Chapter 18 Self-test questions

Issues in mental health
. This is the organized set of criteria for diagnosing psychological disorders used in the United States.

. Thomas Szasz is very critical of the medical model of mental illness, and his views are in line with

. Due in part to managed healthcare and psychiatric medication; it is no longer necessary for most people with psychological disorders to stay in mental institutions for any lengthy period of time. This is called

. When someone has an unpleasant feeling of tension, physiological arousal, and worry in anticipation of a threat, they are experiencing

. Paolo is driven by uncontrollable worry and apprehension about the future. His condition has lasted for several years and sometimes leads to physical symptoms like headaches. Paolo most likely has

. These intense anxiety experiences tend to be caused by a specific trigger like experiencing an anxiety-provoking situation.

. Phillip generally avoids being in a crowd, shopping mall, movie theatre, or driving a car, because he is worried about his ability to escape or find safety in those places. He is likely suffering from

. David Barlow's triple vulnerability theory of anxiety disorders includes all of the following, except:

. Heather compulsively checks locks on doors and windows five times before she goes to bed as a symptom of her obsessive-compulsive disorder. Which category of obsessions is she most likely responding to?

. Which of the following is NOT a classic symptom of post-traumatic stress disorder?

. Major depressive disorder is most likely to be comorbid with

. The proponents of hopelessness theory claimed that learned helplessness is not enough to explain depression because helplessness is

. Which of the following is NOT a potential harm of over diagnosis of mental disorders?

. This is a group of related psychotic disorders characterized by severely distorted perception and experience of reality, disorganized thought and speech, and inappropriate emotions or emotional responses.

. Which of the following schizophrenic patients is presenting positive symptoms?

. _ are false sensory experiences, such as hearing voices, while _ are incorrect and grossly distorted thoughts and beliefs, not widely shared by other members of one's culture.

. When schizophrenia causes the sufferer to interpret newspaper headlines and other mass forms of communication as hidden messages intended for him or her alone, this is called

. Schizophrenics with this symptom may not reply to questions at all or may reply with only a single word or brief phrase that is often illogical.

. This is the term for any single characteristic or symptom that is present in people with a specific psychological disorder and is also present at a high rate in close genetic relatives who do not have the disorder.

. According to the DSM-5, these are pervasive, chronic patterns of dysfunctional thinking and relating to the world, which generally begin in adolescence and last throughout a person's life span.

. This is perhaps the single most controversial disorder in the DSM.

. When one's behaviour, thoughts or feelings 'go wrong' and there is a breakdown in some aspects of normal functioning this is termed

. This characteristic of anxiety involves thinking for long periods of time in a repetitive and negative way about events and symptoms

. Suffering from this disorder is the single most statistically significant risk factor for suicide apart from a previous suicide attempt

. Any factor which affects the brain but does not have a genetic organic can be thought of as

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