Psych unit 8

In those with OCD, what area of the brain seems to be hyperactive

• occipital lobe

• anterior cingulate cortex

• temporal lobe

• hypothalamus

• cerebellum

Which of the following is an argument in support of the diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)?

• teachers inconsistently refer children for ADHD assessment

• The proportion of American children being treated for ADHD has quadrupled in the decade after 1987

• In neuroimaging studies, ADHD has associations with abnormal brain activity

• Boys are more frequently diagnosed with the disorder

Which of the following statements is NOT true of the DSM-5

• By including biomarkers for some disorders, it helps clinicians determine if an individual is at risk for an llness

• It has provided a list of potential symptoms for mental disorders

• It has provided a classification system, clustering disorders into larger categories

• It has improved the reliability of diagnosis for disorders

• The number of disorders contained in the DSM-5 is less than any of the earlier editions

In 1973, eight people went to hospital admissions offices complaining of "hearing voices" saying empty, hollow, and thud. The researcher who conducted this study of the biasing power of labels was.....

• Philippe Pinel

• David Rosenhan

• Charles Singleton

• Martin Seligman

• Lawrence Langer

Michelle is riding in an elevator to the 17th floor of her office building and is experiencing intense fear that the elevator is going to break. She finds it hard to breathe and cannot swallow. Michelle's heart rate has accelerated and she is dizzy. She has never been afraid of elevators before and has ridden them easily all of her life. Most likely, Michelle is suffering from.....

• panic disorder

• post traumatic stress disorder

• generalized anxiety disorder

• obsessive-compulsive disorder

• social anxiety disorder

John, one of Michelle's co-workers, finds that he experiences many of Michelle's symptoms every time he rides in an elevator. Because of this, he always takes the stairs the 17 floors up to his office. Most likely John is suffering from

• post traumatic stress disorder

• generalized anxiety disorder

• a specific phobia

• social anxiety disorder

• obsessive-compulsive disorder

One of the concerns regarding panic attacks and specific phobias is that, if intense enough, the fears can lead to avoiding places where the attack or stimulus may occur and may eventually keep a person trapped in the home. This subsequent disorder is called.....

• generalized anxiety disorder

• social anxiety disorder

• obsessive-compulsive disorder

• post traumatic stress disorder

• agoraphobia

Roberto leaves his home for the office each morning at 5:30 a.m. to allow time to check to see if his front door is locked. After locking the door, he gets into his car, but on the way to work he wonders if he actually locked the door. He returns home to make certain he has locked the front door. He confirms that it is locked and gets back into his car. As he turns the ignition in the car, preparing to head back toward work, he wonders once again if he fully engaged the lock and leaving the engine running, he returns to check the front door. Roberto will check and recheck his front door an additional 27 times before finally arriving to work at 8:00. It is likely that Roberto suffers from

• obsessive-compulsive disorder

• post traumatic stress disorder

• generalized anxiety disorder

• phobias

Malcolm experiences severe anxiety when he visits his aunt at her home. The anxiety has increased to the point that Malcolm limits his visits to his aunt to once per year and as the visit date approaches, finds his level of unease increases each day. In a session with his therapist, Malcolm reveals that as a child, his aunt used to lock him in a closet when he was "acting up" and this caused Malcolm great distress. His therapist points out that Malcolm has associated the feelings of being locked in the closet with his aunt and her home. The therapist's assessment most clearly reflects the

• Biological perspective

• learning perspective

• psychoanalytic perspective

• humanist perspective

• psychodynamic perspective

Rebecca is a high school student who is president of the National Honor Society, a gifted athlete and co-captain of the field hockey team, and takes numerous AP® courses. Over the last few weeks she has not felt hungry and is sleeping for only two hours a night. Rebecca knows she is low on energy and is making mistakes on the playing field and on her course exams. She feels guilty for not being a better co-captain and for letting down her parents in her studies. Most likely Rebecca is dealing with:

• bipolar disorder

• major depressive disorder

• generalized anxiety disorder

• mania

• manic-depressive order