Exam 15: Psychological Disorders

Jack has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and is sitting in a chair.As a test of his condition,his psychiatrist approaches and lifts one of Jack's legs off the ground and both of his arms in the air.Vader holds the new position even after the doctor moves away,and he keeps the position until he is repositioned.What symptom is Jack displaying?

Which of the following is NOT a criterion for diagnosing someone with major depression?

Burke is a nurse in a hospital and is treating a young man who CANNOT seem to remember who he is or anything else about his life.The doctors have run many tests but have found no physiological cause for his memory loss.Which of the following disorders does the young man probably have?

Cyclothymic disorder is a chronic but less severe form of ___.

Karabo was beaten and robbed approximately one month ago.Following the attack,she frequently thought about it,had nightmares,and often felt afraid.Now,after a month she feels that her life has returned to normal and she is no longer afraid.It is likely that Karabo was suffering from ___.

Women are at least twice as likely as men to develop stress disorders.

People with ___ have severe,persistent,and irrational fears of social or performance situations in which embarrassment may occur.

Most people who recover from major depressive disorder have at least one other episode of depression later in their life.

A phobia is defined as

Currently the International Classification of Diseases (ICD)is in its ___ edition,while the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)is in its ___ edition.

Anaya is a 'glass-half-empty' kind of girl.No matter what happens,she will only see the negative aspect of the situation,and all the positives will go unnoticed.For instance,at her birthday,she received a whole bunch of beautiful gifts,but all she kept talking about was that her birthday fell on a weekday,and how awful it is to have her birthday on a weekday.According to the cognitive perspective,what kind of illogical thinking pattern does Anaya demonstrate?

Gender and racial prejudice and discrimination may contribute to certain forms of abnormal functioning.