Exam 12: Psychological Disorders

The _______ approach to psychological disorders was developed by Sigmund Freud.

Dr.Garcia is treating a patient who has a fear of knives.He believes his patient's fear is a kind of displacement,in which the phobic object is a symbol of whatever his patient has buried deep inside her unconscious mind.Dr.Garcia's view is consistent with that of ___________.

What individual is most likely to come into conflict with the law because of his/her disregard for social rules and unwillingness to restrain his/her impulses?

Darcy is sitting at her desk in her office one day when she is,without warning,overcome by feelings of intense fear,losing control of herself.Her terror is so great that all she can do is sit at her desk shaking and crying.Nothing she was doing at the time would seem to have caused such an episode.Her symptoms most resemble _______.

The most recent version of the DSM is the _________.

Manny has such an intense fear of flying insects that he hardly ever goes outside his house during the summer months.He is probably suffering from a _________.

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." If Sam complies with this ritual,his behavior would best illustrate ________.

Which of the following statements is true about anxiety?

The latest version of the classification system used by psychologists is:

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

Which of the following is one definition of abnormal behavior?

Which of the following is true regarding the research on posttraumatic stress disorder?

Which of the following culture-bound syndromes is found mostly in Western cultures?

Rey has feelings of extreme fear and unrealistic anxiety when he is in crowds and he has had these fears for over a year.He actively avoids any place or situation where he expects to be among large groups of people.Rey is most likely to be diagnosed with_________.

Which of the following neurotransmitters have been implicated in the study of anxiety disorders?

The psychodynamic model holds that abnormal behavior is the result of __________.

The _______ approach to psychological disorders stresses that repressed thoughts,memories,and concerns can lead to disordered behavior.

_________ is a repetitive behavior or mental act that an individual feels driven to perform in response to an intrusive thought.

The role of __________,a neurotransmitter,may provide clues to both bulimia and anorexia.

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