Question 1

According to researchers, schizophrenics with negative symptoms seem to have the

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A)  slowest recovery. 
B)  most social connections. 
C)  best chance at recovery. 
D)  poorest outcomes. 
A)  slowest recovery. 
B)  most social connections. 
C)  best chance at recovery. 
D)  poorest outcomes.

Question 2

Which of the following is not one of the anxiety disorders?

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A)  illness anxiety disorder 
B)  panic disorder 
C)  obsessive-compulsive disorder 
D)  social anxiety disorder 
A)  illness anxiety disorder 
B)  panic disorder 
C)  obsessive-compulsive disorder 
D)  social anxiety disorder

Question 3

To be diagnosed as having a paraphilia, a person must have significant psychological distress or impairment in functioning in some important area of life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Obsessions involve a

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A)  persistent, irresistible, irrational urge to perform an act or ritual repeatedly. 
B)  generalized feeling of apprehension, fear, or tension that may be associated with a particular object or situation. 
C)  sudden loss of consciousness and a failure to recall what took place during the episode. 
D)  persistent recurring involuntary thought, image, or impulse that invades consciousness and causes great distress. 
A)  persistent, irresistible, irrational urge to perform an act or ritual repeatedly. 
B)  generalized feeling of apprehension, fear, or tension that may be associated with a particular object or situation. 
C)  sudden loss of consciousness and a failure to recall what took place during the episode. 
D)  persistent recurring involuntary thought, image, or impulse that invades consciousness and causes great distress.

Question 5

Which of the following is not a question offered by the text to determine what behaviour is abnormal?

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A)  Is the person considered by people in authority to be abnormal? 
B)  Is the behaviour considered strange within the person's own culture? 
C)  Is the behaviour maladaptive? 
D)  Is the person a danger to him- or herself or to others? 
A)  Is the person considered by people in authority to be abnormal? 
B)  Is the behaviour considered strange within the person's own culture? 
C)  Is the behaviour maladaptive? 
D)  Is the person a danger to him- or herself or to others?

Question 6

Discuss biological and cognitive models of the cause of depression.

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The biological interpretation focuses on

Question 7

In the majority of cases of multiple-personality,

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A)  the host personality eventually disappears. 
B)  the alter personalities do not experience periods of amnesia. 
C)  the host personality does not know of the alters. 
D)  only the host personality has the complaint of "lost time." 
A)  the host personality eventually disappears. 
B)  the alter personalities do not experience periods of amnesia. 
C)  the host personality does not know of the alters. 
D)  only the host personality has the complaint of "lost time."

Question 8

Which of the following is not typical of people with illness anxiety disorders?

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A)  Their symptoms are not usually consistent with known physical disorders. 
B)  They are preoccupied with the fear that their bodily symptoms are a sign of some serious disease. 
C)  They are easily treated. 
D)  They may doctor shop. 
A)  Their symptoms are not usually consistent with known physical disorders. 
B)  They are preoccupied with the fear that their bodily symptoms are a sign of some serious disease. 
C)  They are easily treated. 
D)  They may doctor shop.

Question 9

The primary symptom of dissociative amnesia is

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A)  the sudden inability to recall personal information. 
B)  repeated out-of-body experiences. 
C)  an inability to remember facts and information learned in school. 
D)  loss of well-practiced motor skills. 
A)  the sudden inability to recall personal information. 
B)  repeated out-of-body experiences. 
C)  an inability to remember facts and information learned in school. 
D)  loss of well-practiced motor skills.

Question 10

Rochelle exhibits a constant shifting in her mood. Sometimes she is happy with who she is, and at other times she is very upset. Her friends find her unreliable, yet she seems to cling to them, fearing abandonment. She can be very impulsive and loses her temper inappropriately. Which of the following disorders is Rochelle most likely to have?

Accepted Answer

A)  histrionic personality disorder 
B)  borderline personality disorder 
C)  manic disorder 
D)  multiple personality disorder 
A)  histrionic personality disorder 
B)  borderline personality disorder 
C)  manic disorder 
D)  multiple personality disorder

Question 11

Which of the following perspectives has, as its goal, getting rid of the behavioural symptoms of the disorder (such as the fear, the inappropriate behaviour, etc.) rather than identifying and treating an underlying cause?

Accepted Answer

A)  the biological perspective 
B)  the psychodynamic perspective 
C)  the humanistic perspective 
D)  the learning perspective 
A)  the biological perspective 
B)  the psychodynamic perspective 
C)  the humanistic perspective 
D)  the learning perspective

Question 12

Research on the cognitive style of depressed persons indicates that they

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A)  give themselves the benefit of the doubt after failures or disappointments. 
B)  use rationalization to make themselves feel better about their failures. 
C)  see their failures as primarily due to bad luck and extenuating circumstances. 
D)  attribute their failures to their own physical, mental, and moral inadequacies. 
A)  give themselves the benefit of the doubt after failures or disappointments. 
B)  use rationalization to make themselves feel better about their failures. 
C)  see their failures as primarily due to bad luck and extenuating circumstances. 
D)  attribute their failures to their own physical, mental, and moral inadequacies.

Question 13

Pamela suffers from a rare disorder in which two distinct personalities exist, each dominating at particular times. The condition Pamela is suffering is called

Accepted Answer

A)  conversion disorder. 
B)  dissociative identity disorder. 
C)  dissociative amnesia. 
D)  schizophrenia. 
A)  conversion disorder. 
B)  dissociative identity disorder. 
C)  dissociative amnesia. 
D)  schizophrenia.

Question 14

Which of the following challenges has not been associated with the development of OCD?

Accepted Answer

A)  early streptococcal infections 
B)  inconsistent parenting 
C)  autoimmune diseases 
D)  genetic factors 
A)  early streptococcal infections 
B)  inconsistent parenting 
C)  autoimmune diseases 
D)  genetic factors

Question 15

Delusions are ________ that are often found in people suffering from schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A)  imaginary sensations 
B)  false beliefs 
C)  perceptual distortions 
D)  behavioural abnormalities 
A)  imaginary sensations 
B)  false beliefs 
C)  perceptual distortions 
D)  behavioural abnormalities

Question 16

Which of the following perspectives suggests that faulty thinking or distorted perceptions contribute to some types of psychological disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  the learning perspective 
B)  the biological perspective 
C)  the cognitive perspective 
D)  the humanistic perspective 
A)  the learning perspective 
B)  the biological perspective 
C)  the cognitive perspective 
D)  the humanistic perspective

Question 17

Maurice is convinced that he is Jesus Christ. Such a belief would best fit which historical type of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  disorganized schizophrenia 
B)  paranoid schizophrenia 
C)  residual schizophrenia 
D)  catatonic schizophrenia 
A)  disorganized schizophrenia 
B)  paranoid schizophrenia 
C)  residual schizophrenia 
D)  catatonic schizophrenia

Question 18

The symptoms of panic disorder include frequent fainting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The speech of a schizophrenic may include any of the following, except

Accepted Answer

A)  the message may be extremely vague. 
B)  the person may use words inappropriately. 
C)  the person may invent words. 
D)  it may hold clever puns or riddles. 
A)  the message may be extremely vague. 
B)  the person may use words inappropriately. 
C)  the person may invent words. 
D)  it may hold clever puns or riddles.

Question 20

The psychodynamic perspective views abnormal behaviour as caused by unresolved unconscious sexual or aggressive conflicts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

According to researchers, schizophrenics with negative symptoms seem to have the

Which of the following is not one of the anxiety disorders?

To be diagnosed as having a paraphilia, a person must have significant psychological distress or impairment in functioning in some important area of life.

Obsessions involve a

Which of the following is not a question offered by the text to determine what behaviour is abnormal?

Discuss biological and cognitive models of the cause of depression.

In the majority of cases of multiple-personality,

Which of the following is not typical of people with illness anxiety disorders?

The primary symptom of dissociative amnesia is

Which of the following perspectives has, as its goal, getting rid of the behavioural symptoms of the disorder (such as the fear, the inappropriate behaviour, etc.) rather than identifying and treating an underlying cause?

Research on the cognitive style of depressed persons indicates that they

Pamela suffers from a rare disorder in which two distinct personalities exist, each dominating at particular times. The condition Pamela is suffering is called

Which of the following challenges has not been associated with the development of OCD?

Delusions are ________ that are often found in people suffering from schizophrenia.

Which of the following perspectives suggests that faulty thinking or distorted perceptions contribute to some types of psychological disorders?

Maurice is convinced that he is Jesus Christ. Such a belief would best fit which historical type of schizophrenia?

The symptoms of panic disorder include frequent fainting.

The speech of a schizophrenic may include any of the following, except

The psychodynamic perspective views abnormal behaviour as caused by unresolved unconscious sexual or aggressive conflicts.

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According to researchers, schizophrenics with negative symptoms seem to have the

Which of the following is not one of the anxiety disorders?

To be diagnosed as having a paraphilia, a person must have significant psychological distress or impairment in functioning in some important area of life.

Obsessions involve a

Which of the following is not a question offered by the text to determine what behaviour is abnormal?

Discuss biological and cognitive models of the cause of depression.

In the majority of cases of multiple-personality,

Which of the following is not typical of people with illness anxiety disorders?

The primary symptom of dissociative amnesia is

Which of the following perspectives has, as its goal, getting rid of the behavioural symptoms of the disorder (such as the fear, the inappropriate behaviour, etc.) rather than identifying and treating an underlying cause?

Research on the cognitive style of depressed persons indicates that they

Pamela suffers from a rare disorder in which two distinct personalities exist, each dominating at particular times. The condition Pamela is suffering is called

Which of the following challenges has not been associated with the development of OCD?

Delusions are ________ that are often found in people suffering from schizophrenia.

Which of the following perspectives suggests that faulty thinking or distorted perceptions contribute to some types of psychological disorders?

Maurice is convinced that he is Jesus Christ. Such a belief would best fit which historical type of schizophrenia?

The symptoms of panic disorder include frequent fainting.

The speech of a schizophrenic may include any of the following, except

The psychodynamic perspective views abnormal behaviour as caused by unresolved unconscious sexual or aggressive conflicts.

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Development

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Therapies

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