Chapter 16 - Mental Disorders
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1
A constellation of interrelated symptoms manifested by a given individual is referred to as a:
syndrome.
disorder.
diagnosis.
prognosis.
2
According to your textbook, research can improve the validity of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders by determining:
whether or not different users of the manual arrive at the same diagnoses.
which mental disorders have become more common and which disorders have become less common since the first edition of the manual.
whether or not diagnoses are helpful in predicting the course of the disorder and in deciding which treatments are helpful.
which mental disorders should be described by means of inferred causes and which should be described in terms of observable behaviors.
3
If learned beliefs, habitual patterns of reacting to stress, and specific genetic traits put an individual at risk for developing a mental disorder, they would be considered ________ causes if the disorder developed
predisposing
precipitating
maintaining
diagnostic
4
Marta is a middle-aged woman who has been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder. According to your text, how would the etiology of her disorder likely be described?
early trauma/genetic predisposition recent major life change/disturbing event hypervigilance generalized anxiety disorder
hypervigilance early trauma/genetic predisposition generalized anxiety disorder
early trauma/genetic predisposition hypervigilance recent major life change/disturbing event generalized anxiety disorder
hypervigilance recent major life change hypervigilance disturbing life event generalized anxiety disorder
5
When driving, Alex often has the disturbing thought that he is about to be involved in a crash if he continues on his present path. When the thought occurs, he responds by taking "evasive action," which means a lengthy detour. The repetitive thought is a(n) ________ and the corresponding action is a(n) ________.
phobia; compulsion
compulsion; obsession
panic attack; obsession
obsession; compulsion
6
An individual experiencing chronic moderate depressive symptoms for over a two-year or longer period would probably be diagnosed as suffering from:
major depression.
dysthymia.
cyclothymia.
double depression.
7
Which of the following statements is true of depression?
Depressed mood promotes negative thinking and withdrawal from enjoyable activities.
Negative thinking promotes depressed mood and withdrawal from enjoyable activities.
Withdrawal from enjoyable activities promotes depressed mood and negative thinking.
All of the above are true, together describing the vicious triangle of severe depression.
8
The underlying factor that seems to be responsible for the relationship between Type A behavior and heart disease is:
a hurried lifestyle.
negative emotions.
intense job involvement.
a suppressed immune function.
9
Alcohol abuse ________ in families; alcohol dependence ________ in families.
runs; also runs
runs; does not run
does not run; does run
does not run; also does not run
10
Schizophrenia is found in roughly ________ percent of people at some time in their lives.
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4
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