Exam 14: Psychological Disorders

Liza has an anxiety disorder. She is currently seeing a therapist who believes that anxiety disorders are a result of distorted, irrational thought processes. Liza is probably seeking treatment from a ________.

What do psychologists call disorders that are found only in particular cultures?

One clear sign of abnormality is when the behavior the person engages in creates a great deal of subjective discomfort.

The television talks to Heidi. It tells her the police are out to get her. Heidi actually hears these voices, even though they are really a figment of her own mind. Because Heidi has schizophrenia, she is mostly experiencing a(n) ________.

One sign of abnormality is when a person engages in behavior that creates a great deal of emotional distress or ________.

How would the Greek physician Hippocrates have typically dealt with someone suffering from mental illness?

A dissociative disorder characterized by a partial or complete loss of memory for personal information that is usually associated with a stressful or emotionally traumatic experience is known as ________.

Which pair consists of negative symptoms of schizophrenia?

Nick is admitted to a mental institution because he hears voices talking to him that no one else can hear, and he sees demons attacking him, though no one else can see anything near him. Nick's symptoms are known as ________.

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

A disorder resulting from exposure to a major stressor, with symptoms of anxiety, nightmares, poor sleep, reliving the event, and concentration problems, lasting for more than one month, is called ________.

A repetitive, ritualistic behavior that a person feels driven to perform is called a(n) ________.

Dissociative disorders involve a break in consciousness, memory, or a person's sense of identity.

Of the five known human sensory systems, which type of hallucination is the most common?

Any behavior that does not allow a person to function within or adapt to the stresses and everyday demands of life is considered ________.

Which of the following is a legitimate hypothesis that explains why the rate of depression appears to be twice as high for women as compared to men across various cultures?

Which person suffers from a personality disorder whose primary symptom type involves dramatic, erratic, or emotional behaviors?

Kevin shows a pattern of instability in his relationships, self-image, and feelings. As such, he most likely has ________ personality disorder.

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

Involuntary ideas that keep recurring despite the person's efforts to stop them are called ________.