Exam 60: Psychological Disorders: Normality and Psychopathology

Among many American Indian tribes,people who become preoccupied with death and the deceased have symptoms that include bad dreams,weakness,fainting,and hallucinations and are said to suffer from

Statistical definitions cannot tell us where to draw the line between normality and abnormality.

Which of the following disorders would NOT be classified a part of the category of disruptive,impulse control and conduct disorders?

In judging normality,the most common source of bias is probably

Within the category of disruptive,impulse control,and conduct disorders is a disorder in which the person chronically steals items they really don't need.This disorder is called

Which of the following are deeply ingrained,unhealthy behavior patterns that usually appear in adolescence and continue through much of adult life and include paranoid,narcissistic,dependent,and other types?

Kyo is 15 years old and lives in Japan.During the last six months,he has refused to leave his parents' home or go to school and spends most of his day sitting in his room reading,listening to music,or surfing the Internet.Recently,Kyo has refused to eat with the family,taking his plate back to his room to eat in front of the television.Kyo appears to be suffering from which culture-bound syndrome?

According to the textbook,the reason for the gender bias in judging normality is due to

Tiana has been experiencing sexual and sleep disturbances,emotional outbursts,delirium,and withdrawal symptoms due to her excessive use of amphetamines in trying to lose weight.Tiana would be diagnosed with a(n) __________ disorder.

Jansen is an artist who dresses in an offbeat manner,drives a multi-colored VW van,and generally is known as a charming eccentric.Jansen is happy,creative,and generally well adjusted.It is critical to distinguish this type of non-traditional person from others who have not adopted the usual minimum rules for behavior,which is destructive.This example illustrates one of the problems with what definition of abnormality?

Describe Rosenhan's pseudo­patient study and discuss the dangers of psychiatric labeling.

Which of the following terms appears as a classification within the DSM-5?

Psychologist David Rosenhan illustrated the impact of psychiatric labeling in a study in which he and several colleagues

When a person's behavior is maladaptive,a relative may start legal procedures that may result in the finding of insanity with these legal procedures called

Koro,susto,amok,and hikikomori are

Psychotic symptoms may be found in all of the following EXCEPT

Low intelligence would be which kind of risk factor for mental disorder?

The failure of hospital staff to detect the fake patients in David Rosenhan's studies can be attributed to the

You feel physically sick,but your doctor says nothing is wrong with you;or you suffer from pain that has no physical basis;or you are preoccupied with thoughts about being sick.If you showed these symptoms,you would most likely be diagnosed with some form of _______ disorder.

Factors that place a person at risk for developing psychopathology include