Exam 15: A: Psychological Disorders

Major depression occurs twice as often among women as among men.

Any maladaptive symptom of schizophrenia is,by definition,a negative symptom.

Generalized anxiety disorder is an anxiety disorder marked by repeated episodes of sudden,very intense fear.

Psychologists all agree that dissociative identity disorder is not a true disorder.

Children with one parent with schizophrenia have a lifetime risk of developing schizophrenia of about 80%.

Suicide rates are higher among the elderly than they are for adolescents.

Any unusual behavior should be considered maladaptive.