Exam 11: Psychological Disorders

A patient in a mental hospital exhibits disordered thinking,perceptual abnormalities,unusual emotions,and suspiciousness.This person is probably suffering from

Adolescents who are subjected to constant violence have higher levels of depression.

Both Leslie and Gerry lose their mothers in a horrible car accident.Gerry develops major depression as a result his loss while Leslie does not.Based on current research,which of the following is a valid explanation for why Gerry developed depression while Leslie did not?

A recent study mentioned in your textbook found that when depressed people are put into a sad mood and given a choice between looking at sad faces or happy faces,depressed people choose the happy faces.

Critics of the DSM argue that when a person has been given a diagnosis,other people begin to see that person primarily in terms of the label.

Reggie was admitted to a mental institution because he claimed he was the king of an alien race that would soon return to earth to dominate mankind.He claimed to be in constant communication with these aliens and helping to plan for their return.His symptoms are known as

When people are said to be insane,this means that

Your roommate has a lot of problems with her family and sometimes with her friends,and she is often sad or worried about these issues.One day she asks you if she is normal.What should you say in response?

The most disabling fear disorder is claustrophobia: the fear of being trapped in small places.

Dr.Hsu treats clients with addiction.She believes that genetic factors have predisposed her clients to becoming addicted to alcohol as well as that heavy drinking and drug use alters brain function,which contributes to creating the addiction.Dr.Hsu uses which perspective when treating her clients?

What cognitive habits are associated with depression,and how do they affect the way depressed people behave? How are these habits related to the tendency of depressed people to ruminate?

Depressed people tend to believe that

Martha vacuums the carpet in her living room 15 times a day.It is very likely that she is suffering from which of the following disorders?

Insurance companies require clinicians to assign their clients an appropriate DSM code number for the disorder in order to receive compensation for treatment.

Critics point out that one of the problems of the DSM is that

Babies conceived during times of famine are more likely to develop schizophrenia than babies whose mothers were not malnourished during pregnancy.

Which one of the following characteristics appears to put someone at greater risk for PTSD?

False sensory perceptions that most often take the form of hearing voices are called

The biological and learning models of addiction differ in their explanations of drug abuse and in their proposed solutions.According to the biological model

Policies of total abstinence from alcohol tend to decrease rates of addiction.