Question 1

The vulnerability-stress model describes:

Accepted Answer

A)  the interpretation of ambiguous pictures by people. 
B)  interactions between upsetting events and individual vulnerability that lead to a disorder. 
C)  diagnostic categories of mental disorders. 
D)  the behaviour of insane people. 
A)  the interpretation of ambiguous pictures by people. 
B)  interactions between upsetting events and individual vulnerability that lead to a disorder. 
C)  diagnostic categories of mental disorders. 
D)  the behaviour of insane people.

Question 2

Describe the ways that antisocial personality disorder might take different forms over time, from childhood to adulthood.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 3

Jessie has a disorder sometimes referred to as "the fear of fear." What is her diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Alcoholism might be less likely to occur:

Accepted Answer

A)  if it was used as a rite of passage into adulthood. 
B)  if adults drank moderately at family gatherings. 
C)  if drinking occurred outside of homes, not in them. 
D)  if national abstinence was enforced by law once again. 
A)  if it was used as a rite of passage into adulthood. 
B)  if adults drank moderately at family gatherings. 
C)  if drinking occurred outside of homes, not in them. 
D)  if national abstinence was enforced by law once again.

Question 5

________ disorder is characterized by extreme negative emotionality and an inability to regulate emotions.

Accepted Answer

A)  Antisocial personality 
B)  Borderline personality 
C)  Bipolar 
D)  Psychopathic 
A)  Antisocial personality 
B)  Borderline personality 
C)  Bipolar 
D)  Psychopathic

Question 6

Discuss the stressful circumstances of people's lives that theorists have linked to the development of depression. Include the risk factors that increase the chances that a person will develop major depression.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true about drug addiction?

Accepted Answer

A)  The environment in which the drug is being used influences its physiological effects. 
B)  Drug addiction is always a chronic disease. 
C)  All drug addicts require addiction programs to help them quit drugs. 
D)  All drug addicts show withdrawal symptoms. 
A)  The environment in which the drug is being used influences its physiological effects. 
B)  Drug addiction is always a chronic disease. 
C)  All drug addicts require addiction programs to help them quit drugs. 
D)  All drug addicts show withdrawal symptoms.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true of schizophrenia with regard to prenatal problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  Malnourishment of the mother does not affect the fetus. 
B)  Children with very low birth weight have reduced risks of schizophrenia. 
C)  Damage to the fetus may occur if the mother gets the flu virus during the first four months of prenatal development. 
D)  Maternal diabetes and emotional stress do not contribute to schizophrenia. 
A)  Malnourishment of the mother does not affect the fetus. 
B)  Children with very low birth weight have reduced risks of schizophrenia. 
C)  Damage to the fetus may occur if the mother gets the flu virus during the first four months of prenatal development. 
D)  Maternal diabetes and emotional stress do not contribute to schizophrenia.

Question 9

According to the textbook's discussion on anxiety:

Accepted Answer

A)  panic attacks are called the fear of fears because people feel that they are dying. 
B)  in many situations it is sensible to feel anxiety, and in fact, this emotion is often adaptive. 
C)  posttraumatic stress disorder occurs within the first two days after a trauma. 
D)  it is unusual for a mentally healthy person to experience a panic attack. 
A)  panic attacks are called the fear of fears because people feel that they are dying. 
B)  in many situations it is sensible to feel anxiety, and in fact, this emotion is often adaptive. 
C)  posttraumatic stress disorder occurs within the first two days after a trauma. 
D)  it is unusual for a mentally healthy person to experience a panic attack.

Question 10

Some people with schizophrenia completely withdraw into a private world, sitting for hours without moving. This condition is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  disorganized behaviour. 
B)  a catatonic stupor. 
C)  a bizarre behaviour. 
D)  a hallucination. 
A)  disorganized behaviour. 
B)  a catatonic stupor. 
C)  a bizarre behaviour. 
D)  a hallucination.

Question 11

According to Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler, the term schizophrenia describes cases in which:

Accepted Answer

A)  the personality splits into multiple personalities. 
B)  the personality loses its unity. 
C)  people escape trauma by putting it out of their minds. 
D)  unspeakable torture produces a mental splitting. 
A)  the personality splits into multiple personalities. 
B)  the personality loses its unity. 
C)  people escape trauma by putting it out of their minds. 
D)  unspeakable torture produces a mental splitting.

Question 12

What is the fundamental fear in agoraphobia?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 13

The key symptoms of ________are rule-breaking, aggressiveness, and irresponsibility.

Accepted Answer

A)  schizophrenia 
B)  borderline personality disorder 
C)  antisocial personality disorder 
D)  social phobia 
A)  schizophrenia 
B)  borderline personality disorder 
C)  antisocial personality disorder 
D)  social phobia

Question 14

A(n) ________ is a persistent, unwanted thought.

Accepted Answer

A)  obsession 
B)  compulsion 
C)  delusion 
D)  hallucination 
A)  obsession 
B)  compulsion 
C)  delusion 
D)  hallucination

Question 15

________ refers to a fear of being trapped in a crowded, public place.

Accepted Answer

A)  Claustrophobia 
B)  Social phobia 
C)  Mysophobia 
D)  Agoraphobia 
A)  Claustrophobia 
B)  Social phobia 
C)  Mysophobia 
D)  Agoraphobia

Question 16

________ is a controversial disorder marked by the apparent appearance within one person of two or more distinct personalities, each with its own name and traits.

Accepted Answer

A)  Borderline personality disorder 
B)  Antisocial personality disorder 
C)  Dissociative identity disorder 
D)  Bipolar disorder 
A)  Borderline personality disorder 
B)  Antisocial personality disorder 
C)  Dissociative identity disorder 
D)  Bipolar disorder

Question 17

What are typical symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 18

Kellie is fearful in situations where she must eat in public or write in the presence of others. She is worried that she might say or do something embarrassing. Kellie is exhibiting the symptoms of:

Accepted Answer

A)  a generalized anxiety disorder. 
B)  an idiosyncratic phobia. 
C)  an obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
D)  a social phobia. 
A)  a generalized anxiety disorder. 
B)  an idiosyncratic phobia. 
C)  an obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
D)  a social phobia.

Question 19

Alcoholism is most likely to occur in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Italy. 
B)  Greece. 
C)  France. 
D)  Ireland. 
A)  Italy. 
B)  Greece. 
C)  France. 
D)  Ireland.

Question 20

Critics point out that one of the problems of the DSM is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  it has strict criteria needed for making a diagnosis and has reduced the number of people who can be labelled with a disorder. 
B)  it is too resistant to change and too reluctant to add new diagnostic categories, even though today's concerns are far different from those from 1952. 
C)  it relies too much on empirical evidence and research findings rather than focusing on the person who is at the heart of the diagnostic process. 
D)  it is not called the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and a Whole Bunch of Everyday Problems," yet the compilers keep adding everyday problems! 
A)  it has strict criteria needed for making a diagnosis and has reduced the number of people who can be labelled with a disorder. 
B)  it is too resistant to change and too reluctant to add new diagnostic categories, even though today's concerns are far different from those from 1952. 
C)  it relies too much on empirical evidence and research findings rather than focusing on the person who is at the heart of the diagnostic process. 
D)  it is not called the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and a Whole Bunch of Everyday Problems," yet the compilers keep adding everyday problems!

The vulnerability-stress model describes:

Describe the ways that antisocial personality disorder might take different forms over time, from childhood to adulthood.

Jessie has a disorder sometimes referred to as "the fear of fear." What is her diagnosis?

Alcoholism might be less likely to occur:

________ disorder is characterized by extreme negative emotionality and an inability to regulate emotions.

Discuss the stressful circumstances of people's lives that theorists have linked to the development of depression. Include the risk factors that increase the chances that a person will develop major depression.

Which of the following statements is true about drug addiction?

Which of the following statements is true of schizophrenia with regard to prenatal problems?

According to the textbook's discussion on anxiety:

Some people with schizophrenia completely withdraw into a private world, sitting for hours without moving. This condition is called:

According to Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler, the term schizophrenia describes cases in which:

What is the fundamental fear in agoraphobia?

The key symptoms of ________are rule-breaking, aggressiveness, and irresponsibility.

A(n) ________ is a persistent, unwanted thought.

________ refers to a fear of being trapped in a crowded, public place.

________ is a controversial disorder marked by the apparent appearance within one person of two or more distinct personalities, each with its own name and traits.

What are typical symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder?

Kellie is fearful in situations where she must eat in public or write in the presence of others. She is worried that she might say or do something embarrassing. Kellie is exhibiting the symptoms of:

Alcoholism is most likely to occur in:

Critics point out that one of the problems of the DSM is that:

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Exam 15: Psychological Disorders

The vulnerability-stress model describes:

Describe the ways that antisocial personality disorder might take different forms over time, from childhood to adulthood.

Jessie has a disorder sometimes referred to as "the fear of fear." What is her diagnosis?

Alcoholism might be less likely to occur:

________ disorder is characterized by extreme negative emotionality and an inability to regulate emotions.

Discuss the stressful circumstances of people's lives that theorists have linked to the development of depression. Include the risk factors that increase the chances that a person will develop major depression.

Which of the following statements is true about drug addiction?

Which of the following statements is true of schizophrenia with regard to prenatal problems?

According to the textbook's discussion on anxiety:

Some people with schizophrenia completely withdraw into a private world, sitting for hours without moving. This condition is called:

According to Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler, the term schizophrenia describes cases in which:

What is the fundamental fear in agoraphobia?

The key symptoms of ________are rule-breaking, aggressiveness, and irresponsibility.

A(n) ________ is a persistent, unwanted thought.

________ refers to a fear of being trapped in a crowded, public place.

________ is a controversial disorder marked by the apparent appearance within one person of two or more distinct personalities, each with its own name and traits.

What are typical symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder?

Kellie is fearful in situations where she must eat in public or write in the presence of others. She is worried that she might say or do something embarrassing. Kellie is exhibiting the symptoms of:

Alcoholism is most likely to occur in:

Critics point out that one of the problems of the DSM is that:

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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