Chapter 13

Question 1

Although some psychological disorders our culture bound, others cross cultures. For example, in every known culture some people have

Answer 1

Schizophrenia

Question 2

A therapist says that psychological disorders our sicknesses and people with this this order should be treated as patient in the hospital. This therapist believes in the _____ model

Answer 2

Medical

Question 3

Many psychologist reject the “disorders as illness” view and instead contend that other factors may also be involved – for example, the person’s bad habits and poor social skills. This view represents the ____ approach

Answer 3

Biopsychosocial

Question 4

Most psychologist and psychiatrist use ___ to classify psychological disorders

Answer 4

DSM descriptions and codes

Question 5

A feeling of intense dread that can be accompanied by chest pains, choking sensations, or other frightening sensations is called

Answer 5

A panic attack

Question 6

Anxiety that takes the form of a persistent irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object or situation is called a

Answer 6

Phobia

Question 7

Marina became consumed with the need to clean the entire house and refused to participate in any other activities. Her family consultant a therapist, who diagnosed her as having ___-____disorder

Answer 7

Obsessive compulsive

Question 8

The learning perspective proposes that phobias are

Answer 8

Conditioned fears

Question 9

Two disorders have been found across cultures. One is schizophrenia, and the other is

Answer 9

Depression

Question 10

After continued use of psychoactive drug, the drug use or need to take larger doses to get the desired effect. This is referred to as

Answer 10

Tolerance

Question 11

I depressants include alcohol, barbiturates,

Answer 11

And opiates

Question 12

Why might alcohol make a person more helpful or more aggressive

Answer 12

Alcohol is a disinhibitor

Question 13

Long-term use of ecstasy can

Answer 13

Damage serotonin producing neurons

Question 14

Near death experience is our strikingly similar to the hallucinations evoked by

Answer 14

LSD

Question 15

Use of marijuana

Answer 15

Impairs motor corn is Asian, perception, reaction time, and memory

Question 16

And important psychological contributor to drug use is

Answer 16

The feeling that life is meaningless and directionless

Question 17

Although bipolar disorder is as maladaptive as depression, it is much less common and it affects

Answer 17

Women and men equally

Question 18

The rate of depression is

____(increase/decrease) among young people

Answer 18

Increasing

Question 19

Depression can often be alleviated by drugs that increase supplies of the neurotransmitters _____ and _____

Answer 19

Norepinephrine and. Serotonin

Question 20

Psychologist who emphasize the importance of negative perceptions, beliefs, and thoughts and depression are working within the ____-____ perspective

Answer 20

Social-cognitive

Question 21

A person with positive symptoms of schizophrenia is most likely to experience

Answer 21

Delusions

Question 22

People with schizophrenia may hear voices urging self-destruction, and example of

Answer 22

Hallucinations

Question 23

Chances for recovery from schizophrenia are best when

Answer 23

Onset is sudden, in response to stress

Question 24

Which of the following statements is true of bulimia nevosa

Answer 24

Bulimia is marked by weight fluctuations within or above normal ranges

Question 25

Disassociative identity disorder is controversial because

Answer 25

It is almost never reported outside North America

Question 26

A personality disorder, such as antisocial personality, is characterized by

Answer 26

Enduring and inflexible behavior patterns that impair social functioning

Question 27

PET scans of murders brains have revealed

Answer 27

Lower than normal activation in the frontal lobe