psychology final exam

Patterns of emotions, thought, and actions.

Abnormal behavior

What are the two types of personality disorder?

Antisocial and borderline personality disorder

Profound disregard for and violation of the rights of other

Antisocial personality disorder

PTSD phobia GAD and OCD are all part of what disorder?

Anxiety disorder

Unrealistic irrational fear

Anxiety disorder

Major seven perspectives of modern psychology

Biological, sociocultural, behavioral, evolutionary, humanistic, psychoanalytic/psychodynamic, cognitive

Repeated episodes of mania & depression

Bipolar disorder

Impulsivity and instability in mood relationships and self image

Borderline personality disorder (BPD)

_________ is a thought disturbance characterized by mistaken beliefs that are maintained in spite of strong evidence to the contrary.

Delusion

_____ is related to losing one's sense of reality and feeling estranged from oneself.

Depersonalization

Believing others are plotting against you

Deviance( statistical infrequency)

What are the for types of dissociative disorder?

Dissociating amnesia dissociative fugue depersonalization disorder dissociative identity disorder (DID)

_________ disorder is an attempt to avoid painful memories or situations, and is characterized by amnesia, fugue, or multiple personalities.

Dissociative

Amnesia fugue or multiple personalities resulting from avoidance of painful memories or situations

Dissociative disorders

Presence of two or more distinct personality systems in the same person at different times

Dissociative identity disorder (DID)

Being unable to go to work due to alcohol abuse.

Dysfunction (disability or dysfunction)

What are the five major anxiety disorder?

GAD panic disorder phobia OCD PTSD

Chronic uncontrollable and excessive fear that lasts at least 6 months with no focus on particular object or situation

Generalized anxiety disorder (GTSD)

_________ is the term for sensory perception that occurs in the absence of an external stimulus.

Hallucination

A lasting depressed mood that interferes with the ability to function, feel pleasure, or maintain interest in life

Major depressive disorder

What are the two main mood disorders?

Major depressive disorder & bipolar disorder

_________ is an excessive and unreasonable state of excitement and impulsive behavior.

Mania

Which of the following is FALSE regarding bipolar disorder? Manic episodes usually last three times as long as depressive episodes. It is associated with a 10-20% suicide rate. It is associated with impulsive behavior. It involves both depression and mania

Manic episodes usually last three times as long as depressive episodes.

Extreme disturbances in emotional state

Mood disorders

Hoarding is most commonly associated with which mental illness?

OCD

Persistent, unwanted, fearful, thoughts (obsessions) and irresistible urges to perform an act or repeated ritual (compulsions), which help relieve the anxiety created by the obsession

OCD

________ is characterized by diffuse anxiety caused by intrusive thoughts and urges to perform repetitive, ritualistic behaviors.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder

What's the five areas of major disturbances?

Perception language thoughts emotion behavior

Having thoughts of suicide

Personal distress

Inflexible maladaptive personality traits causing significant impairment of social and occupational functioning

Personality disorder

Strong irrational fear and avoidance of a Sorrento object or situation is?

Phobia

___________ is characterized by an intense, irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object or situation.

Phobia

Group of psychotic disorders characterized by a general lid of contact with reality

Schizophrenia

Which of the following is CORRECT regarding schizophrenia? Schizophrenia is a curable illness. Almost 20% of all hospitalized patients suffer from schizophrenia. One in 1000 people develops schizophrenia. Schizophrenia usually develops in adolescence or young adulthood.

Schizophrenia usually develops in adolescence or young adulthood.

_____ refers to "split mind," while _____ refers to "split personality."

Schizophrenia; dissociative identity disorder

Danger (violation of norms)

Shouting at strangers

What are the two general groups for substance related disorder?

Substance abuse and substance dependence

Abuse of or dependence on a mood or behavior altering drug

Substance related disorder

Brenda has been up for days and forgot to pay the rent but is handing out money to the homeless. When a police officer tries to talk to her about why she is wearing only her bra and underwear in a public place, she rapidly answers, but her thoughts are flying from one idea to another. The police officer would be correct in suspecting that Brenda has _____.

a bipolar disorder

The onset of panic disorder is associated with _____________.

a frightening event or experience

A major depressive disorder is BEST characterized by _____.

a long-lasting depressed mood that interferes with functioning, pleasure, and life interests

__________ is a complication of panic disorder, which results in anxiety about being in a place where escape is difficult or embarrassing.

agoraphobia

People who come from homes characterized by emotional deprivation, harsh and inconsistent discipline, and distance in parental behavior can be diagnosed with ______ personality disorder.

antisocial

Roger just cleaned out the bank account of his girlfriend and left without telling anyone where he would be. He never felt any remorse for his actions, and used the money to buy himself a new sports car and support his new mistress. Roger most likely has ___________ personality disorder.

antisocial

People who are defined as being "social predators" and "lacking in conscience and empathy" probably have _____.

antisocial personality disorder

Each of the following is impulse control disorder EXCEPT ___________. pyromania bipolar disorder kleptomania excessive gambling

bipolar disorder

Someone who experiences episodes of mania or cycles between mania and depression has a _____.

bipolar disorder

Jane has experienced numerous broken relationships, divorces, and lost jobs, primarily due to her overwhelming feelings of abandonment by others that ultimately destroys her relationships. Jane most likely has ___________ personality disorder.

borderline personality

Janese cuts her arms when overwhelmed by emotion, abruptly changes from laughter to anger, and needs constant reassurance from others to feel any sense of self-worth. She is MOST likely to be diagnosed with _____ disorder.

borderline personality disorder

Anxiety disorders are _____.

characterized by unrealistic, irrational fears

One possible cause of BPD is _____.

childhood history of neglect

Schizophrenia is associated with _____.

delusions and hallucinations

People who attribute bad outcomes to themselves and good outcomes to external factors are more prone to _____ than people who do the opposite.

depression

Mood disorders include ______.

depression and mania

Sheila's alcohol abuse causes her to be late to work or call out sick due to a hangover at least three times a week. Which criteria for diagnosing psychological disorders does this best represent? disability or dysfunctions violation of norms statistical infrequency personal distress

disability or dysfunctions

When Veda returned home after the worst typhoon in 20 years, her entire family was wiped out and there was nothing left of her village. Veda wandered off and forgot her name and everything about her previous life. This is an example of a _____.

dissociative fugue

A condition in which two or more distinct personalities are present at different times in the same person is called _____.

dissociative identity disorder (DID)

The _____ suggests that schizophrenia is caused by an overactivity of dopamine neurons.

dopamine hypothesis

A preoccupation with one's own concerns and an insensitivity to the needs of others is defined as _____ in your text.

egocentrism

Sensation and perception in schizophrenia is _____.

either blunted or excessive

Chronic, uncontrollable, excessive worrying about nothing in particular is associated with _____.

generalized anxiety disorder

Elizabeth always seems to feel on edge and worried that something in her life will go wrong, but she cannot pinpoint the causes of her anxiety. These symptoms can be best classified as _____________________.

generalized anxiety disorder

Lola has not been able to control her worries for the last six months, and complains of insomnia and headaches. It is likely that Lola has _____.

generalized anxiety disorder

Which of the following is NOT an anxiety disorder? hysteria obsessive-compulsive disorder panic disorder social phobia

hysteria

Hallucinations can be defined as __________.

imaginary sensory perceptions

_____ is a legal term for people with a mental disorder that implies a lack of responsibility for their behavior and an inability to manage their affairs.

insanity

Anxiety is experienced by nearly everyone, and is not a mental disorder unless _____.

its chronic intensity disrupts your life

MRI studies of people with schizophrenia have found that they have _____ compared to people without schizophrenia.

larger cerebral ventricles

Amnesia, fugue, and multiple personality disorders share this characteristic.

losing a sense of reality

Morris is having trouble sleeping, has lost his appetite, is too tired to go to work, and cannot concentrate on simple television shows. It is MOST likely that Morris is experiencing a _____.

major depression

The two main types of mood disorders are _____.

major depression and bipolar disorder

A major difference between major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder is that only in bipolar disorder do people experience _____.

manic episodes

The _____ assumes that abnormal behavior is due to physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and possibly cured.

medical model

Schizophrenia is more severe in _____________.

men

Sudden inexplicable episodes of intense fear with persistent concern of future occurrences is associated with _____.

panic disorder

Udo is frequently and suddenly overcome by intense fear, heart palpitations, dizziness, and difficulty breathing. Udo is MOST likely suffering from _____.

panic disorder

The presence of inflexible, maladaptive personality traits that significantly impair social and occupational functioning is characteristic of _____.

personality disorders

A disorder that is characterized by severely disturbed perception, language, thought, emotion, and behavior is _____.

schizophrenia

Compulsions refer to ___________, whereas obsessions refer to ___________.

senseless behaviors; exaggerated thoughts

Leroy refuses to dance because of an intense, irrational fear of being negatively evaluated by others. Leroy has a(n) _____ phobia.

social

The changing between one personality to another during DID occurs primarily due to __________.

stress

Egocentrism, lack of a conscience, impulsive behavior, and superficial charm are characteristic of someone _____.

with an antisocial personality disorder