Exam 11: Psychological Disorders: More Than Everyday Problems

At the level of the brain, which structures have been linked to PTSD?

Layla has been struggling with depressive symptoms for several months. Her coworkers and her supervisor have all noticed that even though she makes it to work, she is often distracted, is not social, does not get her work done on time, and makes an unusually high number of errors. Based on what your textbook presents, we could say Layla has a high level of ________ at work.

The biopsychosocial model takes into account the level(s) of the ________.

At the level of the person, what can help explain some psychological disorders?

Eva shows a pattern of extreme discomfort in close relationships, odd and quirky behavior, and cognitive and perceptual distortions. As such, she most likely has ________ personality disorder.

Culture plays a role in how depression is experienced.

Axis III of the DSM-IV-TR includes_____________.

False beliefs held by a person who refuses to accept evidence of their falseness are known as ______.

It is very easy to define what is abnormal in terms of behavior.

Which of the following is a criticism of the most recent version of the DSM?

Which neurotransmitters are most important in the development of mood disorders?

Imagine that you were a clinician and you were trying to determine whether one of your clients had MDD. Briefly discuss the factors that might lead you to make such a diagnosis.

A cognitive therapist is working with a depressed client. Which of the following causes is the likely focus of this therapist's intervention?

Flat affect, alogia, and avolition are examples of positive schizophrenia symptoms.

The neurotransmitter ________ plays a role in the experience of satiety, or feeling full after eating enough food.

Joe is described by his friends as being very "anal." His desk is always as neat as possible. His shirts are ironed to be wrinkle free, and his shoes must be lined up perfectly in his closet. If any of these things are not "just so," he finds it very distressing. Joe might be best diagnosed with ________ personality disorder.

Paranoid schizophrenia is to disorganized schizophrenia as ________.

______ schizophrenia is characterized by delusions of persecution, grandeur, and jealousy, together with hallucinations.

After returning from the Iraq war, Caddell was plagued by nightmares of the attacks for months. In addition, he avoided anything associated with the war and was hypervigilant for danger. Caddell might have ________.

As part of a fraternity initiation ritual, Saul is instructed to interrupt a school basketball game by running on the court naked while singing the nursery rhyme "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star." Saul's behavior illustrates ________.