Question 1

Billy Milligan has personalities whom he calls Arthur, Reagan, Tommy, and Christopher. He has been diagnosed with

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Identify the symptoms associated with borderline personality disorder.

Accepted Answer

A serious Cluster B disorder is borderli

Question 3

Which of the following would not be categorized as a mood disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  bipolar disorder 
B)  seasonal affective disorder 
C)  major depressive disorder 
D)  conversion disorder 
A)  bipolar disorder 
B)  seasonal affective disorder 
C)  major depressive disorder 
D)  conversion disorder

Question 4

Hallucinations are ________ that frequently occur in schizophrenics.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

The paraphilia in which a person experiences sexual urges or fantasies involving touching or rubbing against a non-consenting person is called

Accepted Answer

A)  frotteurism. 
B)  voyeurism. 
C)  sexual sadism. 
D)  exhibitionism. 
A)  frotteurism. 
B)  voyeurism. 
C)  sexual sadism. 
D)  exhibitionism.

Question 6

Tim is constantly concerned with being abandoned. His behaviour best fits the diagnosis of ________ personality disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)  borderline 
B)  narcissistic 
C)  histrionic 
D)  avoidant 
A)  borderline 
B)  narcissistic 
C)  histrionic 
D)  avoidant

Question 7

The most common form of seasonal affective disorder is related to light.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Every time Leo and Dana are driving out of town for vacation, Dana worries that she forgot to turn off the oven. She insists on returning to check it. Dana has

Accepted Answer

A)  a hallucination. 
B)  an obsession. 
C)  a compulsion. 
D)  a delusion. 
A)  a hallucination. 
B)  an obsession. 
C)  a compulsion. 
D)  a delusion.

Question 9

Which of the following causes of mental disorders is not consistent with the biological perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  genetic inheritance 
B)  biochemical imbalances or abnormalities 
C)  structural abnormalities within the brain 
D)  negative thinking as a cause of psychological disorders 
A)  genetic inheritance 
B)  biochemical imbalances or abnormalities 
C)  structural abnormalities within the brain 
D)  negative thinking as a cause of psychological disorders

Question 10

Which of the following is not characteristic of people who experience dissociative amnesia?

Accepted Answer

A)  They do not forget everything. 
B)  Their basic personality changes. 
C)  They do not forget how to read and write. 
D)  They may be unable to recognize their parents. 
A)  They do not forget everything. 
B)  Their basic personality changes. 
C)  They do not forget how to read and write. 
D)  They may be unable to recognize their parents.

Question 11

When someone with schizophrenia shows little or no emotion at all, sometimes called flat affect, the symptom would be considered

Accepted Answer

A)  a positive symptom. 
B)  a hallucination. 
C)  a delusion. 
D)  a negative symptom. 
A)  a positive symptom. 
B)  a hallucination. 
C)  a delusion. 
D)  a negative symptom.

Question 12

Which is a suggested cause of abnormal behaviour from the humanistic perspective?

Accepted Answer

A)  unconscious, unresolved conflicts 
B)  faulty learning 
C)  a blocking of the natural tendency toward self-actualization 
D)  faulty and negative thinking 
A)  unconscious, unresolved conflicts 
B)  faulty learning 
C)  a blocking of the natural tendency toward self-actualization 
D)  faulty and negative thinking

Question 13

Which of the following persons might be diagnosed as having agoraphobia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Julianne gets hysterical when a dog approaches her. 
B)  Lauren has incapacitating attacks of anxiety that come on her suddenly. 
C)  Paloma has been housebound for four years. 
D)  Ruth refuses to eat in front of others for fear her hand will shake. 
A)  Julianne gets hysterical when a dog approaches her. 
B)  Lauren has incapacitating attacks of anxiety that come on her suddenly. 
C)  Paloma has been housebound for four years. 
D)  Ruth refuses to eat in front of others for fear her hand will shake.

Question 14

What are some suggested causes of major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder?

Accepted Answer

1. A genetic predisposition
2. An imbala

Question 15

Obsessions differ from compulsions in that obsessions are ________, while compulsions are ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  neurotic; psychotic 
B)  behaviours; thoughts 
C)  abnormal; normal 
D)  thoughts; behaviours 
A)  neurotic; psychotic 
B)  behaviours; thoughts 
C)  abnormal; normal 
D)  thoughts; behaviours

Question 16

Which of the following persons probably would have had a diagnosis of catatonic schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Louise, who stands for hours in the same strange position 
B)  Valentina, who makes silly faces, laughs a lot, masturbates openly, and eats strange things 
C)  Matthias, who has the symptoms of schizophrenia, but does not fit any one type 
D)  Walter, who thinks the Russians are trying to kidnap him because he is so important 
A)  Louise, who stands for hours in the same strange position 
B)  Valentina, who makes silly faces, laughs a lot, masturbates openly, and eats strange things 
C)  Matthias, who has the symptoms of schizophrenia, but does not fit any one type 
D)  Walter, who thinks the Russians are trying to kidnap him because he is so important

Question 17

The definition for abnormal behaviour has become quite clear and broadly accepted in recent years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Josephine is a person who fears being less than perfect. She tries to hold her friends and lovers to the same standards and as a result has shallow emotional ties. She is likely suffering from

Accepted Answer

A)  avoidant personality disorder. 
B)  obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. 
C)  histrionic personality disorder. 
D)  borderline personality disorder. 
A)  avoidant personality disorder. 
B)  obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. 
C)  histrionic personality disorder. 
D)  borderline personality disorder.

Question 19

In illness anxiety disorder, people have an exaggerated concern for their health and are preoccupied with symptoms they believe to be signs of serious disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

According to the cognitive perspective, which of the following would not be a thought held by a depressed person?

Accepted Answer

A)  This is a really hard problem. I'll try to solve it. 
B)  I'll never get what I want. 
C)  There is no use in me even trying. 
D)  Everything always turns out wrong. 
A)  This is a really hard problem. I'll try to solve it. 
B)  I'll never get what I want. 
C)  There is no use in me even trying. 
D)  Everything always turns out wrong.

Billy Milligan has personalities whom he calls Arthur, Reagan, Tommy, and Christopher. He has been diagnosed with

Identify the symptoms associated with borderline personality disorder.

Which of the following would not be categorized as a mood disorder?

Hallucinations are ________ that frequently occur in schizophrenics.

The paraphilia in which a person experiences sexual urges or fantasies involving touching or rubbing against a non-consenting person is called

Tim is constantly concerned with being abandoned. His behaviour best fits the diagnosis of ________ personality disorder.

The most common form of seasonal affective disorder is related to light.

Every time Leo and Dana are driving out of town for vacation, Dana worries that she forgot to turn off the oven. She insists on returning to check it. Dana has

Which of the following causes of mental disorders is not consistent with the biological perspective?

Which of the following is not characteristic of people who experience dissociative amnesia?

When someone with schizophrenia shows little or no emotion at all, sometimes called flat affect, the symptom would be considered

Which is a suggested cause of abnormal behaviour from the humanistic perspective?

Which of the following persons might be diagnosed as having agoraphobia?

What are some suggested causes of major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder?

Obsessions differ from compulsions in that obsessions are , while compulsions are .

Which of the following persons probably would have had a diagnosis of catatonic schizophrenia?

The definition for abnormal behaviour has become quite clear and broadly accepted in recent years.

Josephine is a person who fears being less than perfect. She tries to hold her friends and lovers to the same standards and as a result has shallow emotional ties. She is likely suffering from

In illness anxiety disorder, people have an exaggerated concern for their health and are preoccupied with symptoms they believe to be signs of serious disease.

According to the cognitive perspective, which of the following would not be a thought held by a depressed person?

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Exam 13: Psychological Disorders

Billy Milligan has personalities whom he calls Arthur, Reagan, Tommy, and Christopher. He has been diagnosed with

Identify the symptoms associated with borderline personality disorder.

Which of the following would not be categorized as a mood disorder?

Hallucinations are ________ that frequently occur in schizophrenics.

The paraphilia in which a person experiences sexual urges or fantasies involving touching or rubbing against a non-consenting person is called

Tim is constantly concerned with being abandoned. His behaviour best fits the diagnosis of ________ personality disorder.

The most common form of seasonal affective disorder is related to light.

Every time Leo and Dana are driving out of town for vacation, Dana worries that she forgot to turn off the oven. She insists on returning to check it. Dana has

Which of the following causes of mental disorders is not consistent with the biological perspective?

Which of the following is not characteristic of people who experience dissociative amnesia?

When someone with schizophrenia shows little or no emotion at all, sometimes called flat affect, the symptom would be considered

Which is a suggested cause of abnormal behaviour from the humanistic perspective?

Which of the following persons might be diagnosed as having agoraphobia?

What are some suggested causes of major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder?

Obsessions differ from compulsions in that obsessions are ________, while compulsions are ________.

Which of the following persons probably would have had a diagnosis of catatonic schizophrenia?

The definition for abnormal behaviour has become quite clear and broadly accepted in recent years.

Josephine is a person who fears being less than perfect. She tries to hold her friends and lovers to the same standards and as a result has shallow emotional ties. She is likely suffering from

In illness anxiety disorder, people have an exaggerated concern for their health and are preoccupied with symptoms they believe to be signs of serious disease.

According to the cognitive perspective, which of the following would not be a thought held by a depressed person?

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Cognition, Language, and Intelligence

Development

Motivation and Emotion

Social Psychology

Personality, Theory and Assessment

Health and Stress

Therapies

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Obsessions differ from compulsions in that obsessions are , while compulsions are .