Learning Curves: Introduction to Psychological Disorders

Roughly speaking, just over _____ percent of 4- to 17-year-olds are diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

10

The symptoms of alcohol use disorder begin to appear at a median age of about:

20.

The percentage of Americans who reported suffering from attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in 2015 was:

4.1.

Which choice BEST approximates the number of people in the world who suffer from a mental or behavioral disorder?

500 million

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

DSM-5

Tonya is interested in studying psychological disorders. If she wants to study the classification system most often used in the United States, she should read the:

DSM-5

He conducted a study examining the biasing power of diagnostic labels.

David Rosenhan

Around the world, people may experience the same genetically based disorder quite differently, depending on their personal expectations and their cultural definition of abnormality. This BEST illustrates the need for what model?

a biopsychosocial approach

According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, which symptom would NOT be required to be diagnosed with insomnia disorder?

a lack of distress or impairment in everyday functioning

The term _____ describes a disorder seen in Malaysian culture; it is marked by sudden violent outbursts.

amok

Which sequence correctly orders psychological disorders from earliest to latest age of onset?

antisocial personality disorder > phobic disorder > obsessive-compulsive disorder

Jared is 8. He is beginning to show some unusual, even disturbed behaviors. Based on this information alone, Jared may be starting to show signs of:

antisocial personality disorder.

The three key symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do NOT include:

apathy

Brian often interrupts his teacher while she is speaking and frequently forgets to complete his homework assignments. He also has difficulty taking turns in playground games with classmates. Brian most clearly exhibits symptoms of:

attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

An integrated understanding of psychological disorders in terms of three interactive environments is most clearly provided by a _____ approach.

biopsychosocial

The demographic landscape of cocaine use disorder was dramatically different in the early twentieth century than it is today. Then, cocaine was a legal stimulant contained in a variety of remedies, tonics, and other consumer products. Cocaine use disorder was seen most often in upper-middle-class women. The influence of cocaine's legal status on its disordered use is most consistent with the _____ model of psychological disorders.

biopsychosocial

How the interaction between our biology, our psychology, and our social-cultural environments influences our thoughts, behaviors, and emotions is the focus of the:

biopsychosocial approach.

At one time, disordered people were simply warehoused in asylums. Asylums have been replaced with psychiatric hospitals, where attempts are made to diagnose and cure people suffering from psychological disorders. This BEST illustrates one of the beneficial consequences of the _____ model.

medical

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

medical

Based on information presented in the textbook, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition diagnosis of _____ disorder is fairly reliable.

posttraumatic stress

Qwan often finds himself anxious in social situations. He avoids eye contact with others and regularly dismisses his fears of blushing uncontrollably as shyness. If Qwan were Japanese, he might be suffering from:

taijin-kyofusho.

At one time, disordered people were simply warehoused in asylums. Asylums have been replaced with psychiatric hospitals, where attempts are made to diagnose and cure people suffering from psychological disorders. This BEST illustrates one of the beneficial consequences of:

the medical model.

About one-_____ of American college students report an apparent mental health problem.

third

One potential fear of the new classification of disruptive mood dysregulation disorder is that it will:

turn a normal temper tantrum into a mental disorder.