Chapter 13 true/ false
Delusions of grandeur occur when a patient with schizophrenia believes that they are extremely powerful
True
Flight of ideas in Bipolar disorder occurs when thoughts rapidly and loosely shirt from topic to topic
True
In schizophrenia, greatly reduced speech is call alogia
True
Of all the groups portrayed on tv, people with psychological disorders are the most stigmatized
True
One of the key symptoms of PTSD is that the person experiences unwanted and intrusive thoughts about the traumatic event
True
Persistent depressive disorder is characterized by many of the symptoms of major depression, but the symptoms are less intense
True
The terms mental disorder and psychological disorder mean the same thing and are interchangeable
True
Visual and auditory hallucinations are the most common type of hallucination experienced during a schizophrenic episode
True
According to the findings of the National Comorbidity Study (NCS-R), the majority of people who experience the symptoms of a psychological disorder seek professional help to deal with their symptoms
False
According to the findings of the National Comorbidity study (NCS-R), about one in twenty adults have experienced the symptoms of a psychological disorder at some point in their lifetime
False
The acronym "DSM-5" stands for "dissociative and somatic mental disorders
False
The term psychopathology refers to the study of people who have been judged insane
False
Women are four times as likely as men to be diagnosed with bipolar disorder
False
Along with overwhelming feelings of sadness and hopelessness, the person experiencing major depressive disorder often has problems concentrating and completing routine tasks
True
Another term for generalized anxiety disorder is free-floating anxiety
True
Compared to normal feelings of anxiety, pathological anxiety is irrational, uncontrollable, and disruptive
True
The difference between "normal" behavior and "abnormal" behavior is sometimes determined by the degree, intensity, or duration of the particular behavior
True
An obsession is a repetitive behavior that a person feels driven to perform
False
Antidepressant medications help reduce the symptoms of major depression by decreasing brain levels of the neurotransmitters serotonin
False
Feelings of anxiety are always abnormal and indicate the existence of a serious psychological disorder
False
If a person experiences two or more episodes of bipolar depression in less than a year, it is called double depression
False
Men suffer from anxiety disorders more than women
False
PTSD only occurs in response to extreme traumas associated with military combat and war
False
People with generalized anxiety disorder experience high levels of anxiety only when they are in the particular situation that triggers their anxiety
False
Persistent, recurring thoughts are to compulsions as persistent urges to perform certain actions are to obsessions
False
The National Comorbidity Study (NCS-R) found no gender differences in the prevalence of any of the psychological disorders
False
A symptom commonly seen in schizpohrenia is called flat affect, mean that the person responds in an emotionally "flat" way that lacking in normal facial and verbal expressiveness
True
According to the findings of the (NCS-R), roughly one out of every four people have experienced the symptoms of a psychological disorder during the previous year
True
People with psychological disorders about four times as likely to commit a violent crime as the average person
False