psychology final exam
Patterns of emotions, thought, and actions.
Abnormal behavior
What are the two types of personality disorder?
Antisocial and borderline personality disorder
Profound disregard for and violation of the rights of other
Antisocial personality disorder
PTSD phobia GAD and OCD are all part of what disorder?
Anxiety disorder
Unrealistic irrational fear
Anxiety disorder
Major seven perspectives of modern psychology
Biological, sociocultural, behavioral, evolutionary, humanistic, psychoanalytic/psychodynamic, cognitive
Repeated episodes of mania & depression
Bipolar disorder
Impulsivity and instability in mood relationships and self image
Borderline personality disorder (BPD)
_________ is a thought disturbance characterized by mistaken beliefs that are maintained in spite of strong evidence to the contrary.
Delusion
_____ is related to losing one's sense of reality and feeling estranged from oneself.
Depersonalization
Believing others are plotting against you
Deviance( statistical infrequency)
What are the for types of dissociative disorder?
Dissociating amnesia dissociative fugue depersonalization disorder dissociative identity disorder (DID)
_________ disorder is an attempt to avoid painful memories or situations, and is characterized by amnesia, fugue, or multiple personalities.
Dissociative
Amnesia fugue or multiple personalities resulting from avoidance of painful memories or situations
Dissociative disorders
Presence of two or more distinct personality systems in the same person at different times
Dissociative identity disorder (DID)
Being unable to go to work due to alcohol abuse.
Dysfunction (disability or dysfunction)
What are the five major anxiety disorder?
GAD panic disorder phobia OCD PTSD
Chronic uncontrollable and excessive fear that lasts at least 6 months with no focus on particular object or situation
Generalized anxiety disorder (GTSD)
_________ is the term for sensory perception that occurs in the absence of an external stimulus.
Hallucination
A lasting depressed mood that interferes with the ability to function, feel pleasure, or maintain interest in life
Major depressive disorder
What are the two main mood disorders?
Major depressive disorder & bipolar disorder
_________ is an excessive and unreasonable state of excitement and impulsive behavior.
Mania
Which of the following is FALSE regarding bipolar disorder? Manic episodes usually last three times as long as depressive episodes. It is associated with a 10-20% suicide rate. It is associated with impulsive behavior. It involves both depression and mania
Manic episodes usually last three times as long as depressive episodes.
Extreme disturbances in emotional state
Mood disorders
Hoarding is most commonly associated with which mental illness?
OCD
Persistent, unwanted, fearful, thoughts (obsessions) and irresistible urges to perform an act or repeated ritual (compulsions), which help relieve the anxiety created by the obsession
OCD
________ is characterized by diffuse anxiety caused by intrusive thoughts and urges to perform repetitive, ritualistic behaviors.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
What's the five areas of major disturbances?
Perception language thoughts emotion behavior
Having thoughts of suicide
Personal distress
Inflexible maladaptive personality traits causing significant impairment of social and occupational functioning
Personality disorder
Strong irrational fear and avoidance of a Sorrento object or situation is?
Phobia
___________ is characterized by an intense, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object or situation.
Phobia
Group of psychotic disorders characterized by a general lid of contact with reality
Schizophrenia
Which of the following is CORRECT regarding schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a curable illness. Almost 20% of all hospitalized patients suffer from schizophrenia. One in 1000 people develops schizophrenia. Schizophrenia usually develops in adolescence or young adulthood.
Schizophrenia usually develops in adolescence or young adulthood.
_____ refers to "split mind," while _____ refers to "split personality."
Schizophrenia; dissociative identity disorder
Danger (violation of norms)
Shouting at strangers
What are the two general groups for substance related disorder?
Substance abuse and substance dependence
Abuse of or dependence on a mood or behavior altering drug
Substance related disorder
Brenda has been up for days and forgot to pay the rent but is handing out money to the homeless. When a police officer tries to talk to her about why she is wearing only her bra and underwear in a public place, she rapidly answers, but her thoughts are flying from one idea to another. The police officer would be correct in suspecting that Brenda has _____.
a bipolar disorder
The onset of panic disorder is associated with _____________.
a frightening event or experience
A major depressive disorder is BEST characterized by _____.
a long-lasting depressed mood that interferes with functioning, pleasure, and life interests
__________ is a complication of panic disorder, which results in anxiety about being in a place where escape is difficult or embarrassing.
agoraphobia
People who come from homes characterized by emotional deprivation, harsh and inconsistent discipline, and distance in parental behavior can be diagnosed with ______ personality disorder.
antisocial
Roger just cleaned out the bank account of his girlfriend and left without telling anyone where he would be. He never felt any remorse for his actions, and used the money to buy himself a new sports car and support his new mistress. Roger most likely has ___________ personality disorder.
antisocial
People who are defined as being "social predators" and "lacking in conscience and empathy" probably have _____.
antisocial personality disorder
Each of the following is impulse control disorder EXCEPT ___________. pyromania bipolar disorder kleptomania excessive gambling
bipolar disorder
Someone who experiences episodes of mania or cycles between mania and depression has a _____.
bipolar disorder
Jane has experienced numerous broken relationships, divorces, and lost jobs, primarily due to her overwhelming feelings of abandonment by others that ultimately destroys her relationships. Jane most likely has ___________ personality disorder.
borderline personality
Janese cuts her arms when overwhelmed by emotion, abruptly changes from laughter to anger, and needs constant reassurance from others to feel any sense of self-worth. She is MOST likely to be diagnosed with _____ disorder.
borderline personality disorder
Anxiety disorders are _____.
characterized by unrealistic, irrational fears
One possible cause of BPD is _____.
childhood history of neglect
Schizophrenia is associated with _____.
delusions and hallucinations
People who attribute bad outcomes to themselves and good outcomes to external factors are more prone to _____ than people who do the opposite.
depression
Mood disorders include ______.
depression and mania
Sheila's alcohol abuse causes her to be late to work or call out sick due to a hangover at least three times a week. Which criteria for diagnosing psychological disorders does this best represent? disability or dysfunctions violation of norms statistical infrequency personal distress
disability or dysfunctions
When Veda returned home after the worst typhoon in 20 years, her entire family was wiped out and there was nothing left of her village. Veda wandered off and forgot her name and everything about her previous life. This is an example of a _____.
dissociative fugue
A condition in which two or more distinct personalities are present at different times in the same person is called _____.
dissociative identity disorder (DID)
The _____ suggests that schizophrenia is caused by an overactivity of dopamine neurons.
dopamine hypothesis
A preoccupation with one's own concerns and an insensitivity to the needs of others is defined as _____ in your text.
egocentrism
Sensation and perception in schizophrenia is _____.
either blunted or excessive
Chronic, uncontrollable, excessive worrying about nothing in particular is associated with _____.
generalized anxiety disorder
Elizabeth always seems to feel on edge and worried that something in her life will go wrong, but she cannot pinpoint the causes of her anxiety. These symptoms can be best classified as _____________________.
generalized anxiety disorder
Lola has not been able to control her worries for the last six months, and complains of insomnia and headaches. It is likely that Lola has _____.
generalized anxiety disorder
Which of the following is NOT an anxiety disorder? hysteria obsessive-compulsive disorder panic disorder social phobia
hysteria
Hallucinations can be defined as __________.
imaginary sensory perceptions
_____ is a legal term for people with a mental disorder that implies a lack of responsibility for their behavior and an inability to manage their affairs.
insanity
Anxiety is experienced by nearly everyone, and is not a mental disorder unless _____.
its chronic intensity disrupts your life
MRI studies of people with schizophrenia have found that they have _____ compared to people without schizophrenia.
larger cerebral ventricles
Amnesia, fugue, and multiple personality disorders share this characteristic.
losing a sense of reality
Morris is having trouble sleeping, has lost his appetite, is too tired to go to work, and cannot concentrate on simple television shows. It is MOST likely that Morris is experiencing a _____.
major depression
The two main types of mood disorders are _____.
major depression and bipolar disorder
A major difference between major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder is that only in bipolar disorder do people experience _____.
manic episodes
The _____ assumes that abnormal behavior is due to physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and possibly cured.
medical model
Schizophrenia is more severe in _____________.
men
Sudden inexplicable episodes of intense fear with persistent concern of future occurrences is associated with _____.
panic disorder
Udo is frequently and suddenly overcome by intense fear, heart palpitations, dizziness, and difficulty breathing. Udo is MOST likely suffering from _____.
panic disorder
The presence of inflexible, maladaptive personality traits that significantly impair social and occupational functioning is characteristic of _____.
personality disorders
A disorder that is characterized by severely disturbed perception, language, thought, emotion, and behavior is _____.
schizophrenia
Compulsions refer to ___________, whereas obsessions refer to ___________.
senseless behaviors; exaggerated thoughts
Leroy refuses to dance because of an intense, irrational fear of being negatively evaluated by others. Leroy has a(n) _____ phobia.
social
The changing between one personality to another during DID occurs primarily due to __________.
stress
Egocentrism, lack of a conscience, impulsive behavior, and superficial charm are characteristic of someone _____.
with an antisocial personality disorder