Chapter 15 - Quiz Study Cards Flashcards
Approximately what percentage of American adults will
suffer from any kind of mental disorder at some point in
their lives?
45%
Which of the following criteria is NOT part of the diagnosis of mental disorders?
Dangerous
Jolo is a 5-year-old boy who does not speak, waves his
arms around a lot, does not make eye contact, and does
not seem to connect with other kids or adults. Jolo may
have which disorder?
Autism spectrum disorder
Kelly fidgets a lot, blurts out whatever she is thinking, and makes many careless mistakes in her homework, even when she knows the answers. Kelly most likely would be diagnosed with which childhood disorder?
ADHD
Which of the following is a negative symptom of schizophrenia?
Catatonia
The heritability rate for schizophrenia is roughly
80%
Low levels of which neurotransmitter might explain why people with schizophrenia have trouble with selective attention, cognitive control, and working memory?
Glutamate
Latresha is not hungry, is extremely tired, and doesn’t feel like doing much of anything. She often feels that life is just hopeless. These symptoms have been going on for 2 months now. She probably is suffering from what mood disorder?
Major depressive disorder
David went home for Christmas break and found that his mother, who was usually depressed, had just purchased dozens of birdhouses from a local gift store. She’d had each birdhouse custom-wrapped and was planning to give them to all the extended members of the family and all her neighbors, whom she claimed to love like family. She had spent thousands of dollars. What might be going
on with David’s mom?
She has bi-polar disorder
- Which neurotransmitter is reduced in both the manic and the depressive phases of bipolar disorder?
Serotonin
The occurrence of two or more disorders at the same time is known as
comorbidity
Maya is so preoccupied with fears of embarrassing or humiliating herself in public that she avoids going shopping or out for walks in town. What disorder best describes this set of symptoms?
Social phobia
- People who are prone to anxiety are deficient in receptors for ______________, a major inhibitory neurotransmitter.
GABA
Rebecca has to count to seven chews every time she eats.
If she is interrupted or loses count, she has to start all
over again. This is an example of a(n)
Compulsion
- Joshua is constantly worried about getting sick from
germs everywhere he goes. He can’t help but think about
the germs, the germs, the germs. This is an example of a(n)
Obsession
