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Psychological Disord
Chapter 18 Psychological Disorders
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Expression of psychological distress through physical symptoms | somatization |
| Psychological disorder characterized by loss of contact with reality | schizophrenia |
| Unrealistic preoccupation with the fear that one has a serious disease | hyponchondriasis |
| Mood disorder involving a cycle of mood changes from depression to wild elation | bipolar disorder |
| Coma like state | catatonic stupor |
| Anxiety disorder involving a persistent, excessive, or irrational fear | simple phobia |
| Cluster of symptoms that define or describe an illness in a cultural context | cultural-bound syndrom |
| Separation of of personality traits or mental processes from conscious thoughts | dissociation |
| Intense, persistent feelings of anxiety caused by traumatic experience | post traumatic stress disorder |
| Dissociation disorder involving feelings of detachment from ones mind or body | depersonalization |
| In the United States, psychological disorders affect | almost one third of all adults |
| The most widely used classification scheme for psychological disorders is the | Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders |
| Psychologists determine whether a person has a psychological disorder based on weather his or her behavior | is all of the above |
| The short term anxiety disorder that may occur almost immediately after a traumatic event is | post- traumatic stress disorder |
| According to psychoanalytic theory, anxiety disorders are the result of | repressed childhood urges |
| Many people with panic disorder also have | agoraphobia |
| Dissociative amnesia is caused by | a traumatic event |
| A person with dissociative identity disorder has | two or more personalities |
| Dissociative disorders have been explained by | repression of unacceptable urges |
| Conversion disorders involve a change in | physical functioning with no medical explanation |
| Hypochondriasis is a type of | somatoform disorder |
| Mood disorders fall into the general categories of | depression and bipolar disorders |
| A person in the manic phase may have | delusions about superior abilities |
| People with disorganized schizophrenia are likely to experience | all of the above |
| The personality disorder that causes people to be distruthful and suspicious of others is | paranoid personality disorder |
| A person is diagnosed with major depression when he or she | suffers from all of the above |
| People who are loners and cannot become attached to other people are likely to have | schizoid personality disorder |
| Learning theorists suggest that personality disorders can be caused when children | are not reinforced for good behavior |
| People with personality disorders suffer from disruptions in their social life or work because | patterns of inflexible traits |
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