Deck 11: Section 1: Psychological Disorders: More Than Everyday Problems

Question 1

Axis I of the DSM-IV-TR consists of_____________.

A)global assessment of functioning
B)clinical disorders and other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention
C)psychosocial and environmental problems
D)personality disorders and mental retardation

Answer 1

clinical disorders and other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention

Question 2

________ is (are)believed to trigger a "suffocation alarm" in the brain that can lead to panic.

A)Changes in carbon dioxide levels
B)Hypersensitivity to the locus coeruleus
C)Activation in the right frontal lobe
D)Activation in the left frontal lobe

Answer 2

Changes in carbon dioxide levels

Question 3

Aaron Beck (1967)proposed the idea of ________ to explain the negative view of the world, the negative view of themselves, and the negative view of the future in the thoughts of depressed people.

A)cognitive distortions
B)the negative triad
C)the positive triad
D)rumination

Answer 3

the negative triad

Question 4

Disorders characterized by disturbances in emotion are known as ______ disorders.

A)conversion
B)somatoform
C)mood
D)dissociative

Question 5

As a serious dancer, Justine watches what she eats.She knows that she is underweight, but fears that if she starts eating more that she will get fat.In addition to a preoccupation with food she has also stopped menstruating.Her behaviors suggest that she might be suffering from ________.

A)anorexia nervosa
B)bulimia nervosa
C)compulsive exercise
D)phobic disorder

Question 6

Any pattern of behavior that causes people significant distress, causes harm to others, or harms their ability to function in daily life is called___________.

A)a psychological disorder
B)humors
C)stress syndrome
D)adaptive behavior

Question 7

Which of the following is a condition in which a person shows little or no emotion?

A)hallucinations
B)delusions
C)inappropriate affect
D)flat affect

Question 8

As Carol and Ken are leaving for a trip, Carol repeatedly asks Ken, "Did we turn off the coffee pot?" For their entire trip, Carol worries about the coffee pot.Carol's doubt about turning off the coffee pot is a(n)________.

A)obsession
B)compulsion
C)both an obsession and a compulsion
D)neither an obsession nor a compulsion

Question 9

Keith shows a pattern of excessive attention seeking and expression of emotion.As such, he most likely has ________ personality disorder.

A)histrionic
B)narcissistic
C)obsessive-compulsive
D)borderline

Question 10

Steve's psychiatrist notes that Steve is experiencing a disruption of the usually integrated functions of consciousness, memory, and identity.Therefore, Steve most likely has a(n)________ disorder.

A)schizophrenic
B)adjustment
C)dissociative
D)impulse-control