Exam 11: Psychological Disorders

What key factor makes the difference between people who develop panic disorder and those who suffer traumatic events and have a few panic attacks but do not develop the disorder?

Some people with schizophrenia completely withdraw into a private world,sitting for hours without moving.This would be considered

Learning theorists suggest that alcoholism depends on learning and culture.What four arguments explain this view? Analyze each argument.

A chief characteristic of obsessive-compulsive disorder is

One reasonable explanation for the existence of some of the most common phobias is that

A key characteristic of psychopathy is an inability to

Before the 1980s,only a few cases of multiple personality disorder had been reported worldwide.

June often experiences episodes during which her heart rate accelerates by more than 50 beats per minute despite encountering no emergency.June suffers from

An example of a culture-bound syndrome would be taijin kyofusho,a disorder in which a person feels intensely frightened and irrationally embarrassed that his or her body parts or functions are disgusting to others.

In many of the people who suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder,the _______________ is significantly smaller than in those people who do not develop the disorder following trauma.

Generalized anxiety disorder is a state in which a person experiences recurring panic attacks,feelings of impending doom,and physiological symptoms,such as rapid breathing and dizziness.

Emily is overly concerned with being contaminated by germs.She washes her hands fifty times per day,wears gloves,and eats with plastic utensils that are covered in plastic wrap to ensure they are not contaminated.Emily has

Studies of adopted children and twins have shown that depression is not heritable;refuting the notion that depression has a genetic component.

In an ongoing longitudinal study of 450 young men,those who were at increased risk of becoming alcoholic within the decade were those

_______________ is a disorder involving disturbances in emotion,loss of interest in one's usual activities,thoughts of hopelessness,fatigue,and loss of appetite.

Which two disorders are likely to be combined into a single diagnosis in the DSM-V?

Critics of the DSM argue that normal boy behaviors,such as being rambunctious,refusing to nap,and not listening to teachers,are being turned into a psychological problem.

The prevalence of mood disorders for each gender indicates that major depression occurs

In ancient Greece,the agora was the area outside of town where the population was sparse and the main occupation was agriculture.

Psychoses are extreme mental disturbances involving distorted perceptions and irrational behaviors.