Exam 14: Abnormal Behavior

Which of the following characteristics has been associated with a lower incidence of depression?

When Bill speaks,his face rarely changes expression,and his voice stays in a very narrow pitch range.When he begins a thought,he often finishes the sentence with a completely unconnected and different thought.Lately,he has developed the odd habit of raising his hands to each side of his face and twirling them for hours at a time.Of the following,this collection of symptoms is MOST indicative of which diagnosis?

In the United States,mental health professionals usually use the definitions of abnormality that are found in the ____________.

Which statement explains why watching sexually explicit films is generally NOT considered to be voyeurism?

Describe the role that cognitive factors can play in the development of depression,and provide an example.

Aaron Beck proposed that ____________ views of oneself,the world,and the future lead some individuals to develop depression.

Of the anxiety disorders,which of the following symptoms is unique to posttraumatic stress disorder?

A person who suffers from a somatoform disorder has:

Social phobia is primarily a fear of:

Mary has been to 11 physicians in the last 2 years with a variety of serious concerns.She complains of severe PMS and excessive menstrual bleeding,debilitating migraines almost every day,blackouts several times a week,and continual numbness on the left side of her face.She has been unable to keep a job because her physical ailments prevent her from working most days of the week.Of the 11 physicians who have worked with her,none can find a cause for her chronic complaints.Of the following,Mary is MOST likely to be diagnosed with:

On which axis of the DSM-IV are personality disorders diagnosed?

Which of the following BEST describes someone with antisocial personality disorder?

Karen had not been sleeping for 2 days and exhibited a significantly elevated energy level,before informing her partner and two young children that she was moving to California to pursuer a career as a comedian.She had been submitting jokes to Jay Leno,planned to make her debut on the Tonight Show,and predicted that she would be given her own television show by the end of the month.She is most likely experiencing a:

An obsession is an unwanted,distressing,and recurring ____________.

What factor separates phobias from other types of anxiety disorders?

Which of the following is NOT a symptom associated with posttraumatic stress disorder?

In what percentage of rapes is the perpetrator a stranger?

Insanity is a legal,and not a psychological,term.

Cross-country comparisons of the prevalence of bipolar disorder indicate that consumption of which of the following may be associated with a reduced risk of the disorder?

Caleb finds that he never seems attracted to either men or women,and sexual thoughts virtually never enter his mind.Caleb may have a dysfunction called: