Exam 16: Psychopathology

Which of the following is an example of a mood disorder?

Jane has declined to take higher-paying promotions that would involve speaking in front of groups and leading team meetings in front of a group of employees because she is afraid she will blush and that her voice will shake. Jane probably has social phobia, which __________.

Jamie is poor and lives in an area with high unemployment; Jason is well educated and comes from an upper-middle-class family. What is true of their relative risk for mood disorders?

A sensory experience that is not based on actual external stimuli is called a(n) __________.

Patricia would like to know what is believed to cause schizophrenia so that she can take steps to reduce the risk of schizophrenia in the children she plans to have in the future. Research suggests that which of the following may contribute to the development of schizophrenia?

The dopamine hypothesis is based on the idea that schizophrenia results from __________.

An example of a dissociative disorder is __________.

Researchers have been puzzled as to the exact nature of brain dysfunction in patients with schizophrenia. While the dopamine hypothesis is not a perfect explanation for schizophrenia, evidence in its favor includes which of the following?

General paresis is an example of __________.

After learning about the association between syphilis infection and the strange behaviors of general paresis, Monica becomes an adherent of the somatogenic hypothesis, which holds that mental illness __________.

Unlike many other types of other fears, a phobia is __________.

As Robert has started developing the symptoms of schizophrenia, he has also been having considerable difficulty focusing his attention on remembering things that he needs to do. These deficits would be best described as __________.

Jean has been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder, following several years of symptoms. Which of the following symptoms would not have been relevant to her diagnosis?

Alicia has an eating disorder and is of relatively normal weight. Marcia has an eating disorder and weighs 20 pounds less than her healthy weight. Which of the following is true?

After talking about feeling unhappy for several weeks, Claudia sees a psychologist. Afterwards, she states that she was given a DSM-IV-TR diagnosis of a psychological disorder, which means that her experiences of being unhappy __________.

If Joshua had a long-lasting intense and irrational fear of riding in elevators, this would be called a(n) __________.

A depressed individual is most likely to commit suicide __________.

What is the main difference between generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder?

Researchers believe that severe fear reactions suffered in childhood cause a certain mental disorder. A new discovery shows that the disorder is really caused by the lack of a specific enzyme. The disorder will now change in classification from what to what?

A person tells you that she is constantly tense and has difficulty concentrating. She frequently suffers from insomnia and a rapid heartbeat. She probably has __________.