Exam 12: Psychological Disorders

Which of the following is NOT characteristic of the antisocial personality disorder?

Which of the following types of anxiety disorders is related to a history of shyness in childhood?

Major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder are all examples of ________ disorders.

John has made a career of stealing older people's retirement money by taking advantage of their trust and selling them phony retirement investments.John explains that he has done nothing wrong-if these people were not so greedy,they would not be so eager to invest in his phony schemes.In his mind,his victims got exactly what they deserved.John's behavior and attitude are typical of someone with ______ personality disorder.

Which cognitive event has been linked to self-defeating thinking and is hypothesized as contributing to the development and maintenance of major depression?

Of the 23 pairs of chromosomes normally present in a human being,which two pairs have been implicated in the development of mood disorders?

The primary purpose of the DSM-5 is to _________.

Each day,while Sid is sitting at his desk at work,he continually thinks about germs.Each time this occurs,he washes his hands.Sid probably suffers from___________.

Which occupation would be especially difficult for a person who suffers from acrophobia?

Which of the following is true regarding gender differences in the diagnosis of depression?

Frequent panic attacks that make it difficult for an individual to complete their daily life activities describe which type of anxiety disorder?

False sensory perceptions that often take the form of hearing voices that do no really exist are called ________.

Allen is in a constant state of dread.He has had trouble sleeping,felt tense,and unable to concentrate for the past 8 months.Throughout this time,Allen cannot pinpoint a cause for his anxiety.Allen will likely be diagnosed as which anxiety disorder?

Learned helplessness is a possible explanation for which disorder?

For those people in the Middle Ages who believed abnormal behavior resulted from spirit possession,the treatment of choice was _________.

An obsession is:

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

The psychodynamic model of abnormal behavior is based on the work of __________.

The biological model holds that abnormal behavior is related to ______.

When anxiety is unrelated to any known,realistic factor,it is called __________.