8.4 Abnormal Disorders review

Quentin has been monitoring what his siblings do when his parents yell at them, and how their actions change. His approach is most in line with what school of psychological thought?

• Behavioral

• Cognitive

• Psychoanalytical

• Humanistic

• Structuralist

According to the behaviorists, disordered behavior is a result of _____________.

• repressed thoughts and memories that try to resurface

• a set of learned responses

• maladaptive thinking patterns

• chemical imbalances and brain damage

Excessive or unrealistic fearfulness and worry are characteristic of ______.

• mood disorders

• dissociative neurosis

• anxiety disorders

• amnesia

Darcy is sitting at her desk in her office one day when, without warning, her heart begins racing rapidly, she has a sensation of being “out of her body,” and she experiences dulled vision and hearing, rapid breathing, and sweating. She thinks she is having a heart attack. Nothing she is doing seems to have caused such an episode. Her symptoms MOST resemble ______.

• a phobic disorder

• a panic attack

• post-traumatic stress

• an affective disorder

An irrational, persistent fear of something is called a(n) ______.

• mania

• obsession

• phobia

• compulsion

A disorder in which intruding thoughts that occur again and again are followed by repetitive, ritualistic behavior meant to lower the anxiety caused by the thoughts is called____________ disorder.

• obsessive-compulsive

• delusional

• post-traumatic stress

• passive-aggressive

Major depression, dysthymia, and bipolar disorder are all examples of ______ disorders.

• neurotic

• somatoform

• psychotic

• mood

Which is not categorized as an anxiety disorder?

• Major Depressive Disorder

• Specific Phobia

• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

• Social Phobia

A fear of being in places or situations from which escape might be difficult or embarrassing.

• Social Phobia

• Arachnophobia

• Acrophobia

• Agoraphobia

What is the purpose of the DSM -5?

• to describe the causes of psychological disorders
• to explain biological causes of disorders and cures
• to list the diagnoses and symptoms so that disorders can be diagnosed easier
• summarize research studies on psychological disorders