Exam 13: Psychological Disorders

Disorders characterized by disturbances in a person's prolonged emotional state are known as __________ disorders.

People who act impulsively,don't tolerate frustration,want their desires satisfied immediately,fail to develop emotional attachments,and show no remorse would be diagnosed with what personality disorder?

People who suffer from panic attacks often also experience

A compulsion is:

What general category of psychological disorders is characterized by a disruption in one's complete and unified sense of conscious awareness,memory,and identity?

Which of the following is an advantage of using the dimensional view of psychological disorders?

People with psychopathy do not respond physiologically in the same manner that other people do.For example,when compared to control participants,they

An individual showing poor integration of thinking and emotion visits a psychiatrist claiming that all of her neighbors are watching her.Into which category of schizophrenia might the psychiatrist classify the individual?

Major depression occurs twice as often among women as among men.

Which of the following is considered the most severe psychological disorder?

People with schizophrenia are more likely to have been born during the winter months.One explanation for this phenomenon is that

Dissociative identity disorder is best described as:

Psychologists and psychiatrists use the criteria laid out in the most recent edition of the _____ to diagnose psychological disorders.

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

Of the following,which would provide the strongest evidence for a genetic component to schizophrenia?

A hospital patient was diagnosed as suffering from schizophrenia because she was having both delusions and hallucinations.What type of symptoms are these?

False sensory perceptions that often take the form of hearing voices are called __________.

Nancy smells smoke when there is no fire.This is an example of:

Annette talks to her pet elephant,which no one else can see.Annette is having a:

Allen is in a constant state of dread.He has trouble sleeping,feels tense,and cannot concentrate.Allen will likely be diagnosed as which anxiety disorder?