Psychological Disorders

A mental disorder is generally defined as:

• Not knowing the difference between right and wrong.
• A prolonged problem that interferes with an individual's ability to cope in society.
• An anxiety disorder with dangers of hurting oneself.
• A long-term problem that can only be cured with medication.

Lee is unable to tell the difference between right and wrong in any aspect of his life. This statement is describing which type of abnormal behavior?

• Depression
• Psychotic
• Maladaptive
• Insanity

The learning (behavioral) perspective states that the main cause of mental disorders is:

• reinforcement of maladaptive behavior learned through experience.
• irrational thought processes.
• internal conflict from one's childhood.
• chemical imbalance within the brain.

The DSM-5 is designed to help with which of the following?

• treating psychological disorders
• identifying causes of psychological disorders
• classifying psychological disorders
• distinguishing between sanity and insanity

The somatic-symptom and related disorders all share which of the following features?

• They are disorders in which hallucinations occur often.
• Individuals with these disorders experience extreme anxiety.
• All of the disorders involve complaints about physical symptoms.
• They occur only in children.

Which of the following examples best illustrates a person with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)?

• Steven hyperventilates whenever he is in an elevator.
• Shelly complains constantly about feeling sick and goes to many doctors.
• Blake wanders around town in a daze, not sure how she got there.
• Adam must lock his door 10 times before he leaves for work every morning.

A soldier experiences a sudden blindness after returning from battle. He would most likely be diagnosed with which of the following disorders?

• Conversion disorder
• Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID)
• Bipolar disorder
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Which of the following is NOT an anxiety disorder?

• Agoraphobia
• Panic Disorder
• Illness Anxiety Disorder
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder

This disorder is characterized by irritability, difficulty concentrating, and inability to control one's worry.

• Specific Phobia
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Bipolar Disorder

Fran was sitting on the bus when she suddenly felt overwhelmed. Her heart started racing, her legs began to feel weak, and her body trembled. She thought she was losing her mind. Fran's symptoms indicate that she has:

• Schizophrenia
• Panic Disorder
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Borderline Personality Disorder