Exam 15: Psychological Disorders

The reason for taking a drug may influence whether addiction occurs. In studies of pain sufferers who use morphine and other opiates to be able to function in the world:

Obsession involves repetitive, ritualized behaviours designed to reduce anxiety.

The most disabling fear disorder is the panic attack.

Critics point out that one of the problems of the DSM is that it:

Children with two schizophrenic parents have a lifetime risk of developing schizophrenia of about 80% compared to a risk in the general population of about 10%.

Most suicides occur during acute crises, and once people get through these crises, the desire to die fades.

Throughout history, societies have recognized and feared the few members in their midst who lack all human connection to anyone else. What diagnostic category in DSM-IV is used to refer to these types of individuals? Describe some of the physiological contributions to this disorder.

Which of the following is an INCORRECT match?

Match the symptoms with the appropriate diagnostic label. -A person feels trapped in repetitive, persistent thoughts and repetitive, ritualized behaviours designed to reduce extreme anxiety.

Giovanni Vigliotto married 105 women over 33 years, seized their assets, and then abandoned them. He relied on charm and elaborate con tricks to deceive the women. Lacking conscience and remorse, he was able to lie and manipulate the women and then drop them without a qualm. Vigliotto's diagnosis is:

________ is a disorder involving disturbances in emotion, loss of interest in one's usual activities, thoughts of hopelessness, fatigue, and loss of appetite.

Generalized anxiety disorder involves a continuing sense of doom and worry.

The disorganized, incoherent speech of a schizophrenic is called word salad.

Donnie has a very intense relationship with his girlfriend, but he alternates between idealizing her and devaluing her. He frantically tries to avoid her "abandonment" of him when she goes on a two-week vacation with her parents. DSM-IV would describe Donnie's disorder as a:

Which of the following is a psychotic disorder marked by delusions, hallucinations, incoherent speech, emotional flatness, and a loss of motivation?

Phobias differ from fears in that phobias:

In defining mental disorder one can take all of the following points of view EXCEPT:

Babies conceived during times of famine are more likely to develop schizophrenia than babies whose mothers were not malnourished during pregnancy.

What is the assumption behind projective tests?

Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement regarding the DSM?