Exam 16: Psychological Disorders

Which of the following pairs of individuals are given credit for promoting humane treatment of the mentally ill?

Otto Kernberg suggested that ________ develops as a result of intense anger and frustration that comes from living with a cold, unempathetic mother. Despite the influence that this model has had, it has not been supported by adequate research.

In Australia, psychiatrists can recommend ________ and temporarily detain a person in a psychiatric institution without prior review of a judge.

Research finds that one home- or family-based contributor to schizophrenia may be the presence of higher levels of ________ in the home. After leaving the hospital, patients with this condition experience twice the relapse rate when relatives display high levels of this particular attribute.

Major changes in sleep patterns, weight level, and a loss of interest in pleasurable activities characterise ________.

The ________ defence implies that a person who committed a crime fails to understand that what they did was wrong.

As a result of a legal proceeding that took place in England in 1843, a test was developed that held two criteria for a person to be judged legally insane. Which of the following was one of those criteria?

Which of the following is an example of the catastrophising that sometimes accompanies anxiety disorders?

The most frequently diagnosed psychological disorder is ________.

What are some important criticisms of the DSM-5 as a diagnostic tool for psychological disorders? Be sure to elaborate on your answers.

Which of the following statements is true about the DSM-5?

Riddick constantly speaks in a manner that is hard to follow because he quickly skips from topic to topic, sometimes even within a single sentence. This is most clearly the schizophrenic symptom of ________.

Serial killers Ted Bundy and Aileen Wuornos each are prototypical examples of a

The case of Nadean Cool, who was purported to have more than 100 different personalities, is an example of the critical-thinking concept of ________.

One of the most pervasive myths in psychology is that mentally ill people are at a grossly heightened risk of ________.

Which of the following statements might someone with a biological perspective make about schizophrenia?

Marc is often consumed by the thought that he is unclean despite the fact that he has bathed. He also becomes extremely anxious when other people want to shake hands with him or touch him, because all he can think about is the germs that may get passed from them to him. Marc's continual fears are what psychologists label as a(n)________ disorder.

Identify the strengths and limitations of categorical and dimensional approaches to psychopathology. Ensure you refer to at least two disorders in your response.

Mr Carpenter is constantly afraid that he is going to oversleep and be late for work. As a result, he spends nearly an hour in total each night making certain that his alarm clock is correctly set and saying "It's set, it's set, it's set" each of the times he checks it. This repetitive action is what clinical psychologists refer to as a(n)________.

Some researchers examining dissociative identity disorder have found a relationship between dissociation and the tendency to fantasise in everyday life. They have suggested that this may be related to the production of false memories. This is an example of the importance of ________.