Psychology Chapter 15 Exam

People with borderline personality disorder often ___________.

Are impulsive and unpredictable

Which of the following is a common characteristic of all dissociative disorders?

Becoming split off, or dissociated, from one's care sense of self

Dr. Anastasia believe that major depressive disorder is caused by an over-secretion of cortisol. His view on the cause of major depressive disorder reflects a ___________ perspective.

Biological

In which context were the symptoms of PTSD first observed?

Combat

Suicide rates are __________ among men than among women, and they are __________ during the winter holiday season than during the spring months.

Higher;Lower

What should be changed to make the following sentence true? "The stress model suggests that people with a predisposition for a disorder are more likely to develop the disorder when faced with stress."

Insert the word "diathesis-" before the first appearance of the word "stress."

A positive feature of the DSM-V, which helps psychologist and psychiatrists is?

It provides a common language for diagnosing disorders.

Nathan has an overinflated and unjustified sense of self-importance. He is preoccupied with fantasies of success and believes that he is entitled to special treatment from others. Which of the following diagnoses accounts for Nathan's personality?

Narcissistic personality disorder

Schizophrenia is considered a _____________ disorder.

Psychotic

Which of the following exemplifies a symptom of paranoid personality disorder?

Rafe is extremely suspicious of the people around him and mistrusts them for no identifiable reason.

What do obsessive-compulsive disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, and hoarding disorder have in common?

Repetitive thoughts and urge, a well as an uncontrollable need to engage in repetitive behavior and mental acts.

In the harmful dysfunction definition of psychological disorders, dysfunction involves what?

The inability of a psychological mechanism to preform its function.

Panic disorder is characterized by what?

Unpredictable episodes of intense dread, accompanied by chest pains and/or choking sensations.

If Laura has a bipolar disorder, then she ____________.

Often experiences mood states that vacillate between depression and mania.

Which of the following is false of dissociative disorders?

People with these disorders exhibit a personality style that differs markedly from the expectations of their culture.