Deck 15: Psychological Disorders

Question 1

Which of the following statements might someone with a biological perspective make about schizophrenia?

A)It is a result of an excess of gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)in the corpus callosum.
B)Its symptoms are shaped by the processes of reinforcement and extinction.
C)It is the result of fatty plaques that build up in the amygdala,and this condition begins at birth.
D)It is caused by genetics,chemical influences,and brain structural defects.

Answer 1

It is caused by genetics,chemical influences,and brain structural defects.

Question 2

Which psychological disorder has the strongest evidence for a genetic link?

A)Antisocial personality disorder
B)Bipolar disorder
C)Obsessive-compulsive disorder
D)Schizophrenia

Answer 2

Bipolar disorder

Question 3

One criticism of the DSM noted by your author is that it adheres to a _____ model,which means that a person is seen as either having a mental disorder,or not having a mental disorder.There is little or no allowance for "degrees" of a disorder.

A)dimensional
B)categorical
C)diathesis
D)sociological

Answer 3

categorical

Question 4

Tommy is a seven year old boy with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).Which of the following would be inconsistent with this diagnosis?

A)He has difficulty with language skills.
B)He enjoys playing with his older brother.
C)He isn't interested in playing with anything except his Tickle-Me-Elmo toy.
D)His symptoms first showed up when he was 8 months old.

Question 5

After being passed up for a promotion and then getting into a heated argument with his son,a man disappears.He shows up two weeks later in another town with no memory of who he is or how he got there.He appears to be suffering from _____.

A)schizophrenia
B)a somatoform disorder
C)a dissociative disorder
D)factitious disorder

Question 6

Any behavior that does not allow a person to function within or adapt to the stresses and everyday demands of life is considered abnormal because it creates _____.

A)deviance
B)distress
C)disapproval
D)impairment

Question 7

False beliefs held by a person who has no evidence to support such beliefs are known as _____.

A)delusions
B)hallucinations
C)obsessions
D)compulsions

Question 8

During the day,Barb suffers from frequent,unwanted thoughts that she has left her front door unlocked,and recurrent images that all her belongings have been taken.These thoughts and images are what psychologists refer to as a(n)

A)compulsion.
B)delusion.
C)hallucination.
D)obsession.

Question 9

A key idea in the discussion on the universality versus diversity in psychiatric diagnoses was that

A)all disorders are found throughout all cultures of the world.
B)many psychiatric disorders are similar across cultures.
C)most psychiatric disorders are unique to specific cultures and relatively unknown in others.
D)psychiatric disorders found in the United States and European countries are often unknown in many African and Asian cultures.

Question 10

According to the data,the single best predictor of suicide is

A)loss of a loved one.
B)depression.
C)a previous attempt.
D)unemployment.