Quiz 11

Dopamine overactivity appears to be most clearly related to ______________________.

Incapacitating efforts to avoid specific anxiety-producing situations is most indicative of _____________________.

Evidence suggests that prenatal viral infections contribute to what disorder?

Mexican-Americans born in the US are at greater risk of mental disorder than people who have recently immigrated from Mexico to the US. This provides an example of ____________?

Brain scans have found enlarged fluid-filled areas in people with what disorder?

Cognitive changes that accompany depression include a(n) _(increased/decreased)_ expectation of negative outcomes.

Exhibiting two or more distinct and alternating personalities is a symptom of what kind of disorder.

Most political dissidents who survive dozens of episodes of torture do not later exhibit PTSD. This best illustrates ______________.

APA's diagnostic manual is used for several purposes, including: A) descriptions of disorders B) estimate of how often a disorder occurs C) determining who is eligible for treatment D) all of these disorders

It has been suggested that compulsive acts typically exaggerate behaviors that contributed to the survival of the human species. This idea best illustrates the _______________ perspective.

In a study of antisocial crime, Adrian Raine analyzed the backgrounds of three groups of men with criminal records. One group had biological risk factors for criminal behavior, another group came from a background of poverty and family instability, and a third group was marked by both biological and social factors (biosocial group). Which group demonstrated twice the risk for criminal behavior?

Of those who commit suicide, about _(one-third/one-tenth)_ have tried to kill themselves before and _(most/only a minority)_ have discussed suicide beforehand.

Irrational beliefs and hypervigilance to any possible threats can sometimes contribute to feelings anxiety. This best illustrates that anxiety disorders, OCD, and PTSD can be affected by __________________.

Flat affect and catatonia are symptoms most closely associated with __________________.

Between 1994 and 2003, there was a 40-fold increase in the number of people 19 and under diagnosed with what disorder?

The mass-killing shooters have several things in common, including that they tend to _____________.

Drugs that alleviate mania tend to reduce levels of the neurotransmitter _________________________.

Among women, the stresses and demoralization of poverty are especially likely to precipitate what disorder?

The social withdrawal and haunting nightmares of battle-scarred war veterans best illustrate symptoms of _________________.

Evidence that symptoms of dissociative identity disorder are triggered by the suggestions and leading questions of therapists most clearly points out the importance of ______________ in the onset of this disorder.

Neuroscientists have found decreased axonal white matter in the brains of people with what disorder?

The anterior cingulate cortex, a brain region that monitors our actions and checks for errors, seems especially likely to be hyperactive in those with what disorder?

Studies show that the memory-processing center linked with the brain's emotional circuitry is vulnerable to stress-related damage. This center is the ____________________.

According to Martin Seligman, the rise of western individualism appears most clearly responsible for an increase in ______________.

People born in _(a country)_ during _(a winter month)_ are at increased risk for schizophrenia.

Which perspective suggests that explaining our own failures in terms that are global, stable, and internal contributes to depression?

The incidence of OCD is greatest among what age group?

The DSM-5 focuses on clinicians' reports of observable behavior in order to facilitate the ____________ of diagnoses.

Support for the genetic basis for the development of OCD comes from _____________.

The heritability of bipolar disorder has been estimated to be _(less/greater)_ than the heritability of major depressive disorder and _(less/greater)_that the heritability of generalized anxiety disorder.

When children are told that certain classmates have learning disabilities, they may behave in ways that inhibit the success of those students in the classroom. This best illustrates the dangers of _______________________.

Those who suggest that phobias are learned would be most likely to emphasize the role of _______________ in the onset of the disorders.

Frequent exposure to images of thin fashion models and celebrities is most likely to be a factor contributing to the development of ___________________.

The major problem associated with explanations of psychological disorders in terms of evil spirits is that these explanations led to some _____________ and _(ineffective/effective)_ remedial treatments.

Chastity was initially excited to make the cheerleading squad. However, her parents noticed that she stopped eating dinner with them, wanted to help make most meals, and had a list of good and bad foods. She began portioning and weighing the food she ate, and sometimes would claim to have already eaten. Most concerning was the significant weight drop from a healthy 115 pounds to 90 pounds. This case most clearly demonstrates symptoms of ______________________.

A traumatic experience may trigger a lasting phobia in a child with a sensitive, high-strung temperament. The same experience, however, may have no long-term impact on a child with a more relaxed temperament. This best illustrates the role of ______________ in the development of phobias.

The DSM-5 does not explain what?

Obsessive thoughts typically _(increase/decrease)_ anxiety and compulsive behaviors typically _(increase/decrease)_ anxiety.

To break the vicious cycle of depression, the social cognitive perspective suggests that people should be encourages to explain their failures in terms that are both _(external/internal)_ and _(temporary/permanent)_.

A biological perspective would be LEAST helpful for explaining for explaining the dramatic increase in reported cases of ____________________ during the 1980s.