Abnormal Psychology Exam 4 Practice Flashcards

A set of flashcards covering personality disorders, schizophrenia, and neurocognitive disorders based on the Chapter 12, 13, and 15 lecture notes.

Which characteristic is associated with dependent personality disorder?

Passiveness

What is an advantage of the categorical system for the diagnosis of personality disorders?

It is convenient for communication and treatment planning

What personality disorder is characterized by social isolation, unusual behavior, suspicion, and odd beliefs?

Schizotypal personality disorder

What is a necessary condition for the diagnosis of a personality disorder?

Maladaptive functioning

According to the text, what is a possible cause of schizotypal personality disorder?

Left hemisphere dysfunction

What is an advantage of a dimensional model of personality disorders?

It avoids arbitrary decisions about diagnosis

What characteristic may be displayed by individuals with narcissistic personality disorder?

Feelings of grandiosity

What personality disorder is consistent with a person who has no fear of consequences, no regard for the rights of others, and is motivated by self-interest?

Antisocial personality disorder

How does criminal behavior in individuals with antisocial personality disorder typically change after the age of $40$?

It tends to decrease

Which personality disorder is being treated when a therapist uses social phobia techniques like practicing talking to strangers and joining informal groups?

Avoidant personality disorder

How are delusions best described?

Irrational beliefs

What is the definition of flat affect?

A lack of emotional response, blank facial expression

What is the best description of catatonia?

Immobility or agitated excitement

What is one explanation for why speech-producing parts of the brain are active during auditory hallucinations?

Individuals are actually listening to their own voices

Which physical symptom is closely associated with catatonia?

Waxy flexibility

What is a benefit of second-generation or atypical antipsychotics?

They may help people who were previously unresponsive to antipsychotics

Which diagnosis was included in DSM-5 for further study regarding the prodromal phase of schizophrenia?

Attenuated psychosis syndrome

Which antipsychotic medication became available in the $1990s$ to treat those not helped by conventional medications?

Olanzapine

Jenkins and Karno’s research on expressed emotion across four countries found the highest rates in which country?

United States

True or False: An individual with schizophrenia who exhibits flat affect is still capable of experiencing emotion.

True

What is the approximate survival time for a patient diagnosed with neurocognitive disorder due to Alzheimer's disease?

$4$ to $8$ years

Is the risk of developing vascular neurocognitive disorder greater for men or women?

Greater for men than women

Which disorder is defined by a sudden onset of confusion and failure to recognize family members in an elderly person with no history of stroke or neurologic disorder?

Delirium

Which neurocognitive disorder is associated with a medical condition that causes the destruction of dopaminergic pathways?

Parkinson's disease

What percentage of chronic heavy alcohol users show some cognitive impairment?

$50\%$ to $70\%$

What is a possible external cause of neurocognitive disorder?

Repeated head trauma

How do the major symptoms of delirium tend to subside?

Relatively quickly

What is a potentially reversible cause of mild neurocognitive disorder symptoms?

Blood stream infection

Why is Huntington's disease unusual compared to many other causes of neurocognitive disorders?

It is the result of one gene

What percentage of people with Parkinson’s will develop cognitive impairments if they survive at least $10$ years?

75\Snapshot