Quiz 8

5. Which classification system is used by most mental health professionals in the United States of America?

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

9. A panic disorder is a type of ________disorder characterized by panic attacks, along with at least one month of worry about panic attacks or self-defeating behavior related to the attacks.

anxiety

23. Piper is diagnosed with agoraphobia because she experiences intense fear and anxiety of ________.

being outside the home alone

42. The belief that you ________ is an example of a delusion.

can perform miracles

2. Etiology is another word for ________.

causes

what should be changed to make the following sentence true? The psychological perspective views disorders as linked to biological phenomenon, such as genetic factors, chemical imbalances, and brain abnormalities.

change the word psychological to biological

7. The ________ model suggests that people with a predisposition for a disorder are more likely to develop the disorder when faced with adverse environmental or psychological events.

diathesis-stress

What symptom of schizophrenia spectrum disorder is illustrated by the following example? So bees with knees have fleas and fleas jump, I jump like a jack, Jack and the Beanstalk. Giants kill and transform things and something happened, but we can't hear because our eyes are like flies that flew away.

disorganized thinking

21. Donna exhibits two separate personalities, each well-defined and distinct from one another, so Dr. Paulson diagnosed Donna with ________ disorder.

dissociative identity

32. Cordelia, an active duty marine, served in Afghanistan. While she was on patrol with her friend, an IED went off, killing her friend and injuring her. In the two months since her friend died, Cordelia has been jumpy, irritable, avoids talking about her friend, and once every few days experiences a flashback to the explosion. Cordelia is experiencing a ________ disorder.

posttraumatic stress