Exam 12: Defining Psychological Disorders

_____ and _____ are examples of mood disorders.

The word "negative," when used to describe symptoms of schizophrenia, means _____

Interestingly, several types of therapies have been successful in treating DID including which of the following?

Tracey lost her mother in a tragic auto accident last week. She has experienced sadness, tearfulness, and problems sleeping since the accident. She also has no desire to go out with her friends for the time being. Tracey likely _____

When doing a psychological assessment to determine whether a behavior is normal in terms of psychological functioning, a person's _____ must also be considered.

_____ is a condition characterized by loss of contact with reality.

Individuals who experience panic attacks _____ be diagnosed with panic disorder.

Psychologist Timothy Brown has studied generalized anxiety disorder and social anxiety disorder extensively. He found through his research, and subsequently argued, that generalized anxiety disorder and social phobia are manifestations of which factor on the Big Five theory of personality?

Evelyn has been working at the same company for the last 30 years. She works as the company's bookkeeper. Although she is successful at her job, she gets written up for calling in sick to work too much. Interestingly, Evelyn only calls in on the last Wednesday of every month, which happens to be the day of the staff meeting, when Evelyn would be required to give a 5-minute speech on finances. Even the thought of giving that speech incapacitates her because she is so terrified she will make a fool of herself. Evelyn could meet the criteria for _____

People who are said to be faking illness in order to avoid work or other activities _____ a somatic disorder.

Why do personality disorders have such a poor prognosis?

A panic attack is _____

New research on _____ has suggested many individuals with DID have disruptions of the _____

Environmental factors that impact the risk for developing schizophrenia start as early as _____

An episode of overwhelming anxiety, fear, or terror defines _____

Research suggests that somatic disorders result from neurological abnormalities that are similar to those that give rise to _____ disorders.

Who has the highest probability of committing suicide?

About _____ suicides are reported in the United States each year.

Tad was driving in his car the other day and started to feel his heart begin to race. Within a minute or two, he began sweating, shaking, and felt like something terrible was going to happen. Because this experience was so intense, Tad pulled off the road until he began to feel better. Within about fifteen to twenty minutes, he returned back to his normal self. While the episode only happened in his car on a few different occasions, he has gotten to the point where he refuses to drive when he goes out, for fear that another episode will occur. Tad seems to have symptoms of _____

Schizophrenia also involves abnormalities in the _____ system, leading to impaired communication between areas of the brain.