Exam 15: Psychological Disorders

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Psychologists who subscribe to the human...

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A) Alex suffers from generalized anxiety disorder.
B) Bailey suffers from phobic disorder.
C) Callista suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder.
D) Dorian suffers from panic disorder.

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Due to the difficulty in distinguishing ...

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A) responsibility people have for anomalies in their own behavior.
B) influence of genetic abnormalities that are responsible for anomalies in human behavior.
C) impact of hormonal imbalances that bring about changes in human behavior.
D) influence of the society that is capable of causing behavioral abnormalities.

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A) bipolar disorder.
B) cyclothymic disorder.
C) glove anesthesia.
D) dissociative disorder.

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A) Dissociative amnesia involves an actual loss of memory,whereas simple amnesia does not.
B) Simple amnesia involves an actual loss of memory,whereas dissociative amnesia does not.
C) Simple amnesia occurs due to stress,whereas dissociative amnesia does not.
D) Dissociative amnesia typically results from a physiological cause,whereas simple amnesia does not.

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A) Apraxia
B) Anorexia nervosa
C) Agnosia
D) Alzheimer's disease

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A) Rogers
B) Seligman
C) Ellis
D) Maslow

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A) It is abnormal to experience sadness after experiencing disappointment in life.
B) People suffering from major depression have high levels of energy.
C) Major depression may have no clear trigger and is more intense than normal depression.
D) For reasons unknown,the rate of depression is decreasing throughout the world.

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A) In mania,the individual cycles between periods of intense happiness on the one hand and deep depression on the other.
B) In bipolar disorder,the individual feels elated all the time and seems to have boundless energy.
C) In major depression,the individual feels useless,worthless,and lonely,and also thinks the future is hopeless.
D) In manic-depressive disorder,the individual seems to have lost his or her eyesight.

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A) Tay-Sachs disease
B) Panic disorder
C) Huntington's disease
D) Trisomy 21

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A) Humanistic: Relies on vague,philosophical theories
B) Cognitive: Ignores internal phenomena like thoughts that might contribute to psychological abnormality
C) Behavioral: Looks at abnormal behaviors as symptoms of an underlying problem
D) Sociocultural: Implies that people have total control over their behavior

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A) the brains of people with depression show significantly less activation when they view photos of human faces displaying strong emotions.
B) learned helplessness is a learned expectation that events in one's life are uncontrollable.
C) determining who is psychologically disordered is always a clear-cut,accurate process.
D) placing labels on individuals powerfully influences the way mental health workers perceive and interpret their actions.

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Somatic symptom disorders are psychologi...

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A) Parkinson's disease
B) bipolar disorder
C) narcissistic personality disorder
D) catatonic schizophrenia

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A) Conversion disorders
B) Dissociative disorders
C) Chromosomal disorders
D) Somatic symptom disorders

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A) Comorbidity
B) Amok
C) Ataque de nervios
D) Agoraphobia

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