Exam 13: Psychological Disorders

Which of the following statements represents the biological view of personality disorders?

_________ is recurring sexual thoughts,fantasies,and behaviour toward non-sexually mature children.

Josue is diagnosed with schizophrenia.One of his symptoms is a speech disturbance in which he strings words together on the basis of sounds.For example,when communicating with his therapist during a session,he asked her the following question: "How are you doing today,stay,pray,lay,may?" Josue's speech disturbance is called:

Intruding thoughts that occur again and again are called _________.Repetitive,ritualistic behaviours are called________.

Sal has decreased levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine in his prefrontal cortex.Which disorder might he be at risk of experiencing?

Lisa has started having feelings of fearfulness about going to school.She has begun to suffer from headaches and stomachaches and has missed several days of school already.Lisa's illnesses are probably a form of:

According to the behaviourists,disordered behaviour is a result of:

Which of the following best describes dysthymia?

You are a psychologist who is evaluating the behaviour of a new client.The client tells you that he does not like to wear clothing and that he walks around nude most of the time.In addition,he tells you that he lives in a society in which clothing is required and nudity is seen as abnormal.Which of the following is NOT a criterion by which you evaluate your client's behaviour as abnormal?

According to the cognitive perspective,disordered behaviour is the result of:

Arlene has an irrational fear of flying in airplanes.She is probably suffering from a:

Ann constantly complains of physical symptoms such as nausea and trouble catching her breath although she is not particularly worried about her symptoms.After finding no medical explanation for her symptoms,a physician suspects Ann suffers from:

Which of the following is one definition of abnormal behaviour?

One clear sign of abnormality is when the behaviour the person engages in creates a great deal of subjective discomfort.

Axis III of the DSM-IV-TR includes:

Someone with hypochondriasis experiences dramatic and specific symptoms such as blindness that cannot be attributed to physical causes.

Some Asian cultures view mental illness as a/an:

The behavioural perspective views anxiety as:

When Bob noticed a pain in his thigh,he was convinced it was a sign of bone cancer.Although X-rays revealed no sign of cancer,Bob sought the opinions of a dozen other physicians who agreed with the original opinion.What psychological disorder might Bob's behaviour indicate?

The biological model views psychological disorders as resulting from: