Module 10 chapter 15

________disorders are characterized by excessive, persistent fear a d apprehension and bg related disturbances in behavior.

Anxiety

Mae notices that her daughter, Natalie, is extremely preoccupied with freckles on her nose. Mae can barely see the freckles, but Natalie spends hours in front of the mirror and recently to clear that her nose is deformed and she's ugly. She spent her entire week in applying products to illuminate the freckles, and she recently announced her plans to save money for plastic surgery. May believes her daughter may have a ________ disorder.

Body dysmorphic

What should be changed to make the following sentence true? "Acrophobia is characterized by intense fear, anxiety, and avoidance of situations in which it might be difficult to escape or receive help if one experiencing symptoms of a panic attack."

Change the word "acrophobia" to the word "agoraphobia"

What should be changed to make the following sentence true? " A person diagnosed with a specific anxiety experiences excessive, distressing, and persistent figure about a particular object or situation."

Change the word "anxiety" to the word "phobia"

Which of the following is a good example of a flashback?

Eugene was in a motorcycle accident. When he hears a sudden loud noise he relives the accident and feels as if it is happening all over again.

Which of the following is a common characteristics of all anxiety disorders?

Excessive, persistent fear and anxiety

Psychopathology is the study of physical illness only, including their symptoms, etiology (i.e., their causes), and treatment.

False

Which of the following statements is true obsessive-compulsive disorder?

It involves intrusive, unpleasant thoughts and repetitive behaviors

Bipolar disorder and depression would be classified as ______________disorders.

Mood

People with_________disorders experience thoughts and urges that are intrusive and unwanted and/or the need to engage in repetitive behaviors or mental acts.

Obsessive-compulsive

David, a war veteran, has had nightmares, flashbacks, and anxiety attacks for the past three years. Ali is most likely suffering from _______________.

PTSD

Kerri experiences excessive, distressing, and persistent fear or anxiety about heights. Kerri suffers from a(n) ___________.

Phobia

A person who is suffering from disordered thinking, bizarre behavior, and hallucinations, And he was an able to distinguish between fantasy and reality, is likely suffering from _________.

Schizophrenia

A psychological disorder is A condition characterized by abnormal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.

True

The diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders include many categories of disorders. Each disorder is described in detail, including an overview of the disorder, specific symptoms required for diagnosis, per valance information and risk factors associated with a disorder.

True

A panic disorder is a type of ________disorder characterized by panic attacks, along with at least one month of worry about panic attacks or self-defeating behavior related to the attacks.

anxiety

Piper is diagnosed with agoraphobia because she experiences intense fear and anxiety of ________.

being outside the home alone

Identify the obsession in the following sentence. "Keisha is overly concerned about germs, so she spends hours wiping the surfaces of her home and washing her hands."

concern over germs

A psychological disorder is a ___________.

condition characterized by abnormal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors

Which of the following factors does not strongly predict the development of posttraumatic stress disorder?

experiencing trauma in isolation

Which brain region is believed to play a critical role in OCD?

orbitofrontal cortex

Identify the compulsion in the following example. Demarco can't stop thinking about his book collection, which includes hundreds of first editions. He wants it to be in a particular order. He spends hours every day organizing his books alphabetically by author, then by color, then by size.

organizing the books

An irrational, persistent fear of something is called a(n) ______.

phobia

Cordelia, an active duty marine, served in Afghanistan. While she was on patrol with her friend, an IED went off, killing her friend and injuring her. In the two months since her friend died, Cordelia has been jumpy, irritable, avoids talking about her friend, and once every few days experiences a flashback to the explosion. Cordelia is experiencing a ________ disorder.

posttraumatic stress

What do obsessive-compulsive disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, and hoarding disorder have in common?

repetitive thoughts and urges, as well as an uncontrollable need to engage in repetitive behavior and mental acts

Due to Dominique' s obsessive-compulsive disorder, she may ________.

wash her hands every 10 minutes throughout the day.