Exam 14: The Troubled Mind Psychological Disorders

Kelly is an undergraduate student in psychology and is fascinated by the topic of psychological disorders.She wants to study why they occur and how she,as a future therapist,can help restore healthy psychological functioning in those who suffer from such conditions.Kelly should probably focus on ________ psychology.

What is one of the primary characteristics of panic disorder?

What of the following is not a characteristic of PTSD?

Ethan,a 10-year-old with autism spectrum disorder,is engaged in the extremely limited preoccupation of learning all models of cars ever made by Ford.A possible factor contributing toward this "ritualistic" behavior is ____.

Most patients with schizophrenia demonstrate a lower level of frontal lobe activity than healthy control participants.Why would this difference be significant?

Which perspective suggests that phobias might be exaggerations of an otherwise useful sense of caution?

Dennis admired his boss greatly at first.They had an intense and productive working relationship,which then turned volatile when his boss informed him that the company was reducing the number of fulltime employees.Though his work record was very positive,Dennis began exhibiting impulsive,self-destructive behaviors at work,and was asked to leave.He found another job,but the same pattern caused him to lose that position after he was passed over for a promotion.What personality disorder best fits Dennis's behavioral patterns?

Richard is 16 and his older brother Tommy is 18.Their oldest sister is in her twenties and is showing signs that the doctors now believe are related to schizophrenia.Richard,Tommy,and their friends enjoy relaxing by holding blues-based guitar jam sessions and smoking marijuana.How might this affect Richard and Tommy's risk of developing schizophrenia?

A dissociative disorder is characterized by disruptions in a person's ____.

Lenny,who is 9 years old,has many of the symptoms of bipolar disorder.Which of the following would be the most appropriate diagnosis for Lenny according to DSM-5?

Edvard has become so fearful of going outside of his home alone,and of being in open spaces such as parking lots,that he has difficulty holding a job.This is best described as ____.

Of the following,who is most likely to have anxiety,as opposed to fear?

Teens typically experience a burst of cortical gray matter growth at puberty followed by a wave of gray matter loss extending into their early twenties.Teens diagnosed with schizophrenia experience ____.

Brain imaging studies consistently show that PTSD is correlated with smaller _______ volume in the brain.

Recent research attention on the causes of autism focuses on the expression of genes during brain development,with specific attention to ____.

Family and twin studies examining the rates of autism spectrum disorder have provided compelling evidence for a genetic influence in the development of the condition.In fact,the concordance rate of autism spectrum disorder was ______ in identical twins (Ronald & Hoekstra,2011).

Which of the following is true regarding the prevalence of major depressive disorder?

Which of the following is an accurate statement?

As a child,Kim was always highly reactive to new situations.In addition,her mother was a worrier,so Kim learned to view the world as a place requiring vigilance.When her father died,Kim's doctor attributed her stress levels to general anxiety disorder (GAD).The source of her GAD is best described by using a(n)____.

Compulsions appear to be