Question 1

Men in Malaysia, Laos, the Philippines, and Polynesia who believe they have been insulted sometimes, after a period of brooding, erupt into an outburst of violent, aggressive, or homicidal behavior randomly directed at people and objects. This culture-bound syndrome is known as __________.

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Question 2

The simultaneous presence in a person of two or more mental disorders is referred to as __________.

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Question 3

The idea that judgments regarding normality must be made by considering the values of the person's culture is known as __________.

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Question 4

A person who has physical symptoms that mimic disease or injury, such as paralysis or blindness, for which there is no identifiable physical cause would have a conversion disorder, which is part of the category of __________ and related disorders.

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Question 5

People with schizophrenia have a great deal of difficulty focusing on one item of information at a time with many of their symptoms being related to this problem with __________.

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Question 6

Malcolm was involuntarily committed to a mental hospital because he was found by the court to be unable to manage his affairs or foresee the consequences of his actions. Thus, Malcolm was declared by the court to be __________.

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Question 7

Included in the category of dissociative disorders are frightening episodes in which people feel like they are outside of their bodies or behave like robots or are lost in a dream world. An episode such as this is referred to as __________.

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Question 8

In order to identify dissociative disorders, personality disorders, anxiety disorders, and other psychological problems, mental health professionals in America currently use the fifth edition of a manual known as the __________-5 .

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Question 9

Fiona, a resident in a psychiatric facility, appears to have no emotions at all. Her face is frozen in a blank expression, a condition referred to as a(n)__________.

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Question 10

Research has shown that the right combination of inherited potential and environmental stress may produce mind-altering changes in the brain. These changes may cause psychotic behavior and various forms of psychopathology. This is called the __________ model.

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Question 11

Many researchers believe that schizophrenia is related to the overactivity of the neurotransmitters of glutamate and __________.

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Question 12

Imaginary sensations, such as seeing, hearing, or smelling things that do not exist in the real world are known as __________.

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Question 13

Psychopathologies, such as Alzheimer's disease, that are due to various forms of damage to the nervous system not arising until adulthood are called __________ disorders.

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Question 14

After weeks of being withdrawn, Christina was found standing mute and motionless in the middle of the living room. After several attempts to get Christina to respond, her family rushed her to the emergency room. Christina appears to be experiencing a symptom of her schizophrenia known as ___________.

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Question 15

Major disturbances in emotion are among the most serious of all psychological conditions and are referred to as __________ disorders.

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Question 16

A person who does not have hallucinations and whose persecutory delusions are about experiences that could occur in real life would most likely be diagnosed with the delusional disorder known as __________.

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Question 17

Culturally disapproved of behaviors in the past were often given psychological labels with the so-called "mental disorder" that caused slaves in the 1840s to run away from their masters being referred to as __________.

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Question 18

Even if he doesn't suffer from schizophrenia, the older a man is when he fathers a child the more likely it is that the child will develop schizophrenia due to the aging male reproductive cells having genetic __________.

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Question 19

Patricia believes that her body is "rotting away" on the inside, her hair is falling out, and her skin is completely drying out. Patricia is experiencing the type of delusions known as __________ delusions.

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Question 20

Evan is thoroughly convinced that he is the long-lost son of Elvis Presley even though his parents have for years presented him with evidence to the contrary. Evan's type of delusional disorder involves a(n)__________ delusion.

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Quiz 14: Psychological Disorders