Exam 11: Psychological Disorders

During adolescence,when the brain undergoes a natural pruning of synapses,schizophrenic brains aggressively prune away too many synapses.

Liz is suffering greatly from symptoms of depression.She cannot keep a job and sometimes thinks about killing herself.We can conclude that Liz has

Major depression occurs at least twice as often among women as among men.

Psychopaths do not respond physiologically in the same manner that other people do.When compared to normal people,psychopathic individuals

List four factors the DSM encourages clinicians to take into account when evaluating each client.

Which of the following is a psychotic disorder marked by delusions,hallucinations,disorganized and incoherent speech,inappropriate behavior,and cognitive impairments?

Your textbook states that this is the fastest-growing diagnosis given to young children

When a person has a mental illness,he or she

Your aunt prefers to stay in her home and avoid public places and social situations.If a clinical psychologist believes she has an anxiety disorder,she is most likely to be diagnosed with

Which of the following statements about alcohol addiction is consistent with learning model?

A person who is constantly "on edge" and always apprehensive most likely suffers from

"Olive oil is an Arabian liquor-sauce which the Afghans,Moors,and Moslems use in ostrich farming.The Indian plantain tree is the whiskey of the Parsees and Arabs." This sentence would be considered

Jillian suffers from schizophrenia.Unlike many schizophrenics she seldom speaks,and seems completely withdrawn from the world.For example,she will often sit in the corner of her room doing nothing for hours! Jillian's condition is called

Psychological tests used to infer motives,conflicts,and unconscious dynamics on the basis of a person's interpretations of ambiguous stimuli are called

Evolutionary theorists would be most likely to agree that the fear of _______________ was likely to have evolved in humans as an adaptive behavior.

Beginning in adolescence,_______________ are more likely than _______________ to develop a ruminating,introspective style,rehearsing the reasons for their unhappiness.

When something bad happens to Helen,she tends to dwell on it and has trouble keeping negative thoughts about the event from entering her mind.This behavior is typical of a person who

_______________ involve maladaptive traits that cause great distress or an inability to get along with others.

Analyze the vulnerability-stress explanation of depression.Provide examples of both individual vulnerabilities and stressful events that could trigger a depression.According to this model,why do some people develop depression following an upsetting event,while others do not?

According to the sociocognitive explanation of multiple personality disorder,therapists have