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A fear becomes a phobia when _____. |
an individual will go to any length to avoid the situation that he fears |
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Which of the following statements is true of schizophrenia? |
Individuals with schizophrenia may be lacking in the ability to read the emotions of others. |
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Which of the following statements is true of the sociocultural factors involved in suicide? |
Suicide rates are found to be higher in states with a culture of honor. |
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Which psychological approach would attribute a person’s depression to escalating negative and self-defeating thoughts? |
The cognitive approach |
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), which of the following nations has the highest suicide rates? |
Japan |
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What kind of thinking involves ascribing personal meaning to completely random events? |
Referential thinking |
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Which of the following is a common negative symptom of schizophrenia? |
Flat affect |
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Which of the following statements is true of borderline personality disorder (BPD)? |
BPD is more common among those younger than 30. |
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For a person to be diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD), he or she must have experienced a significant depressive episode and depressed characteristics, such as lethargy and hopelessness, for at least _____. |
two weeks |
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Which of the following statements is true of the biopsychosocial model? |
The biopsychosocial model states that biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors are all equally significant ingredients in producing both normal and abnormal behavior. |
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_____ refers to a psychological state in which an individual feels overexcited and unrealistically optimistic. |
Mania |
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In the context of treating children who suffer from bipolar disorder, _____, included by the DSM-5 as a new diagnosis, is considered a depressive disorder in children who show persistent irritability and recurrent episodes of out-of-control behavior. |
general anxiety disorder |
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Dissociative disorders are _____. |
psychological disorders that involve a sudden loss of memory or change in identity due to the separation of an individual’s conscious awareness from previous memories |
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Individuals with depressive disorder appear to have too few receptors for the neurotransmitters _____. |
serotonin and norepinephrine |
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An example of a specific phobia that is associated with the fear of strangers is referred to as _____. |
xenophobia |
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Which of the following statements is true of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD)? |
Individuals with ASPD show lower levels of autonomic nervous system arousal. |
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Dissociation refers to a psychological state in which the person feels _____. |
disconnected from immediate experience |
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Which of the following is NOT one of the three criteria that is used to distinguish normal from abnormal behavior? |
Behavior that is statistically atypical in nature |
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In 1973, Rosenhan performed a study in which eight healthy adults were admitted to a psychiatric hospital. What did this study demonstrate? |
Once a person has been labeled with a psychological disorder, that label colors how others perceive everything else he or she does. |
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Which of the following disorders is related to the experience of anxiety, but has NOT been classified by the DSM-5 as an anxiety disorder? |
Obsessive-compulsive disorder |
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Which of the following statements is true of the psychological factors involved in suicide? |
The most common disorders among individuals who commit suicide are depression and anxiety. |
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The _____ is the name of the manual that was published in 1952 by the American Psychiatric Association for the major classification of psychological disorders in the United States. |
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) |
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Which of the following groups has the highest suicide rate among all the other demographic groups in the United States? |
Native Americans |
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Hallucinations are _____. |
sensory experiences that occur in the absence of real stimuli |
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Which of the following statements is true of the sociocultural factors involved in depression? |
Depression increases as standards of living and employment circumstances worsen. |
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An individual diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder is most likely to _____. |
exhibit repetitive behavior and have restricted interests |
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Which of the following disorders is an example of a culture-related disorder? |
Anorexia nervosa |
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Which of the following statements is true of the biological factors involved in bipolar disorder? |
High levels of norepinephrine and low levels of serotonin are associated with bipolar disorder. |
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Which of the following is true of people suffering from histrionic personality disorder? |
People with this disorder are inappropriately seductive in their interactions with others. |
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