Question 1

The facial expressions, tone of voice, and gestures of people who suffer from schizophrenia often do not fit the situation. This is called

Accepted Answer

A)  negative symptoms. 
B)  flatness of affect. 
C)  inappropriate affect. 
D)  delusional behaviour. 
A)  negative symptoms. 
B)  flatness of affect. 
C)  inappropriate affect. 
D)  delusional behaviour.

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true regarding the distinction between normal and abnormal behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)  You are either totally normal, or totally abnormal; there is no middle ground. 
B)  If a person is considered normal in one culture, then they are normal in all cultures. 
C)  Not all people whose behaviour is abnormal experience personal distress. 
D)  It is relatively easy to differentiate normal behaviour from abnormal behaviour. 
A)  You are either totally normal, or totally abnormal; there is no middle ground. 
B)  If a person is considered normal in one culture, then they are normal in all cultures. 
C)  Not all people whose behaviour is abnormal experience personal distress. 
D)  It is relatively easy to differentiate normal behaviour from abnormal behaviour.

Question 3

Which of the following people probably would have had a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Compare and contrast sexual dysfunctions and paraphilias. Include a brief description of three paraphilias.

Accepted Answer

Sexual dysfunctions include inhibited se

Question 5

The general term used to describe disturbances in sexual desire, sexual arousal, or the ability to attain orgasm is

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual dysfunction. 
B)  paraphilia. 
C)  transvestism. 
D)  transsexualism. 
A)  sexual dysfunction. 
B)  paraphilia. 
C)  transvestism. 
D)  transsexualism.

Question 6

Catatonic schizophrenia had as its major symptom the person being frozen in one position for hours, which is believed to result from extreme fear of persecution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Fenton's mood state swings from despair to mania. Sometimes he is so depressed that he becomes suicidal, while at other times he is extremely elated and energetic. Fenton has received a diagnosis of

Accepted Answer

A)  bipolar disorder. 
B)  schizophrenia. 
C)  somatoform disorder. 
D)  conversion disorder. 
A)  bipolar disorder. 
B)  schizophrenia. 
C)  somatoform disorder. 
D)  conversion disorder.

Question 8

Which of the following is not a class of phobias?

Accepted Answer

A)  complex phobia 
B)  social anxiety disorders 
C)  specific phobia 
D)  agoraphobia 
A)  complex phobia 
B)  social anxiety disorders 
C)  specific phobia 
D)  agoraphobia

Question 9

Which is not one of the types of dissociative disorders identified in the text?

Accepted Answer

A)  dissociative bipolar disorder 
B)  dissociative amnesia 
C)  dissociative fugue 
D)  dissociative identity disorder 
A)  dissociative bipolar disorder 
B)  dissociative amnesia 
C)  dissociative fugue 
D)  dissociative identity disorder

Question 10

Which of the following is not true of conversion disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  The person is faking the symptom. 
B)  The physical symptom solves a psychological problem. 
C)  The physical symptom has no biological basis. 
D)  The person loses functioning in some part of the body. 
A)  The person is faking the symptom. 
B)  The physical symptom solves a psychological problem. 
C)  The physical symptom has no biological basis. 
D)  The person loses functioning in some part of the body.

Question 11

A person who sees, hears, smells, or tastes something when there is no external stimulus causing the perception is likely experiencing

Accepted Answer

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

Question 12

The experience of significant depression that tends to come and go with seasons is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  seasonal affective disorder. 
B)  manic depressive disorder. 
C)  bipolar mood disorder. 
D)  obsessive compulsive disorder. 
A)  seasonal affective disorder. 
B)  manic depressive disorder. 
C)  bipolar mood disorder. 
D)  obsessive compulsive disorder.

Question 13

Abnormal brain activity in the dopamine systems is frequently found in people who suffer from schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is the severe disorder characterized by loss of contact with reality, delusions, hallucinations, disturbance of thinking, and/or other bizarre behaviour?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

According to the cognitive perspective, abnormal behaviour results from faulty and negative thinking.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

People who are unduly worried about their finances or their health may be experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  a mild form of psychosis. 
B)  personality disorder. 
C)  a deep depression. 
D)  general anxiety disorder. 
A)  a mild form of psychosis. 
B)  personality disorder. 
C)  a deep depression. 
D)  general anxiety disorder.

Question 17

An obsession is the need to repeat certain acts over and over, and a compulsion is a recurring, involuntary thought or image.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Describe some of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

The negative symptoms of schizophrenia i

Question 19

Reginald is convinced that he is an extremely important historical figure sent to earth to claim his rightful place among the giants of history. Reginald's belief is an example of a

Accepted Answer

A)  delusion of grandeur. 
B)  delusion of persecution. 
C)  delusion of reference. 
D)  delusion of control. 
A)  delusion of grandeur. 
B)  delusion of persecution. 
C)  delusion of reference. 
D)  delusion of control.

Question 20

Lillian is unable to remember anything about the fire in her home in which her child was killed and her husband was seriously injured, despite the fact that she was home at the time. Lillian's failure to remember is best interpreted as

Accepted Answer

A)  dissociative amnesia. 
B)  somatoform disorder. 
C)  multiple personality. 
D)  dissociative fugue. 
A)  dissociative amnesia. 
B)  somatoform disorder. 
C)  multiple personality. 
D)  dissociative fugue.

The facial expressions, tone of voice, and gestures of people who suffer from schizophrenia often do not fit the situation. This is called

Which of the following statements is true regarding the distinction between normal and abnormal behaviour?

Which of the following people probably would have had a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia?

Compare and contrast sexual dysfunctions and paraphilias. Include a brief description of three paraphilias.

The general term used to describe disturbances in sexual desire, sexual arousal, or the ability to attain orgasm is

Catatonic schizophrenia had as its major symptom the person being frozen in one position for hours, which is believed to result from extreme fear of persecution.

Fenton's mood state swings from despair to mania. Sometimes he is so depressed that he becomes suicidal, while at other times he is extremely elated and energetic. Fenton has received a diagnosis of

Which of the following is not a class of phobias?

Which is not one of the types of dissociative disorders identified in the text?

Which of the following is not true of conversion disorder?

A person who sees, hears, smells, or tastes something when there is no external stimulus causing the perception is likely experiencing

The experience of significant depression that tends to come and go with seasons is known as

Abnormal brain activity in the dopamine systems is frequently found in people who suffer from schizophrenia.

What is the severe disorder characterized by loss of contact with reality, delusions, hallucinations, disturbance of thinking, and/or other bizarre behaviour?

According to the cognitive perspective, abnormal behaviour results from faulty and negative thinking.

People who are unduly worried about their finances or their health may be experiencing

An obsession is the need to repeat certain acts over and over, and a compulsion is a recurring, involuntary thought or image.

Describe some of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia?

Reginald is convinced that he is an extremely important historical figure sent to earth to claim his rightful place among the giants of history. Reginald's belief is an example of a

Lillian is unable to remember anything about the fire in her home in which her child was killed and her husband was seriously injured, despite the fact that she was home at the time. Lillian's failure to remember is best interpreted as

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The facial expressions, tone of voice, and gestures of people who suffer from schizophrenia often do not fit the situation. This is called

Which of the following statements is true regarding the distinction between normal and abnormal behaviour?

Which of the following people probably would have had a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia?

Compare and contrast sexual dysfunctions and paraphilias. Include a brief description of three paraphilias.

The general term used to describe disturbances in sexual desire, sexual arousal, or the ability to attain orgasm is

Catatonic schizophrenia had as its major symptom the person being frozen in one position for hours, which is believed to result from extreme fear of persecution.

Fenton's mood state swings from despair to mania. Sometimes he is so depressed that he becomes suicidal, while at other times he is extremely elated and energetic. Fenton has received a diagnosis of

Which of the following is not a class of phobias?

Which is not one of the types of dissociative disorders identified in the text?

Which of the following is not true of conversion disorder?

A person who sees, hears, smells, or tastes something when there is no external stimulus causing the perception is likely experiencing

The experience of significant depression that tends to come and go with seasons is known as

Abnormal brain activity in the dopamine systems is frequently found in people who suffer from schizophrenia.

What is the severe disorder characterized by loss of contact with reality, delusions, hallucinations, disturbance of thinking, and/or other bizarre behaviour?

According to the cognitive perspective, abnormal behaviour results from faulty and negative thinking.

People who are unduly worried about their finances or their health may be experiencing

An obsession is the need to repeat certain acts over and over, and a compulsion is a recurring, involuntary thought or image.

Describe some of the negative symptoms of schizophrenia?

Reginald is convinced that he is an extremely important historical figure sent to earth to claim his rightful place among the giants of history. Reginald's belief is an example of a

Lillian is unable to remember anything about the fire in her home in which her child was killed and her husband was seriously injured, despite the fact that she was home at the time. Lillian's failure to remember is best interpreted as

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behaviour

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