Exam 15: Psychological Disorders-Part A

Family studies suggest some hereditary component to panic disorder,with _____% of the variance in liability for developing panic disorder attributed to genetic influence.

Over the course of their lives,approximately what percentage of Americans are estimated to suffer from PTSD?

Due to the unexpected nature of panic attacks,some people develop a fear of public places;they are afraid that they will have a panic attack and help will not be available.The fear of public places is which disorder?

Specific phobias may NOT be categorized as:

Which person is MOST likely to be diagnosed with GAD?

Which personality disorder is NOT among the anxious/inhibited cluster?

Suicide takes the lives of more than _____ times the number of people as does homicide.

Marian reports seeing vampire bats outside her house every evening;no one else has reported bats or anything similar in the area.Marian has not been under the influence of any substances when she has made these sightings.Marion is experiencing:

Which disorder is NOT an anxiety disorder?

Which characteristic is NOT indicative of a panic attack?

Different individuals experience a mental disorder for different reasons.This phenomenon illustrates:

Which psychologist is conducting research in the RDoC domain of positive valence systems?

Suicide is the _____ leading cause of death in the United States among persons aged 15 to 24.

Subjectively reported feelings or behaviors associated with an illness are termed:

The DSM-5 contains material to help clinicians understand cultural influences on mental disorders.To this end,it distinguishes among a number of important culturally related concepts.For example,groups of symptoms that tend to cluster together in specific cultures are termed cultural:

Generalized anxiety disorder is LESS prevalent in:

There are _____ different combinations of symptoms that would result in a diagnosis of conduct disorder.

Brandon is an 8-year-old with normal intelligence.Although he can talk normally,he exhibits pronounced social deficits.He has few social relationships and has little interest in making friends.But he does love video games.He will play them for hours at a time and is quite good at them.When he does talk to others,often all he wants to talk about is video games;he tends to repeat what he has just said over and over again,even if it is clear that the other person no longer is paying attention.Brandon also follows an extremely rigid schedule.When his schedule is interrupted,he throws tantrums and has a difficult time transitioning to and from activities.By DSM-5 criteria,Brandon is exhibiting a mild form of:

The DSM-5 provides detailed diagnostic criteria for over _____ mental disorders.

An individual in the manic phase of bipolar disorder sometimes may have hallucinations or delusions,and therefore the disorder may be misdiagnosed as: