Exam 14: The Troubled Mind Psychological Disorders

A research study (Gollan et al. ,2010)found that the recognition of facial expressions by people with depression followed which of the following patterns?

Candice is intensely sad most of the day,has trouble concentrating,and has lost some of her appetite.She has started to skip most of her classes and can't maintain eye contact with others.She calls her college's mental health helpline and says,"I'm so worried about my grades that my stomach hurts.I don't know what to do." Based on the text's continuum from normal behavior to severely disordered behavior,Candice's status would be considered ____.

The symptoms of depression that occur in a person diagnosed with bipolar disorder are ____.

The text defines abnormal behavior as behavior that is distressing,and ____.

Gilbert sometimes sits for hours with his arm bent behind his head and one leg crossed under him.George sits with his arm held straight up in the air and one leg extended forward for hours.The psychiatric nurse tries to reposition them but they resist.This is an example of ____.

Who of the following is among a group that seems to have a disproportionate risk for bipolar disorder?

Frank and Marie have been married for over 40 years.The marriage started out with very little conflict and Frank was happy to please Marie.However,as the years have passed no matter what Frank does,Marie criticizes him: his appearance,his opinions,his cooking,the gifts he buys for her,and all of his other actions.At this point Frank is feeling more and more discouraged despite his best efforts to make her happy.This is likely a case of ____.

Libby has hallucinations and delusions.Which of the following is a hallucination,as opposed to a delusion?

Under an integrated approach to psychological disorders,each perspective ____.

Among college students,suicide is the ____.

In brain imaging studies,people with antisocial personality disorder showed relatively little activity in the amygdala,which normally ____.

John says to his mother,"I will put on my seatbelt when your door is not ajar.Let's jar up the jelly.Don't jar the table Jenga master." This is an example of ____.

The parts of the brain that are affected in bipolar disorder are similar to those seen in cases of

Most children with autism spectrum disorder (63%)have a level of auditory filtering that is ____ a group of typical,healthy children.

Lucy is 5 years old and cannot sit still.She is almost always fidgeting and bursting out in class and has difficulty maintaining keeping her attention focused and following instructions in her kindergarten class.What condition might she have?

One reliable correlate of schizophrenia is the presence of enlarged ventricles,which indicates that schizophrenia is associated with ____.

Women experience depression more frequently than men do.This discrepancy between rates of depression in men and women has been observed to ____.

A biological bridge between the experience of stress,circadian rhythms,and the development of depression is formed by hormones released at times of stress,including ____.

An anxiety disorder features anxiety that ____.

In order to understand the reciprocal relationships between factors that lead to psychological disorders,which is the most helpful perspective?