Review Quiz Unit 12
1. Identify the criteria for judging whether behavior is psychologically disordered, and discuss the
controversy over the diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Contrast the medical model of psychological disorders with the biopsychosocial approach to disordered
behavior.
3. Describe the goals and content of the DSM-IV-TR, and discuss the potential dangers and benefits of using
diagnostic labels.
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Define anxiety disorders, and contrast the symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder.
Explain how a phobia differs from the fears we all experience.
Describe the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Describe the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, and discuss survivor resiliency.
8. Discuss the contributions of the learning and biological perspectives to understanding the
development of anxiety disorders.
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Describe somatoform disorders, and explain how the symptoms differ from other physical symptoms.
Describe the symptoms of dissociative disorders.
Define dissociative identity disorder, and discuss the controversy regarding its diagnosis.
Define mood disorders, and contrast major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder.
Explain the development of mood disorders, paying special attention to the biological and social-cognitive
perspectives.
14. Describe the symptoms of schizophrenia, and differentiate delusions and hallucinations.
15. Distinguish the five subtypes of schizophrenia, and contrast chronic and acute schizophrenia.
16. Outline some abnormal brain chemistry, functions, and structures associated with schizophrenia, and
discuss the possible link between prenatal viral infections and schizophrenia.
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17. Discuss the evidence for a genetic contribution to the development of schizophrenia, and describe some
psychological factors that may be early warning signs of schizophrenia in children.
18. Contrast the three clusters of personality disorders, and describe the behaviors and brain activity associated
with antisocial personality disorder.
19. Discuss the prevalence of psychological disorders, and summarize the findings on the link between poverty
and serious psychological disorders.
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Define psychopathology and discuss some of the issues related to labeling behavior as “abnormal.”
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Discuss the social stigma associated with having a mental disorder, including the accuracy of the stereotype that people with a
psychological disorder are prone to violence.
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Define a psychological disorder, and discuss the development and role of DSM-IV-TR in classifying psychological disorders.
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Discuss the key findings of the National Comorbidity Survey, including the prevalence of psychological disorders and gender
differences in the incidence of specific disorders.
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List and describe core features and examples of key diagnostic categories in DSM-IV-TR.
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Describe the main symptom of the anxiety disorders, and differentiate between pathological anxiety and normal anxiety.
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Identify the symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and panic
disorder, including cultural variations, and discuss the cognitive-behavioral explanation of panic disorder.
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Describe the most common types of phobias, noting the specific symptoms that characterize agoraphobia and social phobia.
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Discuss how the different learning theories account for the development of phobias.
10. List the main symptoms and causes of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the factors that influence the likelihood of
developing PTSD.
11. Describe the main symptoms of obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD), identifying common obsessions and compulsions in
different cultures, and discuss current thinking about its causes.
12. Describe the main features of a mood disorder, noting how those features differ from normal mood swings.
13. Discuss the range of symptoms that characterize major depression, noting how major depression differs from dysthymic disorder.
14. Discuss the prevalence and course of major depression, including gender
differences.
15. Define bipolar disorder and cyclothymic disorder, identify the symptoms of each, and discuss the prevalence and course of
bipolar disorder.
16. Discuss the role of genetic predisposition, brain chemistry, and stressful life events in the development of mood disorders, and
note the relationship between creativity and mood disorders.
17. Summarize the findings and implications of research investigating the
possible link between cigarette smoking and psychological disorders,
especially depression and schizophrenia.
18. Identify the key characteristics and symptoms of a personality disorder, and describe the three categories or “clusters” of
personality disorders.
19. Describe the symptoms and characteristics of paranoid personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, and borderline
personality disorder.
20. Contrast common dissociative experiences with the symptoms of a dissociative disorder, noting the formal definition of a
dissociative disorder.
21. Describe the symptoms of dissociative amnesia and dissociative fugue, and list the factors that have been identified as triggering
these disorders.
22. Describe the symptoms and possible causes of dissociative identity disorder (DID), and explain the controversy surrounding its
diagnosis and reports of its prevalence.
23. Define schizophrenia, distinguishing between positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.
24. List and describe the key symptoms of schizophrenia.
25. Describe the different types of schizophrenia, discuss the prevalence of
schizophrenia, and identify variations in the course of the disease.
26. Summarize the evidence for the various factors thought to be involved in the development of schizophrenia, including genetic
factors, paternal age, and exposure to the influenza virus.
27. Discuss research on the role of the brain in schizophrenia, including abnormal brain structures, the dopamine hypothesis, and the
progressive loss of gray matter in early-onset schizophrenia.
28. Discuss the findings and implications of the Finnish Adoptive Family Study of Schizophrenia, describing the roles of heredity and
family environment in the development of schizophrenia.
29. Discuss patterns of suicidal behavior, and characterize the thinking of the
suicidal person.
30. List and explain five guidelines to help someone who is expressing suicidal intentions.