Exam 14: Psychological Disorders

What is the major difference between dissociative amnesia and retrograde amnesia?

After being passed up for a promotion and then getting into a heated argument with his son, a man disappears. He shows up two weeks later in another town with no memory of who he is or how he got there. He appears to be suffering from ________.

Tony wakes up on a cot in a homeless shelter in another town. He doesn't know where he is or how he got there, and he's confused when people say he has been calling himself Michael. This is most likely an episode of dissociative

Shreen is diagnosed with schizophrenia. She believes that she is a powerful person who can save the world. Shreen is experiencing ________.

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

Which model of abnormality views abnormal behavior as the result of illogical thinking?

Anxiety disorders run in families and are twice as common in ________ as in ________.

Biological explanations of disordered mood have focused on the effects of several different brain chemicals, and medications used to treat these disorders are designed to work on these various neurotransmitter systems. Which of the following is not one of the chemicals that has been implicated in mood disorders?

The learning approach to psychological disorders suggests that

Dr. Nwoambi is a psychologist who is currently evaluating a new client. Dr. Nwoambi would most likely refer to the ________ to assist her in diagnosing her client's psychological disorder.

Excessive or unrealistic fearfulness and worry are characteristic of ________.

Which model of abnormality holds that physical, mental, and cultural factors are intertwined and that they must all be considered when dealing with psychology disorders?

The police found a man wandering through the downtown area. The man was disheveled and seemed to be in a daze. When the police asked the man for his name, he seemed bewildered. A search of missing persons reports revealed he had been reported missing three months ago in a town more than 700 miles away. The man is most likely suffering from

A patient in a psychiatric hospital exhibits disordered thinking, bizarre behavior, and hallucinations. This person is probably suffering from ________.

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 ________.

According to the biological perspective, a person with phobia has elevated activation in a part of the brain called the ________.

Arlene has an irrational fear of flying in airplanes. She is probably suffering from a(n) ________.

Dean believes that characters in a popular science fiction show are secretly sending him messages. This would be an example of a delusion of

A disorder in which excessive anxiety and worry occur more days than not for at least six months is called ________.

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