Deck 12: C: Psychological Disorders

Question 1

Which of the following culture-bound disorders is most commonly seen in Latin America?

A)ataque de nervios
B)koro
C)anorexia nervosa
D)amok

Answer 1

amok

Question 2

Sal has decreased levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine in his prefrontal cortex.Which disorder might he be at risk of experiencing?

A)antisocial personality disorder
B)agoraphobia
C)schizophrenia
D)dissociative fugue

Answer 2

schizophrenia

Question 3

Joanna is experiencing severe anxiety.Her psychiatrist attributes her disorder to a chemical imbalance.Her psychiatrist is using the ___________ of abnormality.

A)psychoanalytic model
B)intrapersonal model
C)biological model
D)behavioral model

Answer 3

intrapersonal model

Question 4

______ schizophrenia is characterized by delusions of persecution,grandeur,and jealousy,together with hallucinations.

A)Disorganized
B)Paranoid
C)Residual
D)Catatonic

Question 5

Joey experienced a great amount of anger throughout his childhood and adolescence that he turned inward rather than expressing to others.As a result of not expressing his anger,which of the following disorders is Joey at risk of developing?

A)fugue
B)anxiety
C)depression
D)schizophrenia

Question 6

The treatment of choice for abnormal behaviors during the Middle Ages was___________.

A)exorcism
B)trepanning
C)exile
D)drowning and burning

Question 7

According to the biological perspective,generalized anxiety disorder is_________.

A)a danger signal that repressed conflicts are threatening to surface
B)a learned reaction
C)the result of illogical,irrational thought processes
D)linked to an imbalance in several neurotransmitters in the nervous system

Question 8

Which axis of the DSM-IV-TR contains an overall judgment made by the psychological professional of the person's mental health and adjustment based on a scale from 0 to 100?

A)Axis II
B)Axis III
C)Axis IV
D)Axis V

Question 9

Margot is a 17-year old who is suffering from the symptoms of major depressive disorder.Her medical history includes severe polycystic acne,which has shattered her self-esteem.On which diagnostic axis should this relevant medical condition be listed?

A)Axis I
B)Axis II
C)Axis III
D)Axis IV

Question 10

People with ______ disorders have an excessively rigid,maladaptive pattern of behavior and ways of relating to others.

A)personality
B)somatoform
C)affective
D)schizophrenic