A. Are psychological, more from society’s view than from that of the person’s who have them
B. Reflect a lack of contrast with reality
C. Are comparatively easy to treat
D. Are frequently relative, i.e. short term responses to stress
Related Mcqs:
- Which are true of the diathesis-stress model of mental illness?Please identify all correct answers.
1: When an enduring vulnerability factor in a person is coupled with a recent stressor, it results in psychological disorder.
2: Only one of the diathesis or stressor needs to be present for symptoms of the psychological disorder to occur.
3: Both the diathesis and the stressor must be present to lead the symptoms of the psychological disorder.
4: Diathesis and stressors have specific definitions.A. 1 & 4
B. 1 & 3
C. 2 & 3
D. 2 & 4 - Discomfort in social situations, fear of evaluation, and timidity are characteristic of what personality disorder?
A. histrionic
B. obsessive – compulsive
C. schizoid
D. avoidant - Dysthymic disorder and cyclothymic disorder and two varieties of:
A. mood disorder
B. conversion disorder
C. schizophrenia
D. somatoform disorder - What is the main between a generalized anxiety disorder and a panic disorder?
A. A panic disorder causes connected, related panic attacks
B. A panic disorder causes a constant feeling of worry and tension
C. A panic disorder causes uncomfortable moments of high tension
D. A panic disorder causes random, unrelated panic attacks - Which of the following is not a disorder that frequently exists in people with antisocial disorder?
A. Schizophrenia
B. Histrionic personality Disorder
C. Generalized anxiety Disorder
D. Somatization Disorder - Which of the following is characteristic of dissociative disorder?
A. phobic disorder
B. amnesia
C. paranoia
D. depression - Multiple personality or dissociative identity disorder often begins:
A. as a result of combat exhaustion
B. in adulthood as a response to unremitting phobias
C. as a consequence of post – traumatic stress disorders
D. in childhood as a result of unbearable experiences - Amnesia, fugue, and multiple personality are all classified as which behavior disorder?
A. obsessive-compulsive disorder
B. organic brain syndrome
C. affective disorder
D. dissociative disorder - which of the following is diagnostic symptom of antisocial personality disorder?
A. Delusions
B. Emotional sensitivity
C. Being overly introverted
D. Deceitfulness - Antisocial personality disorder is diagnosed:
A. More frequently in males than in females
B. Relatively evenly in both males and females
C. More frequently in females than in males
D. Mostly in teenagers
