Exam 14: Psychological Disorders

Dr.Janus is seeing a client diagnosed with depression who experienced abuse as a child.Dr.Janus believes this abuse predisposed the client to overreact to life's difficult circumstances.As a result,her recent breakup resulted in a depressed state.Dr.Janus's perspective on his client's problems seems to be most consistent with the

John was recently diagnosed with schizophrenia.He frequently makes statements that are not logical and contain repeating rhyming words,such as "The train brain rained on me." In this example,John is displaying

Dianne is convinced she has developed an anxiety disorder because she has an underlying biological condition that was brought out by living in a stressful environment.Dianne's belief about how she developed psychopathology is most consistent with

Juan has extreme difficulty using his math skills when compared with other students his age.However,his performance in other subject areas is above average.If Juan has a neurodevelopmental disorder,he is most likely to be diagnosed with a(n)

Individuals diagnosed with depression tend to attribute negative outcomes to ________ and positive outcomes to ________.

According to the diathesis-stress model,which person is most likely to experience a depressed state?

Throughout her childhood,12-year-old Carmella has experienced problems affecting her emotions and learning ability.It is most likely that Carmella is experiencing a

Dr.Clarkson is treating a client with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).He learns that the client's parents divorced and she has never felt loved because her father left the family.By looking for the issues that led to the development of her OCD,Dr.Clarkson is

Gloria sometimes finds herself experiencing episodes of sudden overpowering terror and worry that come out of nowhere and make her short of breath.Based on this,Gloria might be diagnosed with

Dr.Arrigan treats many clients with schizophrenia.Some of them function very well and are able to hold jobs and maintain social relationships.Others are mostly confined to their houses and rely on the care of others.Which approach to diagnosing mental disorders allows Dr.Arrigan to classify all of these clients as having schizophrenia based on the different degree of severity of their symptoms?

In clients with schizophrenia,men are more likely than women to experience

Zarina is talking to spirits that no one else can see.She sometimes "channels" the spirits so they can talk with living people.Based on this information,Zarina

Sarah is a practicing clinical psychologist.She should expect to see

Peter is a clinical psychologist.When determining whether a client's behavior shows psychopathology,he should use all of the following criteria EXCEPT whether the

According to the biopsychosocial model,which of the following is a psychological factor that could influence the development of a mental disorder?

Lamont thinks his neighbor sends subliminal messages to his brain.In order to prevent these messages,Lamont believes he should not shower or change his clothes every day.Lamont does not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of schizophrenia,but he may be experiencing long-lasting,maladaptive patterns of interacting with the world around him.In this case,Lamont may be diagnosed with

Emil Kraepelin is well-known in the field of psychology because he noticed that not all people with psychopathology were experiencing the same disorder.Further,he could identify different types of psychopathology by grouping clients' symptoms.Because of this classification system,Kraepelin's work is the basis for the

In order to meet the diagnostic criteria of the DSM-5,people with bipolar II disorder must experience

In 2004,three to six children out of 1,000 displayed symptoms of autism. A) Explain why this number rose dramatically from previous rates dating back to the 1990s.Would you expect this number to continue to rise over the next five years or would you expect it to level off? Explain your response. B) How is the dimensional approach effective in diagnosing autism? Be specific.(Hint: Describe how Asperger's syndrome differs from what many would consider "classic" autism.)

In order to determine whether someone is experiencing psychopathology,there are several criteria to consider. A) Describe the four main criteria used to assess psychopathology (what questions do we ask to determine "abnormality"?). B) Imagine that someone is depressed (i.e.,experiencing disordered emotions).For each of the four criteria used to determine abnormality,provide an example of how it is useful in assessing depression (i.e.,an example of when the criteria "works"). C) Some people hold the view that personal suffering should be the only criteria to diagnose disordered behavior.Would this strategy be effective at diagnosing all mental disorders? Explain whether this would work for someone with antisocial personality disorder.