucinations involve:

Wanda is so terrified of heights that she recently turned down a job promotion because her new office would be located on the second floor of the building where she works.In this case, it is likely that Wanda would be classified as having:

A person with schizophrenia may have abnormal levels of activity in which of the following brain regions:

Daniel constantly experiences feelings of dread and despair.Although there is no real threat, he is convinced that something terrible is going to occur at any minute, and he finds himself fantasizing about committing suicide.In spite of his anxiety, he still meets his daily responsibilities and has not missed a day of work in over three years.In this example, Daniel's dread and despair would most likely be considered:

Compelling needs to perform one or more actions are called:

Sally's mother is afraid of elevators.Although Sally has never actually been on an elevator herself, she shows the same fear.In this case, the fear that Sally shows most likely:

Delusions involve:

Lisa's neurological work-up showed enlarged ventricles in her brain and low levels of activity in her frontal lobes.The psychological disorder Lisa probably has is: