psy

The percentage of Americans who reported suffering from generalized anxiety in 2015 was about

3.1

In the United States, there are about ----- suicides annually.

40,000

The risk of suicide is -- times greater for those who have been depressed than for those who have not.

5 times

According to the DSM-5, which symptom would NOT be required to be diagnosed with insomnia disorder?

A lack to distress or impairment in everyday functioning

---- disorders are characterized by distressing, persistent worry or maladaptive behaviors that serve to reduce it

Anxiety disorders

A current authoritative scheme for classifying psychological disorders is found in the

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Disorders, 5th edition

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 obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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 more likely to attempt suicide because his energy and initiative are rebounding

Sally dreads giving presentations at work; she feels intensely afraid that her co-workers are negatively evaluating her. She is also apprehensive when she visits restaurants because she believes the other diners are scrutinizing her.

Sally seems to suffer from social anxiety disorder

Lynette is released after a four-week stay at a psychiatric hospital. She needs to find an apartment near her job because she cannot afford a car. When she talks to potential landlords, how should she describe herself?

She should not tell them she was in a psychiatric hospital. Many people react negatively to those labeled mentally ill.

Which form of self-injury is NOT one that is nonsuicidal?

Taking an overdose of prescription medication

A large pharmaceutical company is conducting a clinical trial for a new antidepressant to treat major depressive disorder. They are concerned with the efficacy and safety of the new drug.

Their perspective is most in line with the medical model.

A large pharmaceutical company is conducting a clinical trial for a new antidepressant to treat major depressive disorder

They are concerned with the efficacy and safety of the new drug. Their perspective is most in line with the medical model

An integrated understanding of psychological disorders in terms of three interactive environments is MOST clearly provided by

a biopsychosocial approach

Elsa is a 50-year-old teacher who is openly gay. According to the American Psychiatric Association (APA), Elsa's homosexuality

is not classified as an illness

People who suffer from ---- disorder are so preoccupied by unwanted repetitive thoughts and actions that they are unable to function in their daily lives

obsessive-compulsive disorder

Two disorders that involve anxiety are ---- and ------ stress disorder.

obsessive-compulsive disorder and posttraumatic stress

People who engage in nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) may NOT be described as

overly aggressive

The DSM-5 added many new psychological disorders to its list. A criticism of this change was that

psychiatrists may be overextending the bounds of normality and labeling normal behavior as a disorder

The significant difference between suicidal behavior and self-injury is

self- injury is an attempt at coping

This occurs when a person experiences a fearful event and then transfers that fear to other, similar events.

stimulus generalization

According to data from Kessler and colleagues, the highest rate of reported mental disorders was in

the United States