Question 1

The DSM-IV-TR distinguishes between ________ forms of depression.&#10;A) three&#10;B) five&#10;C) four&#10;D) two

Accepted Answer

The DSM-IV-TR distinguishes between two main forms of depression: Major Depressive Disorder and Dysthymic Disorder.

Question 2

Mental illnesses without a strong biological component ________.&#10;A) are fairly equally distributed between the sexes&#10;B) are more common among women than men&#10;C) have not yet been adequately studied to determine who is more likely to get them&#10;D) are more common among men than women

Accepted Answer

are more common among women than men

Question 3

Conversion disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, and hypochondriasis are all ________ disorders.&#10;A) psychosomatic&#10;B) anxiety&#10;C) dissociative&#10;D) somatoform

Accepted Answer

Conversion disorder, body dysmorphic disorder, and hypochondriasis are all examples of somatoform disorders, which are characterized by physical symptoms without a clear medical explanation. Psychosomatic disorders involve the interaction between physical symptoms and psychological factors, anxiety disorders involve excessive worry and fear, and dissociative disorders involve disruptions in memory, consciousness, and identity.

Question 4

While doing volunteer work in a mental hospital, Mary is put on a ward for adults with severe mental disorders. One patient is very suspicious of everyone, hears voices, and suffers from the delusion that the CIA is trying to kill her so she won't reveal information that threatens the nation's security. The psychiatrist tells Mary that this patient suffers from ________.

A) paranoid personality disorder
B) undifferentiated schizophrenia
C) antisocial personality disorder
D) paranoid schizophrenia

Accepted Answer

The patient's symptoms, including paranoia, auditory hallucinations, and delusions of persecution by government agencies, are characteristic of paranoid schizophrenia.

Question 5

Depressed people tend to evoke ________ in others.&#10;A) anxiety&#10;B) depression&#10;C) sympathy&#10;D) apathy

Accepted Answer

The answer of Depressed people tend to evoke ________ in...

Question 6

Ned seeks therapy after having recurrent episodes of feeling "outside himself" for several months. He reports chronically feeling groggy, dizzy, and preoccupied, and his friends have recently labeled him "space cadet, first class." He notes that his interactions with others seem mechanical and dreamlike. He is most likely suffering from ________.

A) dissociative fugue
B) depersonalization disorder
C) dissociative identity disorder
D) conversion disorder

Accepted Answer

Ned's symptoms of feeling detached from himself and his surroundings, as well as his interactions feeling mechanical and dreamlike, are consistent with depersonalization disorder. Dissociative fugue and dissociative identity disorder involve more severe disruptions in a person's sense of identity and memory. Conversion disorder involves physical symptoms that cannot be explained by a medical condition, which is not mentioned in the case of Ned.

Question 7

An anxiety disorder in which a person feels driven to think disturbing thoughts and/or to perform senseless rituals is ________ disorder.&#10;A) delusional&#10;B) passive-aggressive&#10;C) obsessive-compulsive&#10;D) posttraumatic stress

Accepted Answer

The description matches the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder, in which individuals experience obsessions (repetitive, unwanted, distressing thoughts) and compulsions (repetitive behaviors or mental acts meant to prevent or reduce anxiety). Delusional disorder involves fixed false beliefs, passive-aggressive personality disorder involves a pattern of indirect aggression and negative behavior, and posttraumatic stress disorder involves symptoms that develop after exposure to a traumatic or life-threatening event.

Question 8

The classic &#34;con artist&#34; exemplifies many of the features of ________ personality disorder.&#10;A) antisocial&#10;B) passive-aggressive&#10;C) histrionic&#10;D) narcissistic

Accepted Answer

The classic con artist, who deceives and manipulates others for personal gain, exhibits traits commonly associated with antisocial personality disorder, such as a disregard for the rights of others, a lack of empathy or remorse, impulsivity, and a tendency to violate social norms and laws.

Question 9

Barney loves sex, but the only way he can achieve sexual arousal is to have his partner tie him up and whip him. His disorder is ________.&#10;A) pedophilia&#10;B) masochism&#10;C) sadism&#10;D) voyeurism

Accepted Answer

Barney's disorder is masochism, as he requires the experience of pain and the act of being submissive to become sexually aroused.

Question 10

The psychoanalytic model of mental illness was developed during the ________. A) late Middle Ages B) Renaissance C) mid to late 20^th century D) late 19^th and early 20^th centuries

Accepted Answer

The psychoanalytic model of mental illness was developed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries by Sigmund Freud and his followers.

Deck 12: Extension: Psychological Disorders