Exam 13: Psychological Disorders

Victims of sexual assault may experience strong stress reactions,intense anxiety,and flashbacks to their attacks from environmental cues that remind them of being attacked and helpless.If these become frequent,intense,and debilitating,the person may be diagnosed as suffering from

Which of the following losses might serve as a starting point for one's experience of major depressive disorder?

The conceptualization of psychological troubles as resulting from physical disorders is known as the _________.

Spearman's g factor of intelligence is related to the criticism of __________ concerning the DSM-IV.

Dallas has a lengthy history of stealing and gambling,along with other irresponsible behaviors.Dallas could be diagnosed with

After reading Jarvis's term paper,Mr.Stern,an English professor,believes that Jarvis may be suicidal.What would be the worst thing he could do?

The symptoms of ________ are often mistaken for those of a heart attack.

Who is NOT suffering from a cognitive distortion?

Orlando was stung by a jellyfish while swimming in the ocean as a child.Now a father,he refuses to go to the beach.__________ theory would predict that his young son Don will probably avoid the beach as well.

Marc is often consumed by the thought that he is unclean despite the fact that he has bathed.He also becomes extremely anxious when other people want to shake hands with him or touch him,because all he can think about is the germs that may get passed from them to him.Marc's continual fears are what psychologists label as a(n)__________.

Maira is giving a class presentation on suicide.Which of the following is a point you are likely to hear her make?

Dr.Holland is interviewing a new patient.During the interview,the patient's posture changes and she begins speaking with an accent.What is the patient likely suffering from?

You just found out that as a result of deinstitutionalization,your Uncle Moe has been released from his psychiatric hospital.What is your likely reaction?

Kat is giving a report on dissociative identity disorder (DID)in her psychopathology seminar.A main conclusion that you would expect to hear from her talk is that

Unlike many other psychological disorders,manic episodes may be triggered by

Arlene is suffering from depression.Provide two environmental factors that may be contributing to Arlene's current state.

A fixed,strongly held belief that has no basis in reality is called

Create a label for the type of student who gets unusually frustrated when someone else is sitting in "their" seat,despite the fact that there are no assigned seats,and discuss the limitations of that label.

According to your text,what may prove the greatest risk to a person claiming to have dissociative identity disorder?

In her memoir,Down Came the Rain,Brooke Shields discusses the depression that developed after the birth of her daughter.Shields is one of the 15 percent of women who suffer from