Psych Exam Quiz 5

Mood disorders have been shown to have strong genetic and biological bias

Apollonia was diagnosed with major depressive disorder five years ago. She knows her other took medicine to combat depression and she worries her daughter will experience depression too. Why?

Lack of motivation to bathe yourself

Example of avolition

Dissociative fugue

Fidel suddenly wanders away from his home and experiences confusion about his identity. Fidel may be experiencing a?

Concern over germs

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

Diathesis-stress

The ____________ model suggests that people with a predisposition for a disorder are more likely to develop the disorder when faced with adverse environmental or psychological events

Suicidal ideation

Involves thoughts of death by suicide, or making a suicide attempt

Safety behaviors

Mental or behavioral acts that reduce anxiety in social situations, such as wearing bland, neutral clothes to avoid drawing attention to oneself

Generalized anxiety disorder

Miguel worries excessively about things beyond his control, and his worries often interfere with his life. He avoids driving because he worries about car accidents. He calls his parents twice a day because he worries they are dead. He checks his credit card statement three times a day because he worries about identity theft. Miguel probably suffers from?

Narcissistic personality disorder

Nathan has an overinflated and unjustified sense of self-importance. He is preoccupied with fantasies of success and believes that he is entitled to special treatment from others. Which of the following diagnoses accounts for Nathan's personality?

Excessive, persistent fear and anxiety

What is a common characteristic of all anxiety disorders?

Orbitifrontal cortex

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

Lack of regard for others rights, impulsivity, deceitfulness, irresponsibility, and lack of remorse over misdeeds

Which of the following defines antisocial personality disorder?

Schizophrenia

Which psychological disorder is characterized by major disturbances in thought, perception, and behavior?