AP Psych Disorders

A syndrome marked by a clinically significant disturbance in a person's thoughts, feelings, or behaviors is most clearly an indication of

• free-floating anxiety.
• dissociation.
• learned helplessness.
• a psychological disorder.

Which of the following disorders most often coexists with a learning disorder or with defiant and temper-prone behavior?

• panic disorder
• anorexia nervosa
• obsessive-compulsive disorder
• attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

The medical model of psychologically disordered behavior is most likely to be criticized for neglecting the importance of

• social circumstances and psychological factors.
• biological evolution.
• the DSM-5.
• genetically influenced abnormalities.

The DSM-5 is most clearly designed to ________ psychological disorders.

• explain
• classify
• cure
• prevent

A fundamental problem with the diagnostic labeling of psychologically disordered behaviors is that the labels often

• bias our perceptions of the labeled person.
• represent attempts by psychologists to explain behavior by simply naming it.
• interfere with effective research on the causes of these disorders.
• interfere with effective treatment of these disorders.

Maladaptive behaviors that reduce worry and fear are most indicative of

• bipolar disorder.
• an anxiety disorder.
• anorexia nervosa.
• attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

In comparison to generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder is characterized by periods of distress that are

• more intense and more prolonged.
• less intense and less prolonged.
• more intense and less prolonged.
• less intense and more prolonged.

An immediate and irrational anxiety response to the mere sight of blood is indicative of

• mania.
• a delusion.
• a specific phobia.
• a dissociative disorder.

Obsessions are

• persistent, irrational fears of specific objects, activities, or situations.
• false beliefs of persecution or grandeur.
• periodic episodes of intense dread accompanied by frightening physical sensations.
• offensive and unwanted thoughts that persistently preoccupy a person.

Most combat-stressed soldiers do not later exhibit PTSD. This best illustrates survivor

• mania.
• paranoia.
• dissociation.
• resiliency.