Which classification system is used by most mental health professionals in the United States of America?

What is comorbidity?

The ________ model suggests that people with a predisposition for a disorder are more likely to develop the disorder when faced with adverse environmental or psychological events.

________ disorders are characterized by excessive, persistent fear and apprehension and by related disturbances in behavior.

Which childhood disorder is characterized by deficits in social interaction and communication and repetitive patterns of behavior or interests?

People with ________ disorders experience thoughts and urges that are intrusive and unwanted and/or the need to engage in repetitive behaviors or mental acts.

Schizophrenia is considered a ________ disorder.

What kind of symptoms involves reflecting noticeable decreases and absences in certain behaviors, emotions, or drives?

_____________ used to be known as Multiple Personality Disorder.

Dr. Griffiths diagnosed Manuel with major depressive disorder because he ________.

Identify the obsession in the following example. Demarco can’t stop thinking about his book collection, which includes hundreds of first editions. He wants it to be in a particular order. He spends hours every day organizing his books alphabetically by author, then by color, then by size.

The belief that you __________ is an example of a delusion.

If Laura has bipolar disorder, then she ________.

From an early age, Kwaku got into trouble constantly. He continually violates the rights of others and he often lies, fights, and has problems with the law. Generally, he is impulsive and fails to think ahead. He is frequently deceitful and manipulative in order to get the things he wants, and he never regrets his misdeeds or considers the feelings of those he has harmed. Which of the following diagnoses accounts for Kwaku’s personality?

Which of the following exemplifies a symptom of paranoid personality disorder?

Which of the following is FALSE of dissociative disorders?

Exhibiting a personality that ________ is a common characteristic of all personality disorders.

What type of therapy is also known as humanistic therapy?

Which kind of therapy involves a therapeutic orientation that employs principles of learning to help clients change undesirable behaviors?

ECT stands for ________.

In medieval times, what was the explanation for abnormal behavior?

________ were the first institutions created for the specific purpose of housing people with psychological disorders.

In the free association technique of psychoanalysis, the ________.

Which type of therapy works to eliminate thought patterns that lead to distress?

Paxil, Prozac, and Zoloft are examples of ________.