Exam 15: Psychological Disorders-Part A

Juan has been moderately depressed for over 2 years,and every few months he experiences a period in which his symptoms of depression intensify.He is likely suffering from:

Brain research has suggested that depressed people exhibit decreased activation in the _____ and increased activation in the _____.

Kathryn says she is deathly afraid of spiders.She refuses to go into any location (garage,basement,attic)where she may run into a spider.Her fear of spiders is so great that she is losing sleep for fear a spider will crawl on her while she is asleep.As a result,her grades are beginning to worsen.Kathryn would probably be diagnosed with:

From the RDoC perspective,mental disorders can be thought of as:

Which disorder is NOT a mood disorder?

Objectively observed indicators of an illness are termed:

In their research on the role of the serotonin transporter gene in depression,Caspi and his colleagues demonstrated that depressive episodes were:

The first episode of schizophrenia typically occurs in which age group?

To the extent that a "criminal personality" exists,it is MOST related to which personality disorder?

Which is a positive symptom of schizophrenia?

What is the condition in which a child or adolescent engages in a persistent pattern of deviant behavior involving aggression to people or animals,destruction of property,deceitfulness or theft,or serious rule violations?

Which personality disorder is part of the dramatic/erratic cluster?

If you have experienced a trauma and are experiencing chronic physiological arousal,recurrent unwanted thoughts or images of the trauma,and avoidance of things that call the traumatic event to mind,you may be suffering from:

About what percentage of adults are diagnosed with conduct disorder?

Debbie usually sits quietly and works on crossword puzzles.However,a few times each hour,she begins grimacing and then shouts profanities at the hospital staff.Debbie is exhibiting:

Conceptualizing abnormal thoughts and behaviors as illness suggests that a first step in treatment is to:

More than _____% of all people who attempt suicide have a mental disorder.

In order for a behavior to be categorized as nonsuicidal self-injury,there must be:

_____ was one of the first theorists to emphasize the role of thought in depression.

GAD is about _____ times as common in women as it is in men.