Exam 14: Psychological Disorders

Steve's psychiatrist notes that Steve is experiencing a disruption of the usually integrated functions of consciousness,memory,and identity.Therefore,Steve most likely has a(n)________ disorder.

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

Linda's house was flooded in a hurricane.Upon losing her home,she had nightmares,disturbed sleep,and anxiety that lasted about two weeks.Linda most likely suffered from ______________.

Antisocial,paranoid,and schizoid are all types of ________ disorders.

Darcy is sitting at her desk in her office one day when,without warning,her heart begins racing rapidly,she has a sensation of being "out of her body," and she experiences dulled vision and hearing,rapid breathing,and sweating.She thinks she is having a heart attack.Nothing she is doing seems to have caused such an episode.Her symptoms MOST resemble ______.

The ______ model of psychological disorders explains that disorders such as anxiety,depression,and schizophrenia are caused by faulty neurotransmitter systems,genetic problems,brain damage or dysfunction,or some combination of those causes.

Your aunt has a fear that makes it difficult for her to leave her home.She feels trapped and is unable to work or engage in any kind of activity that requires going outside of her home.You are not surprised when you find out your aunt is diagnosed with_________________.

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

Ned seeks therapy after having recurrent episodes of feeling "detached from himself" for several months,but he has not lost his self-awareness or memory.He notes that he feels like a robot,disconnected from his movements and actions.He is most likely suffering from ______.

Explain the three ways in which abnormal behavior is defined in the field of psychology.

Which of the following people would be most likely to receive a diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder?

The process of cutting holes in the skull of a person with the symptoms of a mental disorder is a part of traditional exorcism.

Behaviorists believe that abnormal behaviors are the result of the process of learning,including classical and operant conditioning.

Obsession is to compulsion as ________.

Severe depression that comes on suddenly and seems to have no external cause is called ______.

Which statement is CORRECT concerning the cultural components of eating disorders?

Research suggests that a reduction in myelin coating neurons in the uncinate fasciculus and the cingulum bundle,two important parts of the brain,is related to developing symptoms of __________.

The most recent version of the DSM is the ________.

The psychodynamic model of abnormal behavior is based on the work of ______.

____________is a term that refers to the need to consider the unique characteristics of the culture in which a person's behavior takes place.