Abnormal

Isaac has an intense fear of injections. Although he realizes that this fear is irrational, he becomes fearful just going into a doctor's office for a check-up. Which disorder do these symptoms describe?

• Agoraphobia

• Specific Phobia

• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Mental health professionals agree that all of the following are criteria for abnormal behavior EXCEPT ____.

• Difference

• Dysfunction

• Deviance

• Danger

Ryan’s social phobia has led him to lose jobs and relationships.  In this case, Ryan has a disorder because his behavior is:

•  dangerous.
•  common.
•  medically based.
• dysfunctional. 

If researchers discovered that genetically influenced abnormalities in brain structure contribute to bipolar disorder, this would most clearly add credibility to: 

•  the DSM-V.
•  the medical model.
•  the social-cognitive perspective.
•  psychoanalytic theory.

Years after he barely survived a terrorist attack that killed his wife and two children, Mr. Puskari suffers recurring flashbacks and frequent nightmares of the event that render him incapable of holding a steady job. Mr. Puskari is most clearly showing signs of: 

•  obsessive-compulsive disorder.
•  generalized anxiety disorder.
•  post-traumatic stress disorder.
• dysthymic disorder.

From a learning perspective, phobias likely develop as a result of ___________, and ____________ helps to maintain them.

•  operant conditioning; observational learning
• classical conditioning; reinforcement
• operant conditioning; reinforcement
•  classical conditioning; observational learning 

Mr. James believes that people are constantly laughing at him and that FBI agents are trying to steal his life savings. Mr. James is most clearly suffering from: 

•   compulsions.
•   catatonia.
•  delusions.
•    hallucinations.

Low levels of anxiety are most characteristic of: 

•  antisocial personality disorder.
•  dissociative identity disorder.
• obsessive-compulsive disorder.
•  paranoid schizophrenia.

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

What are false beliefs about exaggerated importance called?

• delusions of guilt
• delusions of grandeur
• delusions of persecution
• delusions of influence