Question 1

Which of the following facts holds true for antisocial personality disorder (APD)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many people with APD don't do as well as other individuals on neuropsychological tests of frontal lobe functioning. 
B)  Disease, accident, physical abuse, or genetic predispositions do not contribute to frontal lobe damage. 
C)  Environmental influences do not play a role in antisocial behaviour. 
D)  Impairments in the frontal lobe do not affect emotional control. 
A)  Many people with APD don't do as well as other individuals on neuropsychological tests of frontal lobe functioning. 
B)  Disease, accident, physical abuse, or genetic predispositions do not contribute to frontal lobe damage. 
C)  Environmental influences do not play a role in antisocial behaviour. 
D)  Impairments in the frontal lobe do not affect emotional control. A

Question 2

Which of the following statements about the MMPI is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the most widely used test for assessing personality and emotional disorders. 
B)  It is organized into ten categories, or scales. 
C)  It is an example of a projective test of personality. 
D)  It has four validity scales. 
A)  It is the most widely used test for assessing personality and emotional disorders. 
B)  It is organized into ten categories, or scales. 
C)  It is an example of a projective test of personality. 
D)  It has four validity scales. C

Question 3

________ consist of ambiguous pictures, sentences, or stories that the test taker interprets or completes.

Accepted Answer

A)  Objective tests 
B)  Projective tests 
C)  Personality inventories 
D)  Diagnoses based on the DSM 
A)  Objective tests 
B)  Projective tests 
C)  Personality inventories 
D)  Diagnoses based on the DSM B

Question 4

Andrew has begun stalking a local celebrity, convinced she is sending him secret mental messages. He has not physically harmed her but he has been arrested for trespassing several times and he can't stay employed because he misses work in order to follow his idol. Andrew tells friends and therapists that nothing is wrong and that he is happily waiting for the day that his idol comes running into him arms. Which approach to defining mental illness can best account for Andrew's behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mental illness is a violation of cultural standards. 
B)  Mental illness causes emotional distress. 
C)  Mental illness is self-destructive or harmful to others. 
D)  Mental illness is a behaviour that is illegal. 
A)  Mental illness is a violation of cultural standards. 
B)  Mental illness causes emotional distress. 
C)  Mental illness is self-destructive or harmful to others. 
D)  Mental illness is a behaviour that is illegal.

Question 5

The text defines mental disorder as:

Accepted Answer

A)  the inability to distinguish right from wrong. 
B)  behaviour that violates cultural standards. 
C)  any behaviour or emotional state that causes an individual suffering, is self-destructive, endangers others, or impairs a person's ability to function and work with others. 
D)  behaviour that deviates strongly from the norm and prevents a person from functioning normally. 
A)  the inability to distinguish right from wrong. 
B)  behaviour that violates cultural standards. 
C)  any behaviour or emotional state that causes an individual suffering, is self-destructive, endangers others, or impairs a person's ability to function and work with others. 
D)  behaviour that deviates strongly from the norm and prevents a person from functioning normally.

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT a symptom of mania?

Accepted Answer

A)  feelings of power 
B)  extreme euphoria 
C)  impulsive behaviour 
D)  excess rumination 
A)  feelings of power 
B)  extreme euphoria 
C)  impulsive behaviour 
D)  excess rumination

Question 7

The voice hallucinations experienced by schizophrenic individuals might be due to:

Accepted Answer

A)  abnormalities in the thalamus. 
B)  deficiencies in the auditory cortex. 
C)  shrinking of ventricles. 
D)  abnormalities in the hippocampus. 
A)  abnormalities in the thalamus. 
B)  deficiencies in the auditory cortex. 
C)  shrinking of ventricles. 
D)  abnormalities in the hippocampus.

Question 8

Identify the symptoms of bipolar disorder.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 9

During the Prohibition years (1920-1933) in the United States,

Accepted Answer

A)  drinking rates decreased overall, but alcoholism increased among those who did drink. 
B)  rates of alcoholism remained the same for men, but decreased for women. 
C)  rates of alcoholism remained the same for women, but decreased for men. 
D)  rates of alcoholism decreased significantly among those who drank. 
A)  drinking rates decreased overall, but alcoholism increased among those who did drink. 
B)  rates of alcoholism remained the same for men, but decreased for women. 
C)  rates of alcoholism remained the same for women, but decreased for men. 
D)  rates of alcoholism decreased significantly among those who drank.

Question 10

Projective tests are based on:

Accepted Answer

A)  behavioural assumptions. 
B)  psychodynamic assumptions. 
C)  humanist assumptions. 
D)  social-cognitive learning assumptions. 
A)  behavioural assumptions. 
B)  psychodynamic assumptions. 
C)  humanist assumptions. 
D)  social-cognitive learning assumptions.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT a problem with the DSM?

Accepted Answer

A)  the danger of overdiagnosis 
B)  the power of diagnostic labels 
C)  the likelihood of ignoring symptoms that fall along a spectrum 
D)  the illusion of objectivity and universality 
A)  the danger of overdiagnosis 
B)  the power of diagnostic labels 
C)  the likelihood of ignoring symptoms that fall along a spectrum 
D)  the illusion of objectivity and universality

Question 12

After surviving a train derailment, John experienced frequent, vivid thoughts and images of the accident for several months. He also had problems sleeping and was irritable and withdrawn. John is suffering from:

Accepted Answer

A)  major depression. 
B)  posttraumatic stress disorder. 
C)  generalized anxiety disorder. 
D)  panic disorder. 
A)  major depression. 
B)  posttraumatic stress disorder. 
C)  generalized anxiety disorder. 
D)  panic disorder.

Question 13

The biological and learning models of addiction differ in their explanations of drug abuse and in their proposed solutions. According to the learning model:

Accepted Answer

A)  addiction to alcohol is genetic and alcoholics must learn to abstain. 
B)  people who are addicted will always remain addicted. 
C)  addiction is a way of coping and alcoholics need to find better coping methods. 
D)  after abuse of alcohol has stopped, addicts continue to need group support. 
A)  addiction to alcohol is genetic and alcoholics must learn to abstain. 
B)  people who are addicted will always remain addicted. 
C)  addiction is a way of coping and alcoholics need to find better coping methods. 
D)  after abuse of alcohol has stopped, addicts continue to need group support.

Question 14

Which of the following is a leading objective test for major depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rorschach Inkblot Test 
B)  Thematic Apperception Test 
C)  Beck Depression Inventory 
D)  Myers Briggs Inventory 
A)  Rorschach Inkblot Test 
B)  Thematic Apperception Test 
C)  Beck Depression Inventory 
D)  Myers Briggs Inventory

Question 15

Mark would bite and hit the other children in his preschool class, and by the time he turned ten he started shoplifting and skipping school. His teenage years showed a pattern of cheating at school, stealing from a part-time job, selling drugs, and stealing cars. Mark's developmental history is an indication of:

Accepted Answer

A)  schizophrenia. 
B)  obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
C)  antisocial personality disorder. 
D)  dissociative identity disorder. 
A)  schizophrenia. 
B)  obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
C)  antisocial personality disorder. 
D)  dissociative identity disorder.

Question 16

Marvella has recurring bouts of trembling and shaking, dizziness, chest pain or discomfort, rapid heart rate, feelings of unreality, hot and cold flashes, and sweating. She feels that she is going crazy. Marvella is showing the symptoms of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a panic attack. 
B)  posttraumatic stress disorder. 
C)  agoraphobia. 
D)  generalized anxiety disorder. 
A)  a panic attack. 
B)  posttraumatic stress disorder. 
C)  agoraphobia. 
D)  generalized anxiety disorder.

Question 17

Some phobias are common, whereas others are idiosyncratic. What are some of the common fears that may have evolved because the fear was adaptive for the human species? Incorporate your knowledge of Chapter 7, Classical Conditioning in Real Life, with the development of common and of idiosyncratic phobias. How did Watson and Rayner demonstrate the acquisition of a phobia with "Little Albert"?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 18

Ramona has lost her interest in gardening, which brought her joy in the past. She's lost her appetite and life seems hopeless. Which disorder would Ramona be most likely to have?

Accepted Answer

A)  generalized anxiety disorder 
B)  narcissistic disorder 
C)  major depression 
D)  borderline personality disorder 
A)  generalized anxiety disorder 
B)  narcissistic disorder 
C)  major depression 
D)  borderline personality disorder

Question 19

Johnny has recurring periods of intense fear during which he thinks that he is having a heart attack. He trembles and has a rapid heart rate. These symptoms indicate:

Accepted Answer

A)  a panic attack. 
B)  posttraumatic stress disorder. 
C)  agoraphobia. 
D)  generalized anxiety disorder. 
A)  a panic attack. 
B)  posttraumatic stress disorder. 
C)  agoraphobia. 
D)  generalized anxiety disorder.

Question 20

According to the sociocognitive explanation of dissociative identity disorder, therapists have:

Accepted Answer

A)  focused too much attention on allowing personalities to reveal themselves and not enough on treatment. 
B)  found that most of the patients have distorted perceptions and irrational behaviour. 
C)  let too many severe cases go unrecognized, undiagnosed, and untreated. 
D)  rewarded patients with attention and praise for revealing more and more personalities. 
A)  focused too much attention on allowing personalities to reveal themselves and not enough on treatment. 
B)  found that most of the patients have distorted perceptions and irrational behaviour. 
C)  let too many severe cases go unrecognized, undiagnosed, and untreated. 
D)  rewarded patients with attention and praise for revealing more and more personalities.

Which of the following facts holds true for antisocial personality disorder (APD)?

Which of the following statements about the MMPI is NOT true?

________ consist of ambiguous pictures, sentences, or stories that the test taker interprets or completes.

The text defines mental disorder as:

Which of the following is NOT a symptom of mania?

The voice hallucinations experienced by schizophrenic individuals might be due to:

Identify the symptoms of bipolar disorder.

During the Prohibition years (1920-1933) in the United States,

Projective tests are based on:

Which of the following is NOT a problem with the DSM?

After surviving a train derailment, John experienced frequent, vivid thoughts and images of the accident for several months. He also had problems sleeping and was irritable and withdrawn. John is suffering from:

The biological and learning models of addiction differ in their explanations of drug abuse and in their proposed solutions. According to the learning model:

Which of the following is a leading objective test for major depression?

Marvella has recurring bouts of trembling and shaking, dizziness, chest pain or discomfort, rapid heart rate, feelings of unreality, hot and cold flashes, and sweating. She feels that she is going crazy. Marvella is showing the symptoms of:

Ramona has lost her interest in gardening, which brought her joy in the past. She's lost her appetite and life seems hopeless. Which disorder would Ramona be most likely to have?

Johnny has recurring periods of intense fear during which he thinks that he is having a heart attack. He trembles and has a rapid heart rate. These symptoms indicate:

According to the sociocognitive explanation of dissociative identity disorder, therapists have:

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Exam 15: Psychological Disorders

Which of the following facts holds true for antisocial personality disorder (APD)?

Which of the following statements about the MMPI is NOT true?

________ consist of ambiguous pictures, sentences, or stories that the test taker interprets or completes.

The text defines mental disorder as:

Which of the following is NOT a symptom of mania?

The voice hallucinations experienced by schizophrenic individuals might be due to:

Identify the symptoms of bipolar disorder.

During the Prohibition years (1920-1933) in the United States,

Projective tests are based on:

Which of the following is NOT a problem with the DSM?

After surviving a train derailment, John experienced frequent, vivid thoughts and images of the accident for several months. He also had problems sleeping and was irritable and withdrawn. John is suffering from:

The biological and learning models of addiction differ in their explanations of drug abuse and in their proposed solutions. According to the learning model:

Which of the following is a leading objective test for major depression?

Marvella has recurring bouts of trembling and shaking, dizziness, chest pain or discomfort, rapid heart rate, feelings of unreality, hot and cold flashes, and sweating. She feels that she is going crazy. Marvella is showing the symptoms of:

Ramona has lost her interest in gardening, which brought her joy in the past. She's lost her appetite and life seems hopeless. Which disorder would Ramona be most likely to have?

Johnny has recurring periods of intense fear during which he thinks that he is having a heart attack. He trembles and has a rapid heart rate. These symptoms indicate:

According to the sociocognitive explanation of dissociative identity disorder, therapists have:

What Is Psychology

How Psychologists Do Research

Genes, Evolution, and Environment

The Brain and Nervous System

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Learning and Conditioning

Behaviour in Social and Cultural Context

Thinking and Intelligence

Memory

Emotion, Stress, and Health

Motivation

Development Over the Life Span

Theories of Personality

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

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