Question 1

State 10 common myths about suicide, and provide accurate information to counter each of these myths. State two things that you would do and two things you would not do, if someone you know showed signs of being suicidal. Explain your reasoning for these choices.

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Question 2

Define schizophrenia and describe its five characteristic symptoms, providing an example of each one.

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Question 3

Describe the purpose, organization, and limitations of the DSM system for classifying mental disorders.

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Question 4

One possible biological cause of BPD is _____.

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Studies have shown that individuals with BPD tend to have impaired functioning of the frontal lobes, which are responsible for regulating emotions and impulses. While factors such as childhood neglect and emotional deprivation may contribute to the development of BPD, they are not necessarily biological causes.

Question 5

Many people think that a person with a mental disorder is weak, dangerous, and incurable. Explain why these are not common characteristics in those with mental disorders, and offer your thoughts about why such myths came into being. Why might these myths be maintained?

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Question 6

Describe the nature of the problem of cultural biases in classifying psychological disorders. Give an example of a culture-bound symptom and describe how a psychologist should interpret the symptom in different cultural contexts.

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Question 7

Describe the historical highlights of the causes and treatment of abnormal behavior from the Stone Age to modern times. Include descriptions of the medical model as it relates to both psychiatry and psychology. What is psychiatry's, as well as psychology's, approach to mental illness?

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Question 8

Create a case history for a client suffering from one of the anxiety disorders described in your text. Include a complete list of symptoms of this disorder. Differentiate the anxiety disorder your client has from the other anxiety disorders by listing essential symptoms of other types of anxiety disorders that are not present in your patient's history. How are you certain this client has this particular anxiety disorder rather than another?

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Question 9

Describe the characteristics and causes of antisocial and borderline personality disorders.

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Question 10

Compare the two major mood disorders. Discuss the symptoms of each, and their possible biological and psychosocial causes.

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Question 11

Identify the characteristics and causes of dissociative identity disorder (DID). Briefly describe the controversy that surrounds DID.

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Question 12

Define abnormal behavior. Describe the four common standards for identifying abnormal behavior, (1) give an example for each standard that illustrates an abnormal behavior, and (2) state or exemplify a limitation of that standard.

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Quiz 14: Psychological Disorders