Unit 12: Abnormal Behavior

How is the DSM related to mental disorders?

• It is used to cure disorders

• It is used to prevent disorders

• It is used to identify disorders

• It is used to discredit disorders

Which of the following was conducted to determine the validity of a psychiatric diagnosis?

• Brown v. Board

• Milgram's Obedience Study

• Little Albert Experiment

• The David Rosenhan Study

What is the concept that diseases, have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and in most cases cured often through treatment in a hospital?

• The Medical Model

• The Biopsychosocial Approach

• The Socio-cultural Approach

• The Learning Approach

A psychological disorder marked by the appearance by age 7 of one or more of 3 key symptoms: extreme inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity:

• Schizophrenia

• Dissassociative Identity Disorder

• ADHD

• OCD

Which of the following would be considered a compulsion?

• Persistent fears

• Repetitive behaviors

• Illusory sensations

• False beliefs

Which of the following disorders is classified as a mood disorder?

• catatonia

• bipolar disorder

• generalized anxiety disorder

• agoraphobia

Which of the following is a negative symptom of schizophrenia?

• Flat affect (no emotion)

• Hallucinations

• Delusions

• Disorganized speech and thoughts

Losing your vision after witnessing a traumatic event is an example of what type of disorder?

• Personality

• Somatic

• Mood

• Dissociative

A fear or avoidance of situations, such as crowds or wide open places, where one has felt loss of control and panic describes which disorder?

• Agoraphobia

• Schizophrenia

• OCD

• ADHD

Dan is superficially charming and skilled at exploiting people for his own gain. He is also impulsive and irresponsible, and he generally disregards social norms. Dan would most likely be diagnosed with which of the following disorders?

• Bipolar

• Schizoid

• Conversion

• Antisocial Personality