Question 1

Visual hallucinations are the most common form of hallucination in people who suffer from schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

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 3

In the majority of cases of multiple-personality,

Accepted Answer

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 4

All of the following persons might be diagnosed as having social anxiety disorder, except

Accepted Answer

A)  Leigh, who worries excessively about her performance at work. 
B)  Mindy, who will not write in front of others for fear her hand will shake. 
C)  Jerre, who has not left her house for two years. 
D)  Jillian, who will not go to the dentist. 
A)  Leigh, who worries excessively about her performance at work. 
B)  Mindy, who will not write in front of others for fear her hand will shake. 
C)  Jerre, who has not left her house for two years. 
D)  Jillian, who will not go to the dentist.

Question 5

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.

Question 6

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 7

Walter is extremely agitated because he believes his neighbours are spying on him, spreading rumours about him, and following him wherever he goes. Using the DSM-IV-TR, Walter would have most likely received a diagnosis of

Accepted Answer

A)  catatonic schizophrenia. 
B)  undifferentiated schizophrenia. 
C)  disorganized schizophrenia. 
D)  paranoid schizophrenia. 
A)  catatonic schizophrenia. 
B)  undifferentiated schizophrenia. 
C)  disorganized schizophrenia. 
D)  paranoid schizophrenia.

Question 8

Marlan only engages in sexual activity with children. He has a disorder called

Accepted Answer

A)  exhibitionism. 
B)  paraphilia. 
C)  transsexualism. 
D)  pedophilia. 
A)  exhibitionism. 
B)  paraphilia. 
C)  transsexualism. 
D)  pedophilia.

Question 9

Which of the following would not be considered a specific phobia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fear of snakes 
B)  Fear of speaking in front of large groups of people 
C)  Fear of heights 
D)  Fear of enclosed spaces, such as elevators 
A)  Fear of snakes 
B)  Fear of speaking in front of large groups of people 
C)  Fear of heights 
D)  Fear of enclosed spaces, such as elevators

Question 10

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

What is the most common pattern of seasonal affective disorder? What are the common symptoms, the believed cause, and the treatment?

Accepted Answer

Seasonal affective disorder is a mood di

Question 12

According to the text's definition of a delusion, a belief that fortune-tellers can predict the future is not considered a delusion, because

Accepted Answer

A)  it does not hurt anyone. 
B)  delusions are not shared by several people. 
C)  it can be proven to be true. 
D)  a substantial number of people in the culture believe it. 
A)  it does not hurt anyone. 
B)  delusions are not shared by several people. 
C)  it can be proven to be true. 
D)  a substantial number of people in the culture believe it.

Question 13

Which type of high school student would be most likely to have a histrionic personality?

Accepted Answer

A)  a teacher's pet 
B)  a book worm 
C)  a team player 
D)  a show-off 
A)  a teacher's pet 
B)  a book worm 
C)  a team player 
D)  a show-off

Question 14

What perspective suggests that depression develops because the person engages in faulty thinking and holds negative views about self, the world, and the future?

Accepted Answer

A)  humanistic 
B)  biological 
C)  psychoanalytic 
D)  cognitive 
A)  humanistic 
B)  biological 
C)  psychoanalytic 
D)  cognitive

Question 15

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 16

Compare and contrast dissociative amnesia and dissociative fugue, providing an example of each in your answer.

Accepted Answer

With dissociative amnesia, people experi

Question 17

The sexual disorder in which individuals become sexually aroused by receiving pain or humiliation from others is called

Accepted Answer

A)  pedophilia. 
B)  voyeurism. 
C)  sexual masochism. 
D)  sexual sadism. 
A)  pedophilia. 
B)  voyeurism. 
C)  sexual masochism. 
D)  sexual sadism.

Question 18

What is the term for an intense fear of being in a situation where immediate escape is not possible or help is not immediately available in case of incapacitating anxiety?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

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 20

The abnormal behaviours and characteristics that occur in people who suffer from schizophrenia are called

Accepted Answer

A)  affect-neutral symptoms. 
B)  negative symptoms. 
C)  positive symptoms. 
D)  flights of ideas. 
A)  affect-neutral symptoms. 
B)  negative symptoms. 
C)  positive symptoms. 
D)  flights of ideas.

Visual hallucinations are the most common form of hallucination in people who suffer from schizophrenia.

In the majority of cases of multiple-personality,

All of the following persons might be diagnosed as having social anxiety disorder, except

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

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

Walter is extremely agitated because he believes his neighbours are spying on him, spreading rumours about him, and following him wherever he goes. Using the DSM-IV-TR, Walter would have most likely received a diagnosis of

Marlan only engages in sexual activity with children. He has a disorder called

Which of the following would not be considered a specific phobia?

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

What is the most common pattern of seasonal affective disorder? What are the common symptoms, the believed cause, and the treatment?

According to the text's definition of a delusion, a belief that fortune-tellers can predict the future is not considered a delusion, because

Which type of high school student would be most likely to have a histrionic personality?

What perspective suggests that depression develops because the person engages in faulty thinking and holds negative views about self, the world, and the future?

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

Compare and contrast dissociative amnesia and dissociative fugue, providing an example of each in your answer.

The sexual disorder in which individuals become sexually aroused by receiving pain or humiliation from others is called

What is the term for an intense fear of being in a situation where immediate escape is not possible or help is not immediately available in case of incapacitating anxiety?

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

The abnormal behaviours and characteristics that occur in people who suffer from schizophrenia are called

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Visual hallucinations are the most common form of hallucination in people who suffer from schizophrenia.

In the majority of cases of multiple-personality,

All of the following persons might be diagnosed as having social anxiety disorder, except

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

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

Walter is extremely agitated because he believes his neighbours are spying on him, spreading rumours about him, and following him wherever he goes. Using the DSM-IV-TR, Walter would have most likely received a diagnosis of

Marlan only engages in sexual activity with children. He has a disorder called

Which of the following would not be considered a specific phobia?

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

What is the most common pattern of seasonal affective disorder? What are the common symptoms, the believed cause, and the treatment?

According to the text's definition of a delusion, a belief that fortune-tellers can predict the future is not considered a delusion, because

Which type of high school student would be most likely to have a histrionic personality?

What perspective suggests that depression develops because the person engages in faulty thinking and holds negative views about self, the world, and the future?

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

Compare and contrast dissociative amnesia and dissociative fugue, providing an example of each in your answer.

The sexual disorder in which individuals become sexually aroused by receiving pain or humiliation from others is called

What is the term for an intense fear of being in a situation where immediate escape is not possible or help is not immediately available in case of incapacitating anxiety?

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

The abnormal behaviours and characteristics that occur in people who suffer from schizophrenia are called

Introduction to Psychology

Biology and Behaviour

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