PSY - Chapter 12: Psychological Disorders

Indicate whether the statement is true or false. Obsessions are so compelling and recurrent that they disrupt daily life.

True

Indicate whether the statement is true or false. People with body dysmorphic disorder are preoccupied with exaggerated or imagined physical defects; continuous hair pulling, and compulsive skin-picking.

True

Indicate whether the statement is true or false. People with delusional disorder hold persistent, clearly delusional beliefs, often involving paranoid themes.

True

Indicate whether the statement is true or false. Psychological disorders are predictable responses to specific events, such as, experiencing a panic attack when you realize a term paper is due the next day.

False

Indicate whether the statement is true or false. The loss of memory to a person with dissociative amnesia can be attributed to organic problems such as a blow to the head or alcoholic intoxication.

False

People with generalized anxiety disorder: a. suffer from persistent anxiety that cannot be attributed to a phobic object, situation, or activity. b. show indifference to their symptoms. c. are particularly afraid of suffocation. d. suffer from disturbances in thinking, language, perception, motor behavior, and social interaction.

a. suffer from persistent anxiety that cannot be attributed to a phobic object, situation, or activity.

Somatoform disorders involve: a. the conversion of anxiety into a physical form. b. complaints of physical problems. c. repressed memories. d. the transformation of anger into a physical illness.

b. complaints of physical problems.

A man witnessed an explosion in which a coworker died, and soon after, he lost his vision. Despite many neurological tests, doctors could find no organic basis for the man's loss of eyesight. A psychological explanation for this incident is: a. illness anxiety disorder. b. conversion disorder. c. brain disorder. d. generalized anxiety disorder.

b. conversion disorder.

Indicate the answer choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. In the context of depressive disorders, people who remain depressed: a. experience a loss of contact with reality. b. have more social support. c. have lower self-esteem. d. are more likely to be able to solve social problems.

c. have lower self-esteem.

Posttraumatic stress disorder: a. causes people to complain of physical problems such as paralysis, pain, or a persistent belief that they have a serious disease. b. occurs within a month of the event and lasts from two days to four weeks. c. may occur months or years after the event. d. causes people to have mood swings from ecstatic elation to deep depression.

c. may occur months or years after the event.