New Dimensions In Women's Health Chap 12

Front 1

About ______ of all Americans will experience mental illness in their lifetimes.

Back 1

Half

Front 2

If one identical twin has bipolar disorder, the other twin is _____________ to also develop that same mental illness.

Back 2

Likely

Front 3

Compared to women, men are more likely to _____________________.

Back 3

successfully commit suicide

Front 4

What kinds of mental illness are the most common in the
United States

Back 4

Anxiety disorders

Front 5

What is an irrational fear of an object or a situation called?

Back 5

A phobia

Front 6

The female athlete triad begins with eating disorders and ends with ____________.

Back 6

osteoporosis

Front 7

Women with anorexia often also exhibit _______________ behaviors.

Back 7

obsessive-compulsive

Front 8

People with ___________ often have a history of family dysfunction and childhood abuse.

Back 8

binge eating disorder

Front 9

People with ____________ have distorted and rigid thoughts and behaviors that make it impossible to live productive lives and have satisfying relationships.

Back 9

personality disorders

Front 10

True or false? Most people with mental illnesses do not seek medical treatment.

Back 10

True

Front 11

True or false? A womans risk of developing a mental illness increase with her education and income.

Back 11

False

Front 12

True or false? In the U.S.
, depression and panic disorders are more common in women than in men.

Back 12

True

Front 13

True or false? For adults between the ages of 15 and 44, mental illnesses cause more disease and injury than cancer.

Back 13

True

Front 14

True or false? Depression and other mental illnesses cost the U.S.economy about $50 million a year.

Back 14

False

Front 15

True or false? One form of depression can be caused by seasonal changes in daylight hours or from lack of exposure to daylight.

Back 15

True

Front 16

True or false? Dysthymia is a form of depression that is usually relatively mild but also lasts for years or decades.

Back 16

True

Front 17

True or false? Anxiety disorders are currently classified as neuroses, or disorders caused by self-generated feelings of conflict or anxiety.

Back 17

False

Front 18

True or false? Women and men are equally likely to develop obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Back 18

True

Front 19

True or false? Compared with women who have anorexia, women with bulimia are generally much more likely to recognize that they have eating disorders.

Back 19

True

Front 20

True or false? A histrionic personality disorder, in which a person constantly seeks attention and approval, is one of the most commonly diagnosed personality disorders in women.

Back 20

True

Front 21

True or false? Female suicide is a problem largely confined to the United States and Western Europe

Back 21

False