Ch.12 mini quiz questions

Individuals with dissociative disorders have

a less voluminous hippocampus and amygdala.

The _____ of schizophrenia are marked by a distortion or an excess of normal function, whereas the _____ reflect social withdrawal, behavioral deficits, and the loss or decrease of normal functions.

positive symptoms/negative symptoms

The disordered thoughts in schizophrenia are referred to as psychotic because

they are far removed from reality

Which of the following statements is true of dissociative identity disorder (DID)?

In DID, one identity dominates at one time; another takes over at another time.

_____ are sensory experiences in the absence of real stimuli. _____ are false, unusual, and sometimes magical beliefs that are not part of an individual's culture.

Hallucinations/Delusions

Which of the following statements is true of the psychological and sociocultural factors involved in schizophrenia?

Marriage and warm supportive friends are related to better outcomes for individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Dissociative disorders often occur in individuals who also show signs of

PTSD

_____ is a severe psychological disorder that is characterized by highly disordered, psychotic thought processes.

Schizophrenia

A superficially charming person who is indifferent to the pain of others and has spent his life in and out of prison for violent crimes would most likely be diagnosed with which type of personality disorder?

antisocial personality disorder

The thinking style called splitting is associated with which of the following disorders?

borderline personality disorder

Which of the following forms of treatment would be used only as a last resort to help patients with severely debilitating conditions?

dissociative identity disorder

_____ is the most dramatic, least common, and most controversial dissociative disorder.

dissociative identity disorder

A schizophrenic patient who falsely believes that he is Jesus Christ is experiencing

delusion

_____ involve a sudden loss of memory or change in identity.

dissociative disorders

All of the following are positive symptoms of schizophrenia EXCEPT

flat affect

_____ is a common negative symptom of schizophrenia, which means the display of little or no emotion.

flat affect

The Americans with Disabilities Act

made it illegal to discriminate against a person with a psychological disorder in the workplace when the person's condition does not prevent performance of the job's essential functions.

_____ refers to a psychological state in which a person's perceptions and thoughts are fundamentally removed from reality.

psychosis

All of the following are symptoms of borderline personality disorder EXCEPT

reduced awareness