Unit 12 and 13

One of the most positive symptoms of schizophrenia includes

which of the following disorders was more common in Freud's day than it is today?

Which of the following disorders is more common among men than women?

Seeing one-eyes monsters would be a(n) _________. Believing that you are Christopher Columbus would be a _________.

Generalized anxiety disorder is diagnosed when a person

It is easy to condition but hard to extinguish fears of the types of stimuli that threatened our ancestors. This fact is best explained from a ________ perspective

Although he escaped from war-torn Afghanistan two years ago, Ahmed still has haunting memories and nightmares. His therapist would most likely diagnose him with:

Of the following disorders, which one has the most amount of people seeking mental health services?

Elmer, the owner of an auto service station, suddenly began smashing the front fenders and hoods of two customers' cars. When asked why, he excitedly explained that he was transforming the cars into "real racing machines." When an employee tried to restrain him, he shouted that everybody was fired and quickly began breaking the car windows. Elmer is exhibiting symptoms of

Toddlers who watch lots of TV are, at age 7, more likely than the average to display symptoms of

A biological perspective would be LEAST helpful for explaining the

Panic attacks are most closely associated with

One cluster of personality disorders marked by noticeably odd or eccentric behavior is exemplified by the _______ personality disorder.

Severly depressed individuals are especially likely to show reduced brain activity in the

Herb lied easily as a child and has been in trouble numerous times. He considers himself quite capable with the ladies, but he has sexually assaulted a few of them wehn "he didn't get his way." Herb may be diagnosed with:

Several weeks after being fired from a job he had held for more than 20 years, Landon awoke one morning in a state of bewildered confusion. He had little sense of who he was and even failed to recognize his wife. Landon's experience is most indicative of

Which of the following best fits an alternative diagnosis for DID

Repeatedly thinking about your own death is to _______ as repeatedly washing your hands is to ________.

A psychiatrist would most certainly agree with most of the tenets of the ______ perspective

Every week, Rudy complains to a doctor about swollen glands, heart palpitations, constipation, or some other physical symptom. He is sure these symptoms are a sign of cancer, even though more than a dozen physicians have told him he is physically healthy. Rudy's behavior is most characteristic of a(n) _________ disorder.

In treating major depression, a psychiatrist prescribes a drug that would

Cecil is preoccupied with thoughts of jumping out the window of his tenth-floor apartment. To reduce his anxiety, he frequently counts his heartbeats aloud. Cecil would most likely be diagnosed as experiencing

Which disorder is more commonly diagnosed in females than males?

Learned helplessness is most closely associated with

A common feature among people diagnosed with dissociative identity disorder is

The distinctive term "psychopath" refers to an individual with

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

Evidence shows that symptoms of dissociative identity disorder are triggered by the suggesting of leading questions of therapist most clearly points our the importance of __________ in the onset of this disorder.

A deluded Scotsman, Daniel M'Naughten, tried to assassinate a government official in 1843. He was sent to a mental hospital rather than to a prison because he was judged to

People are more likely to recover from __________ schizophrenia than from ________ schizophrenia.

Fear-learning experiences can traumatize the brain by creating fear circuits within the

A rape victim may experience a panic attack when she sees anyone wearing a coat that resembles the one worn by her attacker. This reaction best illustrates the process of

The reduced self-control of murderers is most closely related to reduced brain activity in their ________ lobes.

The DSM-5 does NOT

Jenna is telling her therapy about the dream she had last night and her therapist begins to interrupt her. Which approach to psychotherapy does Jenna's therapist probably represent?

In contrast to a clinical psychologist, a psychiatrist is more likely to

Which of the following disorders is most likely to be treated with electroconvulsive therapy as a last resort?

Tommy came to Dr. Chambers seeking help with his fear of heights. First, Dr. Chambers asked Tommy to list all of the situations concerning heights that led to his fear response. After they had ordered them from least fear-provoking to most fear-provoking, Dr. Chambers had Tommy listen to soothing music and slowly relaxed him as he imagined each step. Which of the following best describes Dr. Chambers's treatment?

The goal of psychoanalytic therapy is

Proactive preventive services available from many community mental health centers include all of the following EXCEPT

An unplanned social change that occurred as a result of deinstitutionalization was

Vic is encouraged to take charge of the therapy session and his therapist uses an active listening approach to mirror back the feelings he hears from him. Which therapy is most likely being described?

Prozac and other modern antidepressant medications work to

All of the following are potential benefits of group therapy EXCEPT

Drew's depression seems an outgrowth of his belief that everyone should like him. If his therapist were to utilize RET, how might he proceed in treating Drew's depression?

Antabuse is a drug that, when paired with alcohol in the bloodstream, brings about extreme nausea. For many motivated alcoholics, this has proven to be an effective treatment. Under which umbrella of psychotherapy would it most likely be used?

Andre suffers from mood swings, alternating from wild episodes of euphoria and spending sprees to motionless staring and hopelessness. If someone from the biomedical approach were to treat his condition, the prescription most likely would be

The belief that ancient Greeks such as Hippocrates and Galen about the cause of abnormal behavior was closest to which of the following modern approaches to psychology?

Which of the following does NOT fit with the others: flooding, aversive conditioning, rational emotive therapy, and token economies

A selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) would be used to treat

Shaping is involved in ________ therapy

James believes that he is the king of England, and rants and raves about poisons in the water supply. Today, his doctor would probably

Dr. Detroit received his M.D. and deals with the mentally disturbed at Mount Sinai Hopital. Dr. Detroit

actions, beliefs, and consequences are involved in

Which of the following is NOT either a benefit or drawback of group therapy?

When Joseph asked his 12-year old son if he had any girl friends at school, Jonny replied, "I like Sandra the breast, I mean the best." This example of parapraxes is also known as

Psychoanalyst Fritz Perls believed