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Psychology 11
Ms. Matthews
Chapter 12: Psychological Disorders
Module 27: Introduction to Psychological Disorders (pgs. 518 – 528)
1. Identify and describe the four criteria used by psychologists to identify
psychological disorders.
2. Describe the following views of psychological disorders: a) the medical model;
and b) the bio-psychosocial model.
3. Why do some psychologists object to the medical model of psychological
disorders?
4. What is the purpose of the DSM-IV-TR?
5. Outline the advantages and disadvantages of labeling psychological disorders.
MODULE 27 QUIZ (10 MARKS)
Module 28: Anxiety and Mood Disorders (pgs. 533 – 549)
1. What is anxiety?
2. Describe the following anxiety disorders in detail: a) generalized anxiety
disorder (GAD); b) panic disorder; c) phobic disorder; d) obsessive-compulsive
disorder (OCD); and e) post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
3. Outline some of the factors that may cause or contribute to anxiety disorders:
a) biological factors; and b) learning factors.
4. Differentiate between mania and depression.
5. What is major depressive disorder (outline some characteristic symptoms)?
6. What is bipolar disorder?
7. What reasons are suggested to explain the possible causes of mood disorders:
a) biological factors; b) social-cognitive factors.
8. What factors appear to be related to suicide?
MODULE 28 QUIZ (10 MARKS)
Module 29: Dissociative, Schizophrenia and Personality Disorders (pgs. 554 – 567)
1. What are dissociative disorders?
2. Differentiate between the following: a) dissociative amnesia; b) dissociative
fugue; and c) dissociative identity disorder (DID).
3. Why is the diagnosis of a dissociative identity disorder so controversial?
4. What are somatoform disorders? Give some examples.
5. What is schizophrenia?
6. List and describe the major symptoms present in schizophrenia.
7. Differentiate between the four major types of schizophrenia, outlining the main
characteristics of each: a) paranoid schizophrenia; b) catatonic schizophrenia;
c) disorganized schizophrenia; d) undifferentiated schizophrenia.
8. Outline the factors that can interact to cause schizophrenia: a) biological factors;
b) psychological factors.
9. What are personality disorders?
10. Describe the three major clusters of personality disorder, giving examples of each,
when appropriate.
11. What are the characteristic symptoms of antisocial personality disorder, and why
should this be considered one of the most troubling personality disorders?
MODULE 29 QUIZ (10 MARKS)
Chapter 12 Unit Test (Date:__________________________)