Exam 14: Psychological Disorders

Dwight is very apathetic toward others.He does not show much outward emotion,his speech is slow,and he speaks in a monotone.If Dwight has been diagnosed with schizophrenia,then what he is displaying are ________ symptoms.

Tommy has obsessions about cleanliness and is a compulsive hand-washer.Which of the following pieces of evidence would support the view that his obsessive-compulsive disorder is related to operant conditioning?

Malcolm refuses to shake hands with strangers (or anyone else for that matter)because he is fearful that they will infect him with germs.Malcolm is displaying signs of

Panic attacks and agoraphobia are related disorders of emotion. A) Describe each disorder,including an explanation of the major symptoms. B) Can you have panic attacks without agoraphobia? Can you have agoraphobia without panic attacks? C) Discuss two factors that can lead to the development of anxiety disorders.

Which of the following behavioral characteristics would tell you that a friend of yours is experiencing antisocial personality disorder rather than some other personality disorder?

Aaron has been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.Aaron is most likely experiencing

Which of the following two disorders are most similar in that they always involve worry over a certain situation or object?

Arianna refuses to eat,has stopped bathing,has quit going to work and paying bills,and no longer talks to people.Should Arianna be diagnosed with a mental disorder?

When studying psychological disorders,Ernesto learns that the diathesis-stress model suggests that

Dara is always on the move! She has a hard time sitting still in her desk at school and often has difficulty finding classmates to play with because she misses social cues and is impulsive.Based on this,Dara is most likely to be diagnosed with

Ted,the president of a multimillion-dollar corporation,is charming and intelligent.However,he has an inflated sense of his own power and worth.He recently fired thousands of his employees impulsively and did not feel bad about it at all because he made a lot of money,which is very important to him.Ted is typically very glib and hard-hearted during interpersonal interactions.Ted's wife is convinced that he has ________ traits.

Stephanie has social phobia.The more social fears she has,the more likely she is to

Ted was diagnosed at age 18 with severe schizophrenia.His functioning has progressively gotten worse since his diagnosis.Compared with people who have more mild cases of schizophrenia,neuroimaging of Ted's brain would reveal that he has

Jacob's behavior has become increasingly odd over the past several months.He says things like "I am the frustrating!" He hears voices that tell him to steal groceries and he no longer expresses love and affection to his family. A) Diagnose Jacob as having a disorder of emotion,thought,or self. B) Discuss positive and negative symptoms and explain how Jacob's behavior is consistent (or inconsistent)with these terms. C) Provide a discussion of one potential biological factor,environmental factor,and sociocultural factor that may have led to Jacob developing this disease.

Jared had to quit his job because while he was at work,he constantly worried about a wide variety of things,including what his wife and children were doing at home.In addition,he is easily distracted,often irritable,and sleep deprived.Jared is most likely to be diagnosed with

On the surface,schizophrenia and dissociative identity disorder may appear to be almost identical and are often mistaken for each other. A) Define each disease,using both the type of disorder (emotion,thought,self)and a description of the disease. B) Identify and explain two ways (two symptoms)that differentiate between schizophrenia and dissociative identity disorder.

Alban's daughter has recently been diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome.When trying to explain the diagnosis to his brother,Alban most likely says Asperger's is

Janelle is in jail for assault but she consistently tells the police that she does not remember arguing with her boyfriend or hitting him with her car.In fact,she cannot remember anything that happened over the last two days.If Janelle is telling the truth,then she may be experiencing dissociative

Emily's teacher sees that she is struggling in most subjects,has trouble understanding directions,and has problems with her adaptive functioning.The teacher is concerned that Emily has a(n)

Simon is certain that every time he unlocks his front door,he is actually being tricked into opening up his mind to allow aliens to spy on his thoughts.Simon is most likely experiencing which type of delusion?