Chapter 13 Flashcards
Although some psychological disorders our culture bound, others cross cultures. For example, in every known culture some people have
Schizophrenia
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
Medical
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
Biopsychosocial
Most psychologist and psychiatrist use ___ to classify psychological disorders
DSM descriptions and codes
A feeling of intense dread that can be accompanied by chest pains, choking sensations, or other frightening sensations is called
A panic attack
Anxiety that takes the form of a persistent irrational fear and avoidance of a specific object or situation is called a
Phobia
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
Obsessive compulsive
The learning perspective proposes that phobias are
Conditioned fears
Two disorders have been found across cultures. One is schizophrenia, and the other is
Depression
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
Tolerance
I depressants include alcohol, barbiturates,
And opiates
Why might alcohol make a person more helpful or more aggressive
Alcohol is a disinhibitor
Long-term use of ecstasy can
Damage serotonin producing neurons
Near death experience is our strikingly similar to the hallucinations evoked by
LSD
Use of marijuana
Impairs motor corn is Asian, perception, reaction time, and memory
And important psychological contributor to drug use is
The feeling that life is meaningless and directionless
Although bipolar disorder is as maladaptive as depression, it is much less common and it affects
Women and men equally
The rate of depression is
____(increase/decrease) among young people
Increasing
Depression can often be alleviated by drugs that increase supplies of the neurotransmitters _____ and _____
Norepinephrine and. Serotonin
Psychologist who emphasize the importance of negative perceptions, beliefs, and thoughts and depression are working within the ____-____ perspective
Social-cognitive
A person with positive symptoms of schizophrenia is most likely to experience
Delusions
People with schizophrenia may hear voices urging self-destruction, and example of
Hallucinations
Chances for recovery from schizophrenia are best when
Onset is sudden, in response to stress
Which of the following statements is true of bulimia nevosa
Bulimia is marked by weight fluctuations within or above normal ranges
Disassociative identity disorder is controversial because
It is almost never reported outside North America
A personality disorder, such as antisocial personality, is characterized by
Enduring and inflexible behavior patterns that impair social functioning
PET scans of murders brains have revealed
Lower than normal activation in the frontal lobe
