Exam 15: Psychological Disorders

Shen is writing a paper for his psychology class about the causes of unipolar depression.Which of the following would he NOT include in his section on how neuroscientists explain depression?

Describe the socio-cultural factors that contribute to psychological disorders.

Around 21% of all people over 15 years of age have suffered from a panic attack at some point in their lives.

Studies have found that people with generalized anxiety disorder display a greater intolerance of uncertainty than people with normal degrees of anxiety.

In the past two years,Jerri-Lynn has told her family and friends that she has two different terminal illnesses.She has been to the doctor numerous times,and even though the doctors and specialists have failed to find anything wrong with her,she continues to tell people that she is seriously ill.Which of the following psychological disorder does Jerri-Lynn most likely have?

What term is used to describe an individual who has been diagnosed with two or more psychological disorders?

___ are characterized by a pattern of physical complaints with largely psychosocial causes.

Describe how dysfunction is used to define abnormal behaviour.

According to the behavioural perspective,which of the following is NOT a way that abnormal behaviours are acquired?

Gillian often has thoughts about hurting her child.After she has such a terrible thought,she washes her hands over and over.According to cognitive-behavioural theorists,Gillian washes her hands because ___.

Comorbidity means that

Studies indicate that as many as ___ of all cases of acute stress disorder develop into post-traumatic stress disorder.

Since Elin was beaten and robbed,she often feels like she is watching her life as an observer.She reports to her psychologist that she feels like she is detached from her body and is in a dream from which she CANNOT wake up.Which of the following disorders does Elin likely have?

Which of the following is NOT a biochemical abnormality linked with schizophrenia?

Borderline personality disorder is characterized by severe instability in ___ and self-concept.

When Henrik was a small child,he and his father were in a serious car accident while driving over a bridge.Now Henrik finds that whenever he drives over a bridge he becomes extremely frightened.According to the ___ perspective,Henrik's fear is the result of ___.

What is the difference between neurocognitive disorders and neurodevelopmental disorders?

Eszter recently had her laptop computer stolen from her university locker.According to Beck's research on automatic thoughts,which of the following thought patterns would put Eszter at greatest risk for developing depression?

Ella is afraid of the colour yellow.Although she knows that the colour yellow is harmless,she CANNOT control her anxiety when she sees anything in the colour yellow.Which of the following is most consistent with these symptoms?

In North America,what classification system is used to categorize individuals with mental illnesses?