Question 1

Brain studies show that adult psychopaths display subtle neurological problems, such as having unusual brain-wave patterns that suggest

Accepted Answer

A)  underarousal of the brain. 
B)  overarousal of the brain. 
C)  a lack of selective attention. 
D)  low levels of acetylcholine. 
A)  underarousal of the brain. 
B)  overarousal of the brain. 
C)  a lack of selective attention. 
D)  low levels of acetylcholine.

Question 2

Regarding the mentally ill and violence, which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Former mental patients are more likely to be violent than people in general. 
B)  People who are actively psychotic are too disturbed to be violent. 
C)  A young intoxicated poor male is more likely to be violent than a mental patient. 
D)  If a person commits a violent crime and is diagnosed with schizophrenia, he or she will be found incompetent to stand trial or will be found not guilty by reason of insanity. 
A)  Former mental patients are more likely to be violent than people in general. 
B)  People who are actively psychotic are too disturbed to be violent. 
C)  A young intoxicated poor male is more likely to be violent than a mental patient. 
D)  If a person commits a violent crime and is diagnosed with schizophrenia, he or she will be found incompetent to stand trial or will be found not guilty by reason of insanity.

Question 3

The simultaneous presence in a person of two or more mental disorders is referred to as __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The simultaneous presence in a person of...

Question 4

Factors that contribute to women's greater risk of depression include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  sex-linked traits. 
B)  work and parenting. 
C)  poverty. 
D)  sexual and physical abuse. 
A)  sex-linked traits. 
B)  work and parenting. 
C)  poverty. 
D)  sexual and physical abuse.

Question 5

Mary was raped outside a local movie theater four months ago.Since then, she constantly imagines the circumstances of the rape, is afraid to go to the movies or the mall and avoids doing so, and has frequent nightmares about being raped.Mary's reaction would be classified as a(n)__________ disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)  obsessive-compulsive 
B)  posttraumatic stress 
C)  acute stress 
D)  dissociative 
A)  obsessive-compulsive 
B)  posttraumatic stress 
C)  acute stress 
D)  dissociative

Question 6

The mutism shown in catatonia refers to the person

Accepted Answer

A)  being agitated. 
B)  not speaking. 
C)  not moving. 
D)  being hyperemotional. 
A)  being agitated. 
B)  not speaking. 
C)  not moving. 
D)  being hyperemotional.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  blunted or very inappropriate emotions 
B)  the presence of delusions and hallucinations 
C)  the presence of two or more personalities that alternate in consciousness 
D)  behavioral abnormalities, such as catatonia 
A)  blunted or very inappropriate emotions 
B)  the presence of delusions and hallucinations 
C)  the presence of two or more personalities that alternate in consciousness 
D)  behavioral abnormalities, such as catatonia

Question 8

A friend of yours mistakenly thinks that an antisocial personality disorder refers to a shy person.Explain to your friend why he or she is wrong.Discuss the true characteristics of an antisocial personality disorder, the disorder many have during childhood, the research studies regarding the antisocial brain, and the effectiveness of therapy with this personality disorder; and describe the personality disorder a "shy person" is more likely to have.

Accepted Answer

Answers will include that persons with a

Question 9

A bipolar II disorder is a mood disorder in which the person

Accepted Answer

A)  is mostly depressed but has also had one or more episodes of hypomania. 
B)  has episodes of mania and also periods of deep depression. 
C)  has a moderate depression that persists for two years or more. 
D)  who exhibits only mania with no depressive episodes. 
A)  is mostly depressed but has also had one or more episodes of hypomania. 
B)  has episodes of mania and also periods of deep depression. 
C)  has a moderate depression that persists for two years or more. 
D)  who exhibits only mania with no depressive episodes.

Question 10

Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders involve

Accepted Answer

A)  a loss of contact with reality. 
B)  amnesia and an unresolved guilt. 
C)  bodily complaints with no physical cause. 
D)  preoccupation with thoughts and repetitive behavior. 
A)  a loss of contact with reality. 
B)  amnesia and an unresolved guilt. 
C)  bodily complaints with no physical cause. 
D)  preoccupation with thoughts and repetitive behavior.

Question 11

Which of the following has been shown to be effective in the treatment of bipolar disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  dopamine 
B)  glutamate 
C)  ECT 
D)  lithium carbonate 
A)  dopamine 
B)  glutamate 
C)  ECT 
D)  lithium carbonate

Question 12

A person with which personality disorder would have an extremely unstable self-image, would be moody, extremely sensitive to any hint of criticism or rejection by others, and unable to form stable relationships?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

The legal definition that means the inability to manage one's affairs or to be aware of the consequences of one's actions is called

Accepted Answer

A)  insanity. 
B)  neurosis. 
C)  psychosomatic. 
D)  nervous breakdown. 
A)  insanity. 
B)  neurosis. 
C)  psychosomatic. 
D)  nervous breakdown.

Question 14

As long as the psychiatric nurse remains very quiet, she can move Jacob's arms and legs and shift his body position.Once he has been moved, he will remain so until someone moves him again.The unusual stupor state is sometimes observed in schizophrenia and is called

Accepted Answer

A)  dysthymia. 
B)  hebephrenic behavior. 
C)  catatonia. 
D)  paranoia. 
A)  dysthymia. 
B)  hebephrenic behavior. 
C)  catatonia. 
D)  paranoia.

Question 15

Researchers believe that social and environmental conditions are the main reason that women are 50 percent more likely than men to experience depression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

When a person has a conversion disorder that person

Accepted Answer

A)  still has the symptoms when asleep. 
B)  still has the symptoms when hypnotized. 
C)  is not disturbed by the disability. 
D)  has a severe type of psychosomatic illness. 
A)  still has the symptoms when asleep. 
B)  still has the symptoms when hypnotized. 
C)  is not disturbed by the disability. 
D)  has a severe type of psychosomatic illness.

Question 17

A history of childhood trauma, especially sexual abuse, is found in a high percentage of persons whose personalities split into multiple identities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Describe what is meant by "insanity," including its definition, how it is established, and how it is involved in commitments to mental hospitals and within the criminal justice system.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that insanity is a l

Question 19

In the most severe cases of depression and/or mania, the person may even lose touch with reality and display psychotic symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Jansen is an artist who dresses in an offbeat manner, drives a multi-colored VW van, and generally is known as a charming eccentric.Jansen is happy, creative, and generally well adjusted.It is critical to distinguish this type of non-traditional person from others who have not adopted the usual minimum rules for behavior, which is destructive.This example illustrates one of the problems with what definition of abnormality?

Accepted Answer

A)  social nonconformity 
B)  statistical 
C)  cultural 
D)  subjective discomfort 
A)  social nonconformity 
B)  statistical 
C)  cultural 
D)  subjective discomfort

Brain studies show that adult psychopaths display subtle neurological problems, such as having unusual brain-wave patterns that suggest

Regarding the mentally ill and violence, which of the following statements is TRUE?

The simultaneous presence in a person of two or more mental disorders is referred to as __________.

Factors that contribute to women's greater risk of depression include all of the following EXCEPT

Mary was raped outside a local movie theater four months ago.Since then, she constantly imagines the circumstances of the rape, is afraid to go to the movies or the mall and avoids doing so, and has frequent nightmares about being raped.Mary's reaction would be classified as a(n)__________ disorder.

The mutism shown in catatonia refers to the person

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of schizophrenia?

A bipolar II disorder is a mood disorder in which the person

Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders involve

Which of the following has been shown to be effective in the treatment of bipolar disorder?

A person with which personality disorder would have an extremely unstable self-image, would be moody, extremely sensitive to any hint of criticism or rejection by others, and unable to form stable relationships?

The legal definition that means the inability to manage one's affairs or to be aware of the consequences of one's actions is called

As long as the psychiatric nurse remains very quiet, she can move Jacob's arms and legs and shift his body position.Once he has been moved, he will remain so until someone moves him again.The unusual stupor state is sometimes observed in schizophrenia and is called

Researchers believe that social and environmental conditions are the main reason that women are 50 percent more likely than men to experience depression.

When a person has a conversion disorder that person

A history of childhood trauma, especially sexual abuse, is found in a high percentage of persons whose personalities split into multiple identities.

Describe what is meant by "insanity," including its definition, how it is established, and how it is involved in commitments to mental hospitals and within the criminal justice system.

In the most severe cases of depression and/or mania, the person may even lose touch with reality and display psychotic symptoms.

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Exam 14: Psychological Disorders.

Brain studies show that adult psychopaths display subtle neurological problems, such as having unusual brain-wave patterns that suggest

Regarding the mentally ill and violence, which of the following statements is TRUE?

The simultaneous presence in a person of two or more mental disorders is referred to as __________.

Factors that contribute to women's greater risk of depression include all of the following EXCEPT

The mutism shown in catatonia refers to the person

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of schizophrenia?

A bipolar II disorder is a mood disorder in which the person

Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders involve

Which of the following has been shown to be effective in the treatment of bipolar disorder?

A person with which personality disorder would have an extremely unstable self-image, would be moody, extremely sensitive to any hint of criticism or rejection by others, and unable to form stable relationships?

The legal definition that means the inability to manage one's affairs or to be aware of the consequences of one's actions is called

As long as the psychiatric nurse remains very quiet, she can move Jacob's arms and legs and shift his body position.Once he has been moved, he will remain so until someone moves him again.The unusual stupor state is sometimes observed in schizophrenia and is called

Researchers believe that social and environmental conditions are the main reason that women are 50 percent more likely than men to experience depression.

When a person has a conversion disorder that person

A history of childhood trauma, especially sexual abuse, is found in a high percentage of persons whose personalities split into multiple identities.

Describe what is meant by "insanity," including its definition, how it is established, and how it is involved in commitments to mental hospitals and within the criminal justice system.

In the most severe cases of depression and/or mania, the person may even lose touch with reality and display psychotic symptoms.

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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