Deck 15: A: Psychological Disorders

Question 1

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

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Flashbacks are a culturally universal symptom associated with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Obsessions are persistent,unwanted thoughts experienced by individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

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

Question 5

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

Question 6

Dissociative identity disorder is a well-established disorder supported by scientific research.

Question 7

Residual schizophrenia refers to individuals who show a combination of symptoms from more than one type of schizophrenia.

Question 8

Suicide rates are nearly 60% higher among the elderly than they are for adolescents.

Question 9

Any unusual behaviour should be considered maladaptive.

Question 10

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