Exam 11: Psychological Disorders: More Than Everyday Problems

Fears of snakes, thunderstorms, darkness, and water are classified as ______ phobias.

Whenever Greta thinks about her life, she automatically bursts into tears. This example most clearly illustrates the impact of ________ in psychological disorders.

Which area of the brain is most likely to be affected in a person with depression?

________ is a type of eating disorder that is characterized by recurrent episodes of binge eating followed by some attempt to prevent weight gain.

Depression is the major defining component of bipolar disorder.

Which of the following diagnostic symptoms of anorexia nervosa can only occur in women?

At the level of the person, research has found that depressed people who live in ________ countries tend to ruminate more about their symptoms than people who live in ________ countries.

Antisocial personality disorder has been studied extensively. What are some of the symptoms of the disorder?

If someone indicates that they are feeling blue today, they most likely have major depressive disorder.

The interactional theory of depression (Coyne, 1976) explains the influence of events at the level(s) of ________.

Compulsions are a required element of the OCD diagnosis.

The term "psychological disorder" is often used interchangeably with the term________.

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

Antisocial, paranoid, and schizoid are all types of ________ disorders.

Which of the following is an accurate statement regarding schizophrenia?

Marty is moody, manipulative, unstable, lacks a clear sense of identity, and often clings to others. He wants to have close relationships but is unable to do so because he is untrusting of others. Marty is suffering from ______ personality disorder.

Which of the following stress-related hormones seems to have some impact on the development and severity of symptoms in those with schizophrenia?

The American Psychological Association created the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in the early 1950s.

Positive symptom is to negative symptom as ________.

When a patient arrives in the emergency room, he is restless and irritable with unlimited energy and a rapid rate of speech. The attending psychiatrist believes the patient has taken cocaine or amphetamines and admits him for observation. The next day the symptoms are the same. What condition with symptoms that are similar to those associated with amphetamine use might the psychiatrist now consider as a condition that is relevant to the diagnosis?