Brain imaging studies of patients with schizophrenia have shown all of the following EXCEPT:
Dillon experiences low mood, crying, and sleep
... [Show More] disturbance. He has a hard time getting excited about anything. Dillon would probably benefit from a drug that increased activity in which neurotransmitter
Which of the following phenomena is NOT a biological marker for depression?
Borderline personality disorder is associated with:
Cruz tends to be a generally unhappy person. He rarely smiles or gets excited about anything. He can remember only a few times in his life when he felt genuinely happy. Given the following options, a clinical psychologist would probably diagnose Cruz with:
A woman is sitting on a bench. She is sweating profusely, is short of breath, has numbness in her feet and hands, and feels as though she is dying. Based on this information alone, we could conclude that the woman is suffering from:
All of the following phenomena are positive symptoms of schizophrenia EXCEPT:
Most people with schizophrenia are diagnosed with the disorder in young adulthood (around 20–30 years of age). Recent studies show that as children they:
The notion that schizophrenia may be caused by a virus:
A 2-year-old is shy and inhibited. According to the text, this child is at greater risk for the development of later in life than a child who does not display this temperament.
Which statement below most accurately describes the relationship between gender and depression?
Jaleesa thinks she may be depressed and decides to seek professional help. The psychologist starts by asking, “What kind of work do you do?” and proceeds to ask a series of standard questions, in order, about different possible symptoms. The psychologist is using a(n)
approach to interviewing.
Which of the following criteria is NOT used in determining if a behavior represents psychopathology?
Floyd has tended to have love-hate relationships with people who are close to him. He constantly worries about whether people will leave him, so he smothers them with affection only to feel rejected and disappointed when they back away from this behavior. Most people view Floyd as emotionally unstable, and he has threatened to commit suicide a number of times. Floyd would probably be
Which of the following behavioral characteristics would tell you that a man you know is suffering from antisocial personality disorder rather than some other personality disorder?
Insomnia can be a symptom of:
Depressed individuals tend to attribute negative outcomes to and positive outcomes to .
According to the learned helplessness model of depression, depressed individuals:
Which of the following disorders is probably LEAST disruptive to daily life?
The role of hereditary factors in autism spectrum disorders:
Which of the following experiences is NOT a symptom of a panic attack?
A clear contributing factor to borderline personality disorder is:
Which type of mental disorder involves a disruption in identity and travel to another location?
Under which of the following conditions do you have the greatest chance of developing schizophrenia during your lifetime?
Which of the following is true about the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
Tom is a 32-year-old chemical engineer. He was diagnosed with attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as a child. Compared to his non-ADHD-diagnosed friends, Tom is much more likely to have:
Which personality disorder is characterized by a lack of empathy and remorse?
Sherry has a very difficult time controlling her behavior. She hates being by herself and makes every effort to keep people as emotionally close to her as possible. She has threatened to hurt herself more than once when boyfriends have broken up with her. Sherry would probably be diagnosed with disorder.
One can easily imagine someone faking symptoms of dissociative identity disorder (DID) in certain situations. Which “evidence” of faking, below, is accurate/legitimate?
A person who cannot tolerate the idea of being alone, who has highly negative emotional reactions to relationship disruption, and who often acts impulsively fits the description of someone with
Ted, the president of a multimillion-dollar corporation, stated that he did not feel bad at all for firing thousands of workers in order to make more money. “Why should I feel bad when I just made millions of dollars by getting rid of their jobs?” Not only at work but also in his personal life, Ted seems unconcerned with the effects of his behavior on others. To get where he is today, Ted regularly exploited others and engaged in unlawful behaviors when it suited him. Ted could probably be diagnosed with disorder.
Compared to people who develop mood or substance use disorders in adulthood, people who develop schizophrenia:
The diathesis-stress model of mental disorders argues that:
Relationships play an important role in the lives of people with depression.
For example, evidence suggests that:
There is evidence that a diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder may be invalid, at least in some cases. As discussed in your textbook, which of the following statements is NOT a piece of evidence supporting
People suffering obsessive-compulsive disorder are:
Jenny is a 30-year-old executive who was diagnosed with ADHD when she was in elementary school. Based on recent research, you would assume that:
One of your roommates comes from a rural area and the other one from an urban center. Does this affect their probability of ever experiencing a schizophrenic episode?
If schizophrenia did NOT have a genetic basis, then concordance for schizophrenia in identical twins would be:
Which of the following are all symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder?
Dr. Jahangir is seeing a depressed patient who is currently undergoing a relationship breakup. Dr. Jahangir also knows that as a child this patient suffered from both neglect and abuse. Dr. Jahangir believes that the patient’s difficult childhood has predisposed her to overreact to life circumstances, such as the recent breakup, resulting in the patient’s severely depressed state. Dr. Jahangir’s perspective on the patient’s problems is based on which of the following models?
From what you know about internalizing and externalizing disorders, you would expect anxiety disorders to be higher in and drug problems to be higher in .
Which of the following is NOT a primary symptom of autism?
Borderline personality disorder is listed under the cluster.
Delusions are a positive symptom and social isolation is a symptom; both are associated with .
Dr. Jahoda sees his patients’ problems as a result of distorted beliefs based on prior learning experiences. Dr. Jahoda is most clearly a:
Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning assessment of psychological disorders?
At age 2, Jamison had hardly said any words, had never really made eye contact with his parents, and was intensely preoccupied with the buttons and zippers on his clothing. Jamison:
One of the reasons personality disorders remain controversial in clinical practice is that:
The research to date suggests that all of the following environmental factors may contribute to schizophrenia EXCEPT: [Show Less]