LC 40-41

In a study examining the biasing power of diagnostic labels, researchers went to hospital admissions offices and complained of "hearing voices" saying empty, hollow, and thud. This was the only complaint they reported and they displayed no other symptoms. They were admitted and released an average of _____days later

19

The symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) begin to appear at a median age of about

20

He conducted a study examining the biasing power of diagnostic labels

David Rosenhan

Of the perspectives on anxiety disorders discussed in the textbook, the _____ perspective is MOST likely to emphasize hypervigilance toward anxiety-related stimuli

cognitive

_____ are molecular tags that attach to chromosomes and turn genes on or off

epigenetic tags

Bradley served two tours of duty during the war in Iraq. Since his return home, however, Bradley finds himself reliving many of his experiences from his time in the armed forces. Sometimes he swears he smells gunfire and feels the terror of being shot at. Bradley is MOST likely suffering _____ associated with _____ disorder

flashbacks; Posttraumatic stress

The biological effects of anxiety disorders can express themselves in two areas of the brain, one responsible for _____ and the other for _____

impulse control; habitual behavior

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

medical

What factor is the weakest predictor of violence?

mental illness

Thirty-seven-year-old Steven is a single male who has suffered from depression all his life. He has been in treatment for the last week and a half and has begun taking an antidepressant. He is starting to feel better, but he is tired of living this way and does not want to face another depressive episode. In terms of risk factors for suicide, Steven is _____ likely to attempt suicide _____.

more; because his energy and initiative are rebounding

Seventy-five-year-old Walter lost his wife to a heart attack two years ago, and most of his friends have passed away. His children live in other states and he has no pets. In terms of risk factors for suicide, Walter is _____likely to attempt suicide _____

more; because the suicide rate surges among older men

Without success, Maxine spends hours each day trying to suppress the intrusive worry that she may have forgotten to lock her house when she left for work. Her experience is MOST symptomatic of _____ disorder

obsessive-compulsive

Eight-year-old Jack has severe temper tantrums at times and experiences irritability. He has been diagnosed with disruptive mood dysregulation disorder. One of the significant negative outcomes of labeling Jack is that

people may view Jack differently because of the label

Although Claude realizes his behavior is unreasonable, he is so distraught by high bridges that he avoids them and takes an unnecessarily lengthy route to and from work each day. Claude appears to suffer from a(n) _____

phobia

An irrational fear of a specific object or situation is diagnostic of

phobias

In a _____ disorder, a person exhibits a disturbance in thought, emotion regulation, or behavior

psychological

If one has an intense fear of speaking in public, dining out, or going to parties, one may be suffering from _____ disorder

social anxiety

Gregory is an impoverished African-American teen who finds school stressful but performs at a moderate level academically. He has no relationship with his father but a close relationship with his mother and grandmother. What factor MOST increases his vulnerability to developing a mental disorder

socioeconomic status

Ruth was walking through the woods during a thunderstorm. A tree struck by lightning from the storm toppled over, narrowly missing Ruth as she fled. The fact that Ruth now has a fear of all trees—not just the one that nearly harmed her—is an example of

stimulus generalization

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

Criticisms of the DSM-5 suggest that, if Rosenhan's study were replicated today

the results would be pretty much the same

One of the criticisms about the DSM-5 involves how clinicians go about defining behavior as a disorder. This is because

these diagnostic labels are determined subjectively rather than scientifically