Question 1

Regarding the schizophrenic brain, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  MRIs on schizophrenic brains show the brain regions crucial for regulating motivation, emotion, perception, actions, and attention to be abnormal. 
B)  On PET scans, the activity tends to be abnormally low in the frontal lobes of the schizophrenic brain. 
C)  CT scans show tightly packed narrow surface fissuring of the schizophrenic brain. 
D)  MRIs show that schizophrenic brains tend to have enlarged ventricles. 
A)  MRIs on schizophrenic brains show the brain regions crucial for regulating motivation, emotion, perception, actions, and attention to be abnormal. 
B)  On PET scans, the activity tends to be abnormally low in the frontal lobes of the schizophrenic brain. 
C)  CT scans show tightly packed narrow surface fissuring of the schizophrenic brain. 
D)  MRIs show that schizophrenic brains tend to have enlarged ventricles.

Question 2

Which disorder affects about 6.8 percent of all adults in a given year and involves the person having an intense, irrational fear of being observed, evaluated, embarrassed, or humiliated by others in everyday situations?

Accepted Answer

A)  social phobia 
B)  generalized anxiety disorder 
C)  obsessive-compulsive disorder 
D)  acute stress disorder 
A)  social phobia 
B)  generalized anxiety disorder 
C)  obsessive-compulsive disorder 
D)  acute stress disorder

Question 3

Which of the following does the text indicate as the reason that the term neurosis was dropped from later editions of the DSM?

Accepted Answer

A)  The term neurosis was too Freudian a concept. 
B)  The term neurosis was too imprecise a concept. 
C)  The term neurosis reduced the diagnostic validity of the classification system. 
D)  The lay public incorrectly associated the term neurosis with excessive anxiety. 
A)  The term neurosis was too Freudian a concept. 
B)  The term neurosis was too imprecise a concept. 
C)  The term neurosis reduced the diagnostic validity of the classification system. 
D)  The lay public incorrectly associated the term neurosis with excessive anxiety.

Question 4

Regarding the psychopathic personality, which of the following statements is FALSE?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Psychopaths tend to have a long history of conflict with society with many prison inmates being diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder. 
B)  ​Many psychopaths are "charming" at first with their "friends" only gradually become aware of the psychopath's lying and self-serving manipulation. 
C)  ​Psychopaths tend to be emotionally cold and are "blind" to the disgust in others. 
D)  ​People with an antisocial personality disorder typically showed either childhood schizoid or childhood schizotypal disorder in elementary school. 
A)  ​Psychopaths tend to have a long history of conflict with society with many prison inmates being diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder. 
B)  ​Many psychopaths are "charming" at first with their "friends" only gradually become aware of the psychopath's lying and self-serving manipulation. 
C)  ​Psychopaths tend to be emotionally cold and are "blind" to the disgust in others. 
D)  ​People with an antisocial personality disorder typically showed either childhood schizoid or childhood schizotypal disorder in elementary school.

Question 5

DSM-5 stands for the fifth edition of the

Accepted Answer

A)  Diagnostic Schedule of Medicine. 
B)  Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. 
C)  Depressive Scale Modalities. 
D)  Delirium and Sanity Manual. 
A)  Diagnostic Schedule of Medicine. 
B)  Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. 
C)  Depressive Scale Modalities. 
D)  Delirium and Sanity Manual.

Question 6

Depression that occurs only during fall and winter and appears to be related to decreased exposure to sunlight is called __________ depression.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Depression that occurs only during fall and...

Question 7

The mild depression that occurs only during the fall and winter months is related to the release of the hormone __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The mild depression that occurs only during...

Question 8

Regarding patterns of suicide, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The suicide rate is three times higher in Hungary than in the United States. 
B)  The suicide rate in the United States is almost ten times higher than the rate in Azerbaijan. 
C)  Between 1950 and 1990, suicide rates for adolescents and young adults doubled. 
D)  Suicide rates tend to decrease with advancing age. 
A)  The suicide rate is three times higher in Hungary than in the United States. 
B)  The suicide rate in the United States is almost ten times higher than the rate in Azerbaijan. 
C)  Between 1950 and 1990, suicide rates for adolescents and young adults doubled. 
D)  Suicide rates tend to decrease with advancing age.

Question 9

Which of the following personality disorders describes a person who displays social isolation, extremely odd behavior, and disturbed thought patterns, but who is not actively psychotic?

Accepted Answer

A)  dependent 
B)  schizotypal 
C)  narcissistic 
D)  schizoid 
A)  dependent 
B)  schizotypal 
C)  narcissistic 
D)  schizoid

Question 10

A bodily symptom that mimics a physical disability but is actually caused by anxiety or emotional distress is called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  dissociation. 
B)  obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
C)  hypomanic episode. 
D)  conversion disorder. 
A)  dissociation. 
B)  obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
C)  hypomanic episode. 
D)  conversion disorder.

Question 11

Which of the following is defined by a significant impairment in psychological functioning?

Accepted Answer

A)  social nonconformity 
B)  situational deviation 
C)  mental disorder 
D)  physiological disorder 
A)  social nonconformity 
B)  situational deviation 
C)  mental disorder 
D)  physiological disorder

Question 12

Acute stress disorder and PTSD can be distinguished from each other by

Accepted Answer

A)  how long the disturbance lasts. 
B)  the severity of the stress. 
C)  whether the anxiety is free-floating. 
D)  whether dissociative behavior is observed. 
A)  how long the disturbance lasts. 
B)  the severity of the stress. 
C)  whether the anxiety is free-floating. 
D)  whether dissociative behavior is observed.

Question 13

Which of the following is a psychological disturbance that lasts up to one month following stresses that would produce anxiety in anyone who experienced them?

Accepted Answer

A)  agoraphobia 
B)  dissociative disorder 
C)  acute stress disorder 
D)  posttraumatic stress disorder 
A)  agoraphobia 
B)  dissociative disorder 
C)  acute stress disorder 
D)  posttraumatic stress disorder

Question 14

Disorganized schizophrenia is characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  attacks of fear or panic. 
B)  silliness, laughter, and bizarre or obscene behavior. 
C)  delusions of persecution and grandeur. 
D)  severe depression. 
A)  attacks of fear or panic. 
B)  silliness, laughter, and bizarre or obscene behavior. 
C)  delusions of persecution and grandeur. 
D)  severe depression.

Question 15

Which of the following disorders is characterized by the person being socially withdrawn, being unable to control his or her thoughts or actions, and by the presence of delusions and/or hallucinations?

Accepted Answer

A)  trauma- and stressor-related disorders 
B)  dissociative disorders 
C)  somatic symptom and related disorders 
D)  schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders 
A)  trauma- and stressor-related disorders 
B)  dissociative disorders 
C)  somatic symptom and related disorders 
D)  schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders

Question 16

The CT scans and MRI scans both suggest that the brains of persons suffering from schizophrenia have

Accepted Answer

A)  become swelled by excess fluid. 
B)  shrunk (atrophied). 
C)  become overactive in the frontal lobes. 
D)  tightly packed surface fissures. 
A)  become swelled by excess fluid. 
B)  shrunk (atrophied). 
C)  become overactive in the frontal lobes. 
D)  tightly packed surface fissures.

Question 17

Which of the following was NOT listed as a warning sign that the risk of suicide is very high?

Accepted Answer

A)  feelings of anger and hostility that are turned inward 
B)  an extremely negative self-image and severe feelings of hopelessness 
C)  situations that seem intolerable, such as divorce, rejection, and bereavement 
D)  being overly confident, narcissistic, and boastful 
A)  feelings of anger and hostility that are turned inward 
B)  an extremely negative self-image and severe feelings of hopelessness 
C)  situations that seem intolerable, such as divorce, rejection, and bereavement 
D)  being overly confident, narcissistic, and boastful

Question 18

Schizophrenia may be described as a

Accepted Answer

A)  "splitting" apart, or disintegration, of the normally integrated personality. 
B)  "splitting" of the personality into two or more integrated personalities. 
C)  split between the person's delusions and hallucinations. 
D)  split in one's intellect that results in a savant syndrome. 
A)  "splitting" apart, or disintegration, of the normally integrated personality. 
B)  "splitting" of the personality into two or more integrated personalities. 
C)  split between the person's delusions and hallucinations. 
D)  split in one's intellect that results in a savant syndrome.

Question 19

According to the behaviorists, which of the following occurs when making a response delays or prevents the onset of a painful or unpleasant stimulus?

Accepted Answer

A)  distorted thinking 
B)  neurotic anxiety 
C)  avoidance learning 
D)  existential anxiety 
A)  distorted thinking 
B)  neurotic anxiety 
C)  avoidance learning 
D)  existential anxiety

Question 20

Sensory experiences that occur in the absence of a stimulus are called

Accepted Answer

A)  illusions. 
B)  hallucinations. 
C)  delusions. 
D)  affect episodes. 
A)  illusions. 
B)  hallucinations. 
C)  delusions. 
D)  affect episodes.

Regarding the schizophrenic brain, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which disorder affects about 6.8 percent of all adults in a given year and involves the person having an intense, irrational fear of being observed, evaluated, embarrassed, or humiliated by others in everyday situations?

Which of the following does the text indicate as the reason that the term neurosis was dropped from later editions of the DSM?

Regarding the psychopathic personality, which of the following statements is FALSE?

DSM-5 stands for the fifth edition of the

Depression that occurs only during fall and winter and appears to be related to decreased exposure to sunlight is called __________ depression.

The mild depression that occurs only during the fall and winter months is related to the release of the hormone __________.

Regarding patterns of suicide, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following personality disorders describes a person who displays social isolation, extremely odd behavior, and disturbed thought patterns, but who is not actively psychotic?

A bodily symptom that mimics a physical disability but is actually caused by anxiety or emotional distress is called a(n)

Which of the following is defined by a significant impairment in psychological functioning?

Acute stress disorder and PTSD can be distinguished from each other by

Which of the following is a psychological disturbance that lasts up to one month following stresses that would produce anxiety in anyone who experienced them?

Disorganized schizophrenia is characterized by

Which of the following disorders is characterized by the person being socially withdrawn, being unable to control his or her thoughts or actions, and by the presence of delusions and/or hallucinations?

The CT scans and MRI scans both suggest that the brains of persons suffering from schizophrenia have

Which of the following was NOT listed as a warning sign that the risk of suicide is very high?

Schizophrenia may be described as a

According to the behaviorists, which of the following occurs when making a response delays or prevents the onset of a painful or unpleasant stimulus?

Sensory experiences that occur in the absence of a stimulus are called

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Exam 14: Psychological Disorders.

Regarding the schizophrenic brain, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which disorder affects about 6.8 percent of all adults in a given year and involves the person having an intense, irrational fear of being observed, evaluated, embarrassed, or humiliated by others in everyday situations?

Which of the following does the text indicate as the reason that the term neurosis was dropped from later editions of the DSM?

Regarding the psychopathic personality, which of the following statements is FALSE?​

DSM-5 stands for the fifth edition of the

Depression that occurs only during fall and winter and appears to be related to decreased exposure to sunlight is called __________ depression.

The mild depression that occurs only during the fall and winter months is related to the release of the hormone __________.

Regarding patterns of suicide, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Which of the following personality disorders describes a person who displays social isolation, extremely odd behavior, and disturbed thought patterns, but who is not actively psychotic?

A bodily symptom that mimics a physical disability but is actually caused by anxiety or emotional distress is called a(n)

Which of the following is defined by a significant impairment in psychological functioning?

Acute stress disorder and PTSD can be distinguished from each other by

Which of the following is a psychological disturbance that lasts up to one month following stresses that would produce anxiety in anyone who experienced them?

Disorganized schizophrenia is characterized by

Which of the following disorders is characterized by the person being socially withdrawn, being unable to control his or her thoughts or actions, and by the presence of delusions and/or hallucinations?

The CT scans and MRI scans both suggest that the brains of persons suffering from schizophrenia have

Which of the following was NOT listed as a warning sign that the risk of suicide is very high?

Schizophrenia may be described as a

According to the behaviorists, which of the following occurs when making a response delays or prevents the onset of a painful or unpleasant stimulus?

Sensory experiences that occur in the absence of a stimulus are called

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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Regarding the psychopathic personality, which of the following statements is FALSE?