Psych Test 3
A false belief that persists despite contradictory evidence is a __________
delusion
According to the NCS study, of those of us who have suffered from mental illness in the past year, what percent did not seek treatment?
60%
Another name for mental disorder is __________ _________
psychological disorder
The physical symptoms of what class of disorders often accompanies depression?
Anxiety Disorders
(T/F) Persistent, recurring thoughts are to compulsions as persistent urges to perform certain actions are to obsessions
False
(T/F) Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) only occurs in response to extreme traumas associated with military combat and war
False
(T/F) The acronym DSM-5 stands for 'dissociative and somatic mental disorders"
False
(T/F) The national Comorbidity Study (NCS-R) found no gender differences in the prevalence of any of the psychological disorders
False
(T/F) Women are four times as likely as men to be diagnosed with bipolar disorder
False
False or distorted perceptions are known as __________
Hallucinations
Another name for Bipolar Disorder is ________ _________
Manic depression
Are people with mental disorders significantly more violent than the rest of the population?
No
Repeated thoughts that are irrational, uncontrollable, and disruptive are called ________
Obsessions
(T/F) In schizophrenia, greatly reduced speech is called alogia
True
A panic attack mimics a _______ ________
heart attack
The 4 types of Delusions are :
- Grandeur - Reference - Persecution - Being controlled
What is the book published by the American Psychiatric Association that describes specific symptoms and diagnostic criteria for 400 different psychological disorders?
DSM-5
List the 3 positive symptoms of schizophrenia
Delusions, Hallucinations, and Disorganized Thinking, feeling, and behaving
(T/F) According to the findings of the National Comorbidity Study (NCS-R), about one in twenty adults have experienced the symptoms of a psychological disorder at some point in their lifetime
False
(T/F) According to the findings of the National Comorbidity Study (NCS-R), the majority of people who experience the symptoms of a psychological disorder seek professional help to deal with their symptoms
False
(T/F) An obsession is repetitive behavior that a person feels driven to perform
False
(T/F) Antidepressant medications help reduce the symptoms of major depression by decreasing brain levels of the neurotransmitters serotonin
False
(T/F) Anxiety is always an abnormal condition
False
(T/F) Feelings of anxiety are always abnormal and indicate the existence of a serious psychological disorder
False
(T/F) If a person experiences two or more episodes of bipolar depression in less than a year, it is called double depression
False
(T/F) Men suffer from anxiety disorders more than women
False
(T/F) People with generalized anxiety disorder often experience high levels of anxiety only when they are in the particular situation that triggers their anxiety
False
(T/F) People with psychological disorders are about four times as likely to commit a violent crime as the average person
False
(T/F) The term psychology refers to the study of people who have been judged to be criminally insane
False
(T/F) A symptom commonly seen in schizophrenia is called flat affect, which means that the person responds in an emotionally "flat" way that is lacking in normal facial and verbal expressiveness
True
(T/F) According to the findings of the National Comorbidity Study (NCS-R), roughly one out of every four people have experienced the symptoms of a psychological disorder during the previous year
True
(T/F) Along with overwhelming feelings of sadness and hopelessness, the person experiencing major depressive disorder often has problems concentrating and completing routine tasks
True
(T/F) Although a devastating event can cause you to experience major depressive disorder, it can also just suddenly occur and the patient has no idea what caused it
True
(T/F) Another term for generalized anxiety disorder is free-floating anxiety
True
(T/F) Compared to normal feelings of anxiety, pathological anxiety is irrational uncontrollable, and disruptive
True
(T/F) Delusions of grandeur occur when a patient with schizophrenia believes that they are extremely powerful
True
(T/F) Flight of ideas in Bipolar disorder occurs when thoughts rapidly and loosely shift from topic to topic
True
(T/F) Of all the stigmatized groups portrayed on television, people with psychological disorders are the most stigmatized
True
(T/F) One of the key symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is that the person experiences unwanted and intrusive thoughts about the traumatic event
True
(T/F) Persistent depressive disorder is characterized by many of the symptoms of major depression, but the symptoms are less intense
True
(T/F) The difference between normal behavior and abnormal behavior is sometimes determined by the degree, intensity, or duration of the particular behavior
True
(T/F) The terms mental disorder and psychological disorder mean the same thing and are interchangeable
True
(T/F) Visual and auditory hallucinations are the most common type of hallucination experienced during a schizophrenic episode
True
The most common type of hallucinations are ________
Auditory
The symptoms of a panic attack peak in about _________ minutes
10 minutes
Give 2 reasons why people who have mental illness may not seek treatment
- can't afford it - they don't accept it -the stigma - they didn't know - denial
According to the NCS study, how many of us will suffer from mental illness in our lifetime?
1 in 2
According to the NCS study, how many of us suffered from mental illness in the past year?
1 in 4
List the 3 negative symptoms of schizophrenia
Alogia, Apathy, and the flat affect
Repeated actions that are irrational, uncontrollable and disruptive are called _______
Compulsions
When you often feel slightly down and sad and you have felt this way for at least 2 years, it is called _____ ______ ______
Persistent depressive disorder
The scientific study of the origins, symptoms, and development of psychological disorders is known as __________
Psychopathology
The 3 features of an anxiety disorder are the anxiety is _______, ________, and ___________
irrational, uncontrollable, and disruptive
