Exam 15: Psychological Disorders

The behavioural perspective suggests that abnormal behaviour is learned through ___.

The idea that children can start out from different places and end up at the same outcome is called

The DSM describes approximately ___ disorders.

Define the four forms that obsessions may take.

___ theorists propose that psychological disorders result largely from a combination of problematic learned behaviours and dysfunctional thought processes.

Neuroscientists have linked some mental disorders to deficient or excessive activity of different neurotransmitters.What causes these problems with brain anatomy and chemical functioning?

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is equally common in men and women,and among people of different races and ethnic groups.

Which of the following is NOT one of the somatoform disorders?

According to most studies,bipolar disorders are equally common in women and men and among all socio-economic classes and ethnic groups.

Vehaan suffers from depression.What would the socio-cultural model say about the cause of Vihaan's depression?

Ximera has just suffered her first schizophrenic episode.According to the neuroscience model,which of the following is least likely to have caused her disorder?

Raegan is getting ready to leave her house.She believes that if she turns the coffee pot on and off 10 times that this will guarantee it is off.When she gets to her door,she must lock it and unlock it exactly 30 times before she is satisfied that it is really locked.As soon as she walks away,she begins to question whether she really did it exactly 10 times and exactly 30 times,and she starts to worry that she didn't do it right and that her entire day will be ruined as a result.So,she must go back inside and do the whole routine over again,being sure to count precisely.Sometimes she must do the routine multiple times,and she often misses appointments or is late for work as a result.What is Raegan suffering from?

Jacinda has been referred for an ultrasound to discover the reason she is having abdominal pain.She wants her doctor to assure her she does NOT have cancer.Over the next few days,she thinks often about the ultrasound,as well as about the treatments she will have to undergo if it is cancer.She thinks about how terrible it will be for her children to grow up without a mother.Even though her doctor reassures her that it is unlikely to be cancer,she thinks about it constantly and is so anxious she is unable to sleep.According to new wave cognitive explanations of GAD,Jacinda is demonstrating ___.

Approximately ___ of every 100 people in the world suffers from schizophrenia during his or her lifetime.

Describe the biological theory for antisocial personality disorder.

Describe the diathesis-stress explanation for schizophrenia.

Vanessa just found out that Sophia has been diagnosed with schizophrenia.Vanessa should be the most concerned if Sophia is her

Which of the following is NOT a statement that someone with major depressive disorder is likely to say?

Evidence from brain studies shows that once a stress disorder sets in,individuals experience further biochemical arousal.This continuing arousal may eventually damage key brain areas,particularly the ___ and the ___.

Societies undergoing the process of ___ usually show a rise in mental disorders due to overcrowding and migration.