Question 1

The reason that psychopaths tend to be thrill seekers appears to be due to

Accepted Answer

A)  ​permissive parenting. 
B)  ​overly strict parenting. 
C)  ​an underarousal of the brain. 
D)  ​an overarousal of the brain. 
A)  ​permissive parenting. 
B)  ​overly strict parenting. 
C)  ​an underarousal of the brain. 
D)  ​an overarousal of the brain.

Question 2

Regarding the depression experienced by "new" mothers, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Part of the depression experienced by "new" mothers may be hormonal since a woman's estrogen levels can drop, altering her mood. 
B)  Postpartum depression is self-limiting and does not require professional help. 
C)  A depressed mother can seriously affect her child's rate of development. 
D)  Educating new parents about the importance of supporting one another and groups where new mothers can discuss their feelings can help alleviate depression. 
A)  Part of the depression experienced by "new" mothers may be hormonal since a woman's estrogen levels can drop, altering her mood. 
B)  Postpartum depression is self-limiting and does not require professional help. 
C)  A depressed mother can seriously affect her child's rate of development. 
D)  Educating new parents about the importance of supporting one another and groups where new mothers can discuss their feelings can help alleviate depression.

Question 3

The LEAST prone to violence would be a person who

Accepted Answer

A)  is young, male, poor, and intoxicated but does not have a mental disorder. 
B)  is a former mental patient who is not actively psychotic. 
C)  has a psychotic mental disorder and is also involved with substance abuse. 
D)  is actively experiencing delusions and hallucinations but is not showing any anxiety. 
A)  is young, male, poor, and intoxicated but does not have a mental disorder. 
B)  is a former mental patient who is not actively psychotic. 
C)  has a psychotic mental disorder and is also involved with substance abuse. 
D)  is actively experiencing delusions and hallucinations but is not showing any anxiety.

Question 4

When a person's behavior is maladaptive, a relative may start legal procedures that may result in the finding of insanity with these legal procedures called

Accepted Answer

A)  psychotic findings. 
B)  psychopathology lawsuits. 
C)  commitment proceedings. 
D)  diagnostic and statistical analyses. 
A)  psychotic findings. 
B)  psychopathology lawsuits. 
C)  commitment proceedings. 
D)  diagnostic and statistical analyses.

Question 5

Which of the following was the first to propose a psychodynamic explanation for what he called "neurosis"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sigmund Freud 
B)  Carl Rogers 
C)  Abraham Maslow 
D)  B.F.Skinner 
A)  Sigmund Freud 
B)  Carl Rogers 
C)  Abraham Maslow 
D)  B.F.Skinner

Question 6

Ritualized behaviors used to temporarily control unpleasant thoughts are known as __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Ritualized behaviors used to temporarily control unpleasant...

Question 7

Which of the following is a personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  manic-depression 
B)  narcissistic 
C)  paraphilia 
D)  dissociative identity disorder 
A)  manic-depression 
B)  narcissistic 
C)  paraphilia 
D)  dissociative identity disorder

Question 8

Hallucinations and bizarre, unconvincing delusions are typical of

Accepted Answer

A)  delusional disorders. 
B)  schizophrenia. 
C)  both schizophrenia and delusional disorders. 
D)  neither schizophrenia nor delusional disorders. 
A)  delusional disorders. 
B)  schizophrenia. 
C)  both schizophrenia and delusional disorders. 
D)  neither schizophrenia nor delusional disorders.

Question 9

In the DSM-5, which now-outdated term was replaced by the diagnosis of gender dysphoria?

Accepted Answer

A)  paraphilic disorder 
B)  homosexuality 
C)  gender identity disorder 
D)  sexual dysfunction 
A)  paraphilic disorder 
B)  homosexuality 
C)  gender identity disorder 
D)  sexual dysfunction

Question 10

Which category of disorders involves extreme preoccupation with certain thoughts and the repetitive performance of certain behaviors?

Accepted Answer

A)  bipolar and related disorders 
B)  dissociative disorders 
C)  obsessive-compulsive and related disorders 
D)  schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders 
A)  bipolar and related disorders 
B)  dissociative disorders 
C)  obsessive-compulsive and related disorders 
D)  schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders

Question 11

If Carleton is exhibiting "glove anesthesia," this strongly implies that Carleton has a ___________ disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)  neurocognitive 
B)  factitious 
C)  dissociative 
D)  conversion 
A)  neurocognitive 
B)  factitious 
C)  dissociative 
D)  conversion

Question 12

MRI scans showing brain tumors in a person on trial for murder would most likely be used to provide evidence for which​ type of insanity plea?

Accepted Answer

A)  ​guilty but insane. 
B)  ​not guilty by reason of diminished responsibility 
C)  ​not guilty by reason of insanity 
D)  ​involuntary commitment 
A)  ​guilty but insane. 
B)  ​not guilty by reason of diminished responsibility 
C)  ​not guilty by reason of insanity 
D)  ​involuntary commitment

Question 13

Regarding how the four psychological perspectives view anxiety disorders, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychologists who take a cognitive view believe that distorted thinking causes people to magnify ordinary threats and failures, which leads to distress and anxiety. 
B)  Humanistic psychologist Carl Rogers believed that anxious individuals have built up unrealistic, mental images of themselves. 
C)  A behaviorist would explain that the powerful reward of immediate relief from anxiety keeps self-defeating avoidance behaviors alive. 
D)  Psychologists who take an existential view emphasize that unhealthy anxiety is caused by forbidden id impulses for sex or aggression that threaten to break through into behavior. 
A)  Psychologists who take a cognitive view believe that distorted thinking causes people to magnify ordinary threats and failures, which leads to distress and anxiety. 
B)  Humanistic psychologist Carl Rogers believed that anxious individuals have built up unrealistic, mental images of themselves. 
C)  A behaviorist would explain that the powerful reward of immediate relief from anxiety keeps self-defeating avoidance behaviors alive. 
D)  Psychologists who take an existential view emphasize that unhealthy anxiety is caused by forbidden id impulses for sex or aggression that threaten to break through into behavior.

Question 14

Using PET scans, researchers found the activity level in bipolar (manic-depressive)​ brains to be

Accepted Answer

A)  ​low in both the right and left hemispheres. 
B)  ​high in both the right and left hemispheres. 
C)  ​high in the right hemisphere and low in the left hemisphere. 
D)  low in the right hemisphere and high in the left hemisphere. 
A)  ​low in both the right and left hemispheres. 
B)  ​high in both the right and left hemispheres. 
C)  ​high in the right hemisphere and low in the left hemisphere. 
D)  low in the right hemisphere and high in the left hemisphere.

Question 15

Arachnophobia is a fear of

Accepted Answer

A)  germs. 
B)  blood. 
C)  heights. 
D)  spiders. 
A)  germs. 
B)  blood. 
C)  heights. 
D)  spiders.

Question 16

Since many people whose physical sex does not match their sexual identity are well-adjusted, the new diagnosis in the DSM-5 applies only to individuals who are deeply troubled by their gender variance.This new diagnostic term is

Accepted Answer

A)  gender identity disorder. 
B)  sexual dysfunction. 
C)  paraphilic disorder. 
D)  gender dysphoria. 
A)  gender identity disorder. 
B)  sexual dysfunction. 
C)  paraphilic disorder. 
D)  gender dysphoria.

Question 17

Mary, a housewife from Detroit, Michigan, believes that she is the Queen of England.Mary is experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  delusions of grandeur. 
B)  delusions of reference. 
C)  delusions of influence. 
D)  somatic delusions. 
A)  delusions of grandeur. 
B)  delusions of reference. 
C)  delusions of influence. 
D)  somatic delusions.

Question 18

Which of the following disorders is caused by unusual webs and tangles in the brain that damage areas of the brain important for memory and learning and eventually results in the person being mute and bedridden?

Accepted Answer

A)  schizophrenia 
B)  dissociative disorder 
C)  Munchausen syndrome 
D)  Alzheimer's disease 
A)  schizophrenia 
B)  dissociative disorder 
C)  Munchausen syndrome 
D)  Alzheimer's disease

Question 19

Persons who constantly think that they are dirty or contaminated with germs may wash their hands several times in an hour, a behavior that would be called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  phobia. 
B)  obsession. 
C)  compulsion. 
D)  anxiety attack. 
A)  phobia. 
B)  obsession. 
C)  compulsion. 
D)  anxiety attack.

Question 20

Lewis Carroll's character of the Mad Hatter in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is modeled after the hat makers of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries who were heavily exposed to mercury used in the preparation of felt.Because of this mercury poisoning, these hat makers developed

Accepted Answer

A)  conversion reactions. 
B)  somatic symptom disorders. 
C)  psychosis due to brain damage. 
D)  dissociative disorders. 
A)  conversion reactions. 
B)  somatic symptom disorders. 
C)  psychosis due to brain damage. 
D)  dissociative disorders.

The reason that psychopaths tend to be thrill seekers appears to be due to

Regarding the depression experienced by "new" mothers, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The LEAST prone to violence would be a person who

When a person's behavior is maladaptive, a relative may start legal procedures that may result in the finding of insanity with these legal procedures called

Which of the following was the first to propose a psychodynamic explanation for what he called "neurosis"?

Ritualized behaviors used to temporarily control unpleasant thoughts are known as __________.

Which of the following is a personality disorder?

Hallucinations and bizarre, unconvincing delusions are typical of

In the DSM-5, which now-outdated term was replaced by the diagnosis of gender dysphoria?

Which category of disorders involves extreme preoccupation with certain thoughts and the repetitive performance of certain behaviors?

If Carleton is exhibiting "glove anesthesia," this strongly implies that Carleton has a ___________ disorder.

MRI scans showing brain tumors in a person on trial for murder would most likely be used to provide evidence for which type of insanity plea?

Regarding how the four psychological perspectives view anxiety disorders, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Using PET scans, researchers found the activity level in bipolar (manic-depressive) brains to be

Arachnophobia is a fear of

Since many people whose physical sex does not match their sexual identity are well-adjusted, the new diagnosis in the DSM-5 applies only to individuals who are deeply troubled by their gender variance.This new diagnostic term is

Mary, a housewife from Detroit, Michigan, believes that she is the Queen of England.Mary is experiencing

Which of the following disorders is caused by unusual webs and tangles in the brain that damage areas of the brain important for memory and learning and eventually results in the person being mute and bedridden?

Persons who constantly think that they are dirty or contaminated with germs may wash their hands several times in an hour, a behavior that would be called a(n)

Lewis Carroll's character of the Mad Hatter in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is modeled after the hat makers of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries who were heavily exposed to mercury used in the preparation of felt.Because of this mercury poisoning, these hat makers developed

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The reason that psychopaths tend to be thrill seekers appears to be due to

Regarding the depression experienced by "new" mothers, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The LEAST prone to violence would be a person who

When a person's behavior is maladaptive, a relative may start legal procedures that may result in the finding of insanity with these legal procedures called

Which of the following was the first to propose a psychodynamic explanation for what he called "neurosis"?

Ritualized behaviors used to temporarily control unpleasant thoughts are known as __________.

Which of the following is a personality disorder?

Hallucinations and bizarre, unconvincing delusions are typical of

In the DSM-5, which now-outdated term was replaced by the diagnosis of gender dysphoria?

Which category of disorders involves extreme preoccupation with certain thoughts and the repetitive performance of certain behaviors?

If Carleton is exhibiting "glove anesthesia," this strongly implies that Carleton has a ___________ disorder.

MRI scans showing brain tumors in a person on trial for murder would most likely be used to provide evidence for which​ type of insanity plea?

Regarding how the four psychological perspectives view anxiety disorders, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Using PET scans, researchers found the activity level in bipolar (manic-depressive)​ brains to be

Arachnophobia is a fear of

Since many people whose physical sex does not match their sexual identity are well-adjusted, the new diagnosis in the DSM-5 applies only to individuals who are deeply troubled by their gender variance.This new diagnostic term is

Mary, a housewife from Detroit, Michigan, believes that she is the Queen of England.Mary is experiencing

Which of the following disorders is caused by unusual webs and tangles in the brain that damage areas of the brain important for memory and learning and eventually results in the person being mute and bedridden?

Persons who constantly think that they are dirty or contaminated with germs may wash their hands several times in an hour, a behavior that would be called a(n)

Lewis Carroll's character of the Mad Hatter in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is modeled after the hat makers of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries who were heavily exposed to mercury used in the preparation of felt.Because of this mercury poisoning, these hat makers developed

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Brain and Behavior.

Human Development

Sensation and Perception.

States of Consciousness.

Conditioning and Learning.

Memory.

Cognition, Language, and Creativity.

Intelligence.

Motivation and Emotion.

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.

Personality.

Health, Stress, and Coping.

Therapies.

Social Thinking and Social Influence.

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior.

Applied Psychology.

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MRI scans showing brain tumors in a person on trial for murder would most likely be used to provide evidence for which type of insanity plea?

Using PET scans, researchers found the activity level in bipolar (manic-depressive) brains to be