CH 13 quiz answers

DSM-5:

describes the symptoms and diagnostic guidelines for more than 260 specific psychological disorders.

Compared with the thought processes of the average person, those of the suicidal person:

are rigid or irrational

A person with _____ personality disorder is more likely to be self-destructive and threaten to self-mutilate or die by suicide.

borderline

In the last few months, Penelope has had episodes where she is unable to remember why she was away from home for long periods of time. She also sees purchases on her credit card statement that she doesn't remember making and receives phone calls from people who she does not remember meeting. Her partner insists she go to the mental health clinic to be evaluated. At the clinic, Penelope admitted there were long stretches of her life that were completely blank to her. Suddenly, Penelope's voice, facial expression, and demeanor changed. She said to the clinic psychologist, "Don't pay any attention to that old Penelope. She's boring. My name is Shondra, and I'm a lot more fun to talk to." The clinic psychologist suspects that Penelope may be suffering from:

dissociative identity disorder

Before leaving her home, Anneke makes sure that every electrical appliance is unplugged and checks that every window and door is securely locked. She checks everything 17 times according to a strict ritual that she has worked out. If she misses one window, door, or appliance, she must begin all over again. If she tries to skip any step of the ritual, she experiences unbearable anxiety. Anneke is probably suffering from

obsessive compulsive disorder

Which of the following statements about anxiety is TRUE

Anxiety can be adaptive, helpful, and beneficial when it alerts people to a realistic threat.

What is a major issue with using social media to diagnose disorders?

There are ethical concerns regarding confidentiality and stigma related to mental illness.

Iesha, who is 17 years old, started a very restrictive diet five months ago. Even though her weight of 120 pounds was considered normal for her height, the diet has caused her to lose a dangerous amount of weight. She now weighs less than 90 pounds. Even though her weight is dangerously low, she continues to diet because she thinks she looks fat. Iesha suffers from

anorexia nervosa

Elyn Saks was a freshman at Vanderbilt University when she began to lose touch with reality and behave irrationally. Sometimes she didn't eat or bathe for days and she wasn't able to distinguish what was real and what was not. After a tumultuous freshman year, she was diagnosed with:

schizophrenia

Depression that repeatedly occurs with onset of autumn and winter is to _____ as chronic, low-grade depression is to _____.

seasonal affective disorder: persistent depressive disorder