15.1 Introduction to Psychological Disorders

Jared is 8. He is beginning to show some unusual, even disturbed behaviors. Based on this information alone, Jared may be starting to show signs of:

Antisocial Personality Disorder.

George, a gay man who is not open about his sexual orientation in his work environment due to fear of discrimination, is likely to:

Be at greater risk for mental health problems due to social stigma.

Dr. Cobbs believes that psychological disorders are influenced by genetic predispositions and physiological states. He is also aware that inner psychological dynamics, social dynamics, and culture influence psychological disorders. Dr. Cobbs believes in a _____ model.

Biopsychosocial

The phenomenon known as the _____ refers to the fact that migrants to the United States from other nations have better mental health than do people with the same ethnic heritage born in the United States.

Immigrant Paradox

Gena believes that people with psychological disorders are suffering from diseases that have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and sometimes even cured. Gena believes in the _____ model of psychological disorders.

Medical

Based on information presented in the textbook, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition diagnosis of _____ disorder is fairly reliable.

Posttraumatic Stress

_____ is the mental disorder that is MOST likely to lead to poverty.

Schizophrenia

Lynette is released after a 4-week stay at a psychiatric hospital. She needs to find an apartment near her job because she cannot afford a car. When she talks to potential landlords, how should she describe herself?

She should not tell them she was in a psychiatric hospital. Many people react negatively to those labeled "mentally ill."

Qwan often finds himself anxious in social situations. He avoids eye contact with others and regularly dismisses his fears of blushing uncontrollably as shyness. If Qwan were Japanese, he might be suffering from:

Taijin-Kyofusho

One of the negative outcomes of giving a person a psychiatric diagnosis is that a person may then live up to others' expectations. This means that:

The label itself may create a self-fulfilling prophecy.