Exam 14: Psychological Disorders

An anxiety disorder that involves a fear of interacting with others or being in a social situation is called ________.

Most psychoanalytic theorists believe that anxiety disorders are the result of ________.

John's behavior appears normal, then he becomes depressed and hyperactivity follows. He would likely be diagnosed as having which disorder?

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

People with ________ disorders have an excessively rigid, maladaptive pattern of behavior and ways of relating to others.

Padma is extremely confident and feels that lately she needs very little sleep. In addition, she reports that her thoughts seem to be going fast-similar to watching three television shows at once. Padma most likely is experiencing ________.

Elliot became widowed after nearly 40 years of marriage. He has convinced himself that no one will ever love him again. His irrational thinking has caused him to suffer from depression, and he rarely leaves his house. What perspective might BEST explain his behavior?

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?

Thoughts that repeatedly intrude into consciousness against one's will are called:

Sudden, paralyzing episodes of fear describe which type of anxiety disorder?

________ is a term that refers to the need to consider the unique characteristics of the culture in which a person's behavior takes place.

What is the most frequently diagnosed anxiety disorder in the United States?

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 ________.

Sal has increased levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine in his frontal lobe areas. Which disorder might he be at risk of experiencing?

The ________ model of mental illness explains that disorders such as anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia are caused by chemical imbalances, genetic problems, brain damage or dysfunction, or some combination of those causes.

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 ________.

Dave's wife suggests that he talk to a doctor because of his crippling fear of heights. The doctor suggests that Dave's phobia is a learned disorder that can be unlearned with proper treatment. This view is typical of the ________ model of abnormality.

The condition in which someone forgets his or her identity and takes on a new identity in a new location is classified as a

The psychoanalytic approach to psychological disorders was developed by:

While talking with his best friend Johnny, Maurice, who is clearly down and out, says "Dude, I just have no luck with girls at all. I asked Gina out last night and she turned me down flat. Nobody will EVER want to go out with me. Why am I such a loser?" Because Johnny has recently taken an abnormal psychology class, he uses a cognitive perspective to answer Maurice. Which of the following might Johnny say?