Psychology Chapter 12

What organization publishes the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders?

American Psychiatric Association

What do people with anorexia have in common with people with bulimia?

Both have an intense fear of becoming fat.

Which of the following statements is most correct?

Depression is related to neurotransmitter deregulation, genetics, and cognitive processes.

A deficiency in which neurotransmitter has been implicated as a potential cause of generalized anxiety disorder?

GABA

How are generalized anxiety disorder and phobic disorder different?

Generalized anxiety disorder involves anxiety about a large variety of things, whereas phobic disorder involves anxiety about a specific thing.

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the biopsychosocial model?

Genetic heritage causes a predisposition to mental illness, but environmental and cognitive/emotional factors must be present for mental illness to develop.

Personality disorders are recorded on which DSM axis?

II

On which axis of the DSM is medical disorders?

III

Which of the following is NOT a valid criticism of the DSM?

It does not allow for consist diagnosis.

Shelia's friends noticed that her behavior changed suddenly. She began to stay up late into the night, rarely sleeping. She impulsively decided to paint every room in her house and to buy all new furniture for her house. She also started drinking more and engaging in risky behavior, such as unprotected sex. Her friends noticed that when she spoke, she spoke very rapidly and quickly jumped from subject to subject. What may Shelia be experiencing?

a manic episode

The term diathesis refers to

a physical predisposition to a mental illness.

Which of the following is not an anxiety disorder?

bipolar disorder

A person who believes that the television news anchor is talking to him is suffering from

catatonia.

Depression can be caused by people having unrealistic views of themselves and the world. This explanation of depression is consistent with which theory?

cognitive theory

Someone who finds that he has traveled to a new town and has no memory of his old life is likely suffering from

dissociative fugue.

Which of the following would be classified as a negative symptom of schizophrenia?

flat affect

A person who is hearing voices that are not there is experiencing

hallucinations.

People who suffer from borderline personality disorders often have all of the following symptoms except

hallucinations.

Which of the following is NOT a criterion for distinguishing "normal" from "abnormal" behavior?

legality

Ken went to the emergency room because he was short of breath, had a rapid heart beat, was sweating, and feared that he was having a heart attack and would die. When the physician examined Ken, she was unable to find anything physically wrong with him. When she questioned Ken further, he told her that these physical symptoms occurred right before he was to give an important presentation. Which of the following is a possible explanation for Ken's symptoms?

panic disorder

A soldier who survived a bloody battle finds that she has recurrent nightmares, avoids her military friends, and jumps when she hears a loud noise. Based on these symptoms, what disorder does she most likely have?

post-traumatic stress disorder

The DSM has five axes because

this ensures that context is taken into account when making a diagnosis.

In order for a person to be classified as having major depressive disorder, he or she must experience a depressive episode that lasts at least

two weeks.