Flashcards on Psychology Quiz 4
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Darcy is sitting at her desk in her office one day when, without warning, her heart begins racing rapidly, she has a sensation of being "out of her body," and she experiences dulled vision and hearing, rapid breathing, and sweating. She thinks she is having a heart attack. Nothing she is doing seems to have caused such an episode. Her symptoms MOST resemble ______.
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a panic attack
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Nick is admitted to a mental institution because he hears voices talking to him that no one else can hear, and he sees demons attacking him, though no one else can see anything near him. Nick's symptoms are known as ______.
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hallucinations
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George is suffering from an obsessive-compulsive disorder. If he tries to stop his compulsive behaviors, he is likely to experience ______.
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severe anxiety
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Severe depression that comes on suddenly or seems to have no external cause is called ______.
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major depressive disorder
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Which of the following is one definition of abnormal behavior?
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behavior that is rare
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Disorders in which there is a break in conscious awareness, memory, the sense of identity, or some combination are called _________.
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dissociative disorders
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Ali, a war veteran, has had nightmares, flashbacks, and anxiety attacks for the past three years. Ali is most likely suffering from _______________.
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post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
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Archaeologists have found skulls from as long ago as 3000 B.C. that bear evidence of an ancient surgical technique, in which holes were cut into the skulls of live individuals in an attempt to release demons from the possessed victim. This process is called __________.
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trephination
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The primary purpose of the DSM is to _____.
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help psychological professionals diagnose psychological disorders
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Excessive or unrealistic fearfulness and worry are characteristic of ______.
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anxiety disorders
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Hippocrates maintained that mental illness was __________.
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caused by imbalances of vital body fluids
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Eve seeks treatment to learn how to relax. When her therapist hypnotizes her, her voice changes and someone claiming her name is "Joan" begins to speak. During therapy, 23 separate entities, each with its own name, personal style, and memories emerge. Eve appears to be suffering from ______ disorder.
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dissociative identity
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Alyssa has an anxiety disorder. She is currently seeing a therapist who believes that anxiety disorders are a result of illogical, irrational thought processes. Alyssa is probably seeking treatment from a _____________.
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cognitive psychologist
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As a serious dancer, Justine watches what she eats. She knows that she is underweight, but fears that if she starts eating more that she will become obese. In addition to a preoccupation with food she has also stopped menstruating. Her behaviors suggest that she might be suffering from ________.
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anorexia nervosa
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People with ______ disorders have an excessively rigid, maladaptive pattern of behavior and ways of relating to others.
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personality
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Miguel has a great job, is well educated, and has a loving family. Despite these positive aspects of his life, he experiences anxiety every day. When asked by his therapist the reason for his anxiety, he says, "I don't know why. I don't have any reason to feel anxious, yet I worry all the time." The therapist describes Miguel as having ______ anxiety.
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free floating
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Arlene has an irrational fear of flying in airplanes. It causes her to experience panic and paralyzing fear. She avoids flying whenever she can. She is probably suffering from a(n) ______.
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phobia
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Which of the following is a symptom of acute stress disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder?
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persistent re-experiencing of the event
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Intruding thoughts that occur again and again are called _________. Repetitive, ritualistic behaviors are called ________.
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obsessions; compulsions
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DSM stands for:
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Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.
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Any behavior that does not allow a person to function within or adapt to the stresses and everyday demands of life is considered__________.
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maladaptive
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What is the best way to describe the positive symptoms of schizophrenia?
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an excess or distortion of normal functions
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The social or environmental setting of a person's behavior is referred to as _________.
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the situational context
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The police find a man who is disheveled and in a daze wandering through the downtown area. When the police ask him for his name, he seems bewildered. A search of missing persons photographs reveals that this man was reported missing three months ago in a town more than 700 miles away. The man is most likely suffering from _________.
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dissociative fugue
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The ______ model of mental illness explains that disorders such as anxiety, depression, and schizophrenia are caused by chemical imbalances, genetic problems, brain damage or dysfunction, or some combination of those causes.
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biological
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Which of the following is an example of subjective discomfort?
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worrying about everything most of the time
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Linda is afraid of cats because, when she was a little girl, a cat scared her by jumping out of her closet and onto her face. As a result of this experience, Linda learned to be afraid of cats. Which model of abnormality offers the best explanation of Linda's fear?
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behavioral
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The psychodynamic model of abnormal behavior is based on the work of _____ and his followers.
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Freud
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Fear of being in a place or situation from which escape is difficult or impossible if something should go wrong is called ______.
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agoraphobia
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The term affect is used by psychologists to refer to ______.
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emotion
