Test: Psychological Disorders - 20 Questions

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  1. Myth: people who threaten suicide are only seeking attention
  2. Cognitive model
  3. Secondary gain
  4. Somatoform disorders
  5. Myth: if someone threatens suicide, it's best to ignore it so as not to encourage repeated threats
  1. a Not so. Researchers report most people who commit suicide gave prior indications of their intentions or consulted a health provider beforehand
  2. b faulty thinking underlying abnormal behavior
  3. c though some people do manipulate others by making idle threats, it is prudent to treat every suicidal threat as genuine and to take appropriate action
  4. d reward value of having a psychological or physical symptom, such as release from ordinary responsibilities
  5. e class of psychological disorders involving physical ailments or complaints that cannot be explained by organic causes

5 Multiple Choice Questions

  1. type of personality disorder characterized by a grandiose sense of self
  2. type of biopsychosocial model that relates the development of disorders to the combination of a diathesis, or predisposition, usually genetic in origin, and exposure to stressful events or life circumstances
  3. focusng your attention only on the negative aspects of your experiences
  4. roadblocks that hinder self-awareness and self-acceptance
  5. somatoform disorder in which there is excessive concern that one's physical complaints are signs of underlying serious illness

5 True/False Question

  1. Paranoid type → most common subtype of schizophrenia, characterized by the appearance of delusional thinking accompanied by frequent auditory hallucinations

          

  2. Specific phobia → phobic reactions involving specific situations or objects

          

  3. Myth: people who attempt suicide and fail aren't serious about killing themselves → most people who commit suicide have made previous unsuccessful attempts

          

  4. Misfortune telling example → tendency to think that one disappointment will inevitably lead to another

          

  5. Delusions → placing unrealistic demands on yourself that you should or must accomplish certain tasks or reach certain goals

          

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