Exam 13: Psychological Disorders

How do most antipsychotic drugs seem to work?

Virtually all antipsychotic drugs work by __________.

People with OCD often develop ____________ in response to ______________.

Insanity is a legal term that is used neither by psychologists nor by psychiatrists in research or diagnosis.

People with which personality disorder are most likely to be arrested for violent or destructive crimes?

One of the most controversial diagnoses in psychology today is dissociative identity disorder (DID).Provide two pieces of evidence for DID and four pieces of evidence citied by skeptics of the disorder.

Jarrod fears leaving his apartment during daylight hours even for a short walk to get his mail.His diagnosis would most likely belong in the category of __________ disorders.

The rate of schizophrenia in the general population is around

Allison has an intense fear of flying,so much so that she cannot even bear to close her eyes and imagine that she is on a plane.From this brief description,Allison may be experiencing:

Self-injury,such as the intentional cutting of one's self,is most closely associated with which personality disorder?

Ritualistic behavior is associated with which of the following disorders?

An affective disorder that includes both depression and mania is known as ________ disorder.

Cindy craves the attention of everyone around her.The few friends that she has admit that Cindy is "full of herself," and acts like she is better than everyone else.When Cindy had sex with her best friend's boyfriend,she felt no remorse.Which personality disorder would Cindy be most likely to be diagnosed with?

Twin studies suggest that schizophrenia

Mr.Carpenter is constantly afraid that he is going to oversleep and be late for work.As a result,he spends nearly an hour 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

One sign of abnormality is when a person engages in behavior that creates a great deal of

Delusions and hallucinations are associated with:

Feeling insects crawling on your skin (when none are really there)or hearing voices (when no one is around or no one is talking to you)would be examples of what symptom of schizophrenia?

Which of the following is a sociocultural factor that might contribute to the development of psychopathy or antisocial personality disorder?

Megan's therapist has diagnosed her with both major depression and generalized anxiety disorder.This is an example of _______________,because Megan is suffering from both disorders at the same time.