University of North Carolina, Charlotte

MODULE 11

Module 11 Quiz Items (v2), Online General Psychology PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS

1)Outline Rosenhan’s two studies. What surprising findings each study produce?

2. What are the “3 D’s” that define a psychological disorder? Identify and briefly explain each. Which of these do you think is the most important of these D’s and why?

3. What is key concept of the medical model of mental illness? What event in history was key in leading scientists to this model?

4. [a] Describe the general nature of anxiety disorders. Describe the three anxiety disorders discussed in the video [note: OCD is no longer categorized as an anxiety disorder, so that will be covered in the next question] [b] Joe wants to help people with agoraphobia and plans to start a support group that will have weekly meetings at the local library. Why might Joe’s meetings not be that well attended?

5. Describe OCD. DSM-5 removed OCD from the anxiety-disorder category; do you agree with this change? Why or why not?

6. Describe major depressive disorder.

7. Describe bipolar disorder.

8. Describe the major features of psychosis. In what disorder do we most frequently encounter psychotic symptoms? What are delusions? What is the type of hallucination most often found in psychotic persons?

9. Describe the three major categories of symptoms found in schizophrenia. Give an example of each.

10. Describe dissociative identity disorder. Do you think there is good evidence that this is a real disorder? (Here you might want to mention the famous case history of ‘Sybil’)