Exam 15: Abnormal Behaviour

About what percentage of people who complete suicide suffered from some type of psychological disorder?

Negative symptoms in schizophrenia include

Jerry's mother always dwelled on the dangers of roller coasters. She frequently reminded Jerry of the dangers and expressed fear anytime the family visited an amusement park. Because of his mother's behaviour, Jerry would be MOST likely to develop

When people violate the norms and expectations of a society they are demonstrating ____________________.

Tina has been extremely hyperactive for the past week, and she has been getting by with only three hours of sleep each night. Her thoughts seem to be racing out of control, and she is convinced that the novel she started last week will become a best seller and win a Pulitzer Prize, even though she has never had any of her writing published in the past. Tina's symptoms suggest that she is currently experiencing

It is safest to conclude that after 40 years of research effort, the neurochemical bases of mood disorders

It is MOST accurate to state, while an individual with a unipolar disorder experiences episodes of ____, a person with a bipolar disorder experiences episodes of ____.

Personality disorders are characterised by

Studies that have evaluated concordance rates for various mood disorders have found

Cliff has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Currently, he is very optimistic about his life. Even though he is sleeping only three hours a night, he is very energetic. He has turned his basement into a workshop where he plans to mass produce his new "banana computer" that will revolutionise the computer market. Cliff is experiencing

A prognosis

Alina has a psychological disorder, and her doctor has prescribed a drug that affects the levels of GABA in her nervous system. Based on this information, it is MOST likely that Alina is being treated for

A concordance rate indicates

An unwanted thought that repeatedly intrudes upon an individual's consciousness is called

Pick two of the anxiety disorders and briefly describe the symptoms associated with each.

Adam always expects special treatment, and he seems to be preoccupied with his own success. His interpersonal relationships are generally superficial because he seems to lack the ability to understand how others feel. Last week Adam went in for a psychological assessment, and based on that assessment, he was told that he might have a personality disorder. Based on his behaviour, it is most likely that Adam has

Maya has a psychological disorder and her doctor has prescribed a drug that affects the levels of dopamine in her nervous system. Based on this information, it is MOST likely that Maya is being treated for

Thomas Szasz would be most critical of the commonly used criterion to diagnose psychological disorders that relates to

Children born to two schizophrenic parents have what likelihood of developing the disorder themselves?

Tabisa suffers from anhedonia. This means that she