Which of the following disorder is classified as a mood disorder?

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. Symptoms of major depressive disorder might include:
   1: Specific phobias.
   2: Losing interest or pleasure in things that you usually enjoy.
   3: Changes in appetite.
   4: An excessively euphoric mood.

   A. 1 & 2
   B. 3 & 4
   C. 2 & 3
   D. 1 & 4

3. In comparison to generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder is characterized by periods of distress that are:

   A. similar intensity but more prolonged.
   B. more intense and more prolonged.
   C. less intense and more prolonged.
   D. more intense and less prolonged.

4. All of the following are mood disorders EXCEPT

   A. Agoraphobia
   B. Manic episodes
   C. Major depression
   D. Bipolar disorder

5. On the DSM-IV, disorders of mood would be recorded on __________?

   A. Axis I of the DSM-IV
   B. Axis VI of the DSM-IV
   C. Axis of the DSM-IV
   D. Axis of the DSM-IV

6. Which of the following statements about dissociative identity disorder is true?

   A. The original personality is always aware of the alternate personalities.
   B. The alternate personalities are usually unaware of the original personality.
   C. The personalities are typically all quite similar to one an other.
   D. Starting in the 1970s, a dramatic increase occurred in the diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder.

7. Which disorder has been called “the common cold of mental illness”?

   A. Major depression
   B. Bipolar disorder
   C. Schizophrenia
   D. Post traumatic stress

8. Gil has a psychological disorder, and his doctor has prescribed an antipsychotic drug to reduce the severity of Gil’s symptoms. In this case, Gil’s therapist is MOST likely treating him for

   A. generalized anxiety disorder
   B. schizophrenia
   C. borderline personality disorder
   D. panic disorder

9. Noha’s therapist suggests that Noah developed a dissociative identity disorder in order to misbehave without feeling a strong sense of personal shame. The therapist’s suggestion most directly reflects a_____perspective.

   A. social-cognitive
   B. biological
   C. humanistic
   D. psychoanalytic

10. A post-traumatic stress disorder is considered to be(n)_______disorder.

    A. personality
    B. mood.
    C. distymic
    D. anxiety