Question 1

Insanity is both a psychological diagnostic category and a legal term that refers to a defendant's presumed state of mind at the time a crime was committed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Jane's speech has become very incoherent and confusing. She believes that aliens are trying to abduct her and are watching her through her television. It is likely that Jane is suffering from which type of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A) Type I schizophrenia 
B) Catatonic 
C) Type II schizophrenia 
D) Bipolar disorder 
A) Type I schizophrenia 
B) Catatonic 
C) Type II schizophrenia 
D) Bipolar disorder

Question 3

Competency pertains to a legal defendant's ability to understand the nature of the legal proceedings, while insanity pertains to the defendant's state of mind at the time of the crime.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

An important thing to keep in mind when using the "three Ds" to classify abnormal behaviour is that ________.

Accepted Answer

A) although they have been used extensively by psychologists, research suggests that they are a poor way to classify abnormal behaviour 
B) each criterion by itself is sufficient to classify a behaviour as abnormal 
C) all of the criteria must be present to classify behaviour as abnormal 
D) none of the criteria by themselves are necessary or sufficient to classify a behaviour as abnormal 
A) although they have been used extensively by psychologists, research suggests that they are a poor way to classify abnormal behaviour 
B) each criterion by itself is sufficient to classify a behaviour as abnormal 
C) all of the criteria must be present to classify behaviour as abnormal 
D) none of the criteria by themselves are necessary or sufficient to classify a behaviour as abnormal

Question 5

Approximately _______ of autistic children remain severely disabled into adulthood and cannot lead independent lives.

Accepted Answer

A) 1% 
B) 10% 
C) 70% 
D) 99% 
A) 1% 
B) 10% 
C) 70% 
D) 99%

Question 6

When Minnie was a little girl, her neighbour's pony was struck by lightning and killed. Minnie's fear of lightning increased over the years. At first she would stop whatever she was doing and go home if a storm arose. Then, she would not leave the house if it looked like a storm was brewing. When there was lightning, Minnie hid under the table in the dining room because it was sturdy. Minnie is to the point now that she will not leave her house in case it were to start lightning, even when storms are not in the forecast. What kind of problem does Minnie most likely have?

Accepted Answer

A) Phobic disorder 
B) Panic disorder 
C) Generalized anxiety disorder 
D) Adjustment disorder 
A) Phobic disorder 
B) Panic disorder 
C) Generalized anxiety disorder 
D) Adjustment disorder

Question 7

Anorexic is to ____________ as bulimic is to ____________.

Accepted Answer

A) safer; less safe 
B) less safe; safer 
C) unstable personal identity; perfectionist identity 
D) perfectionist identity; unstable personal identity 
A) safer; less safe 
B) less safe; safer 
C) unstable personal identity; perfectionist identity 
D) perfectionist identity; unstable personal identity

Question 8

The dopamine hypothesis asserts that an overactivity of this particular neurotransmitter may cause _________.

Accepted Answer

A) dissociative identity disorder 
B) schizophrenia 
C) conversion disorder 
D) panic disorder 
A) dissociative identity disorder 
B) schizophrenia 
C) conversion disorder 
D) panic disorder

Question 9

The underactivity of the neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine has been found to be associated with _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) anxiety 
B) depression 
C) somatic symptom disorders 
D) dissociative disorders 
A) anxiety 
B) depression 
C) somatic symptom disorders 
D) dissociative disorders

Question 10

Which of the following culture-bound disorders involves the excessive fear of offending others by doing such things as staring too long or making an inappropriate facial expression?

Accepted Answer

A) Koro 
B) Taijin Kyofushu 
C) Social phobia 
D) Windigo 
A) Koro 
B) Taijin Kyofushu 
C) Social phobia 
D) Windigo

Question 11

How are classical conditioning and modelling concepts used to account for the development of antisocial personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

Classical conditioning and modeling conc

Question 12

Schizophrenics with Type I symptoms show a better prognosis than do schizophrenics with Type II symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Regarding a diagnostic classification system for psychological disorders, reliability means that clinicians using the classification system should show high levels of agreement in their diagnostic classifications, whereas, if the categories accurately capture the essential features of the disorders, this is called ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) validity 
B) accuracy 
C) consistency 
D) verifiability 
A) validity 
B) accuracy 
C) consistency 
D) verifiability

Question 14

When looking at the historical evolution of attitudes towards psychological disorders, general paresis is a disease with great significance because it

Accepted Answer

A) provided the first evidence of a psychological disorder with a biological cause 
B) showed how psychological factors can produce actual physical abnormalities 
C) provided the first evidence supporting the vulnerability-stress model 
D) demonstrated how psychological factors can create physical symptoms that have no identifiable biological cause 
A) provided the first evidence of a psychological disorder with a biological cause 
B) showed how psychological factors can produce actual physical abnormalities 
C) provided the first evidence supporting the vulnerability-stress model 
D) demonstrated how psychological factors can create physical symptoms that have no identifiable biological cause

Question 15

How are biological factors implicated in autism?

Accepted Answer

Biological factors are strongly implicat

Question 16

J.P has dissociative identity disorder. We would expect that J.P.

Accepted Answer

A) was a victim of severe sexual or physical abuse 
B) has a depleted supply of serotonin 
C) has a single unified personality 
D) would show delusional thinking 
E) actually has an anxiety disorder 
A) was a victim of severe sexual or physical abuse 
B) has a depleted supply of serotonin 
C) has a single unified personality 
D) would show delusional thinking 
E) actually has an anxiety disorder

Question 17

According to learned helplessness theory, the worst form of depression is produced by attributions for failures that are _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) external, stable, and global 
B) personal, stable, and global 
C) personal, stable, and situation-specific 
D) external, stable, and situation-specific 
A) external, stable, and global 
B) personal, stable, and global 
C) personal, stable, and situation-specific 
D) external, stable, and situation-specific

Question 18

An interpretation of anxiety disorders that concentrates on the reinforcement provided by avoidance and escape behaviours is borrowing from the principles of operant conditioning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Bipolar disorder is considered

Accepted Answer

A) an anxiety disorder 
B) a mood disorder 
C) a unipolar disorder 
D) a psychotic disorder 
E) a dissociative disorder 
A) an anxiety disorder 
B) a mood disorder 
C) a unipolar disorder 
D) a psychotic disorder 
E) a dissociative disorder

Question 20

Identical twins have a concordance rate of about ___________ for anxiety disorders, compared with a ___________ concordance rate in fraternal twins.

Accepted Answer

A) 40%; 4% 
B) 4%; 40% 
C) 65%; 6% 
D) 6%; 65% 
A) 40%; 4% 
B) 4%; 40% 
C) 65%; 6% 
D) 6%; 65%

Insanity is both a psychological diagnostic category and a legal term that refers to a defendant's presumed state of mind at the time a crime was committed.

Jane's speech has become very incoherent and confusing. She believes that aliens are trying to abduct her and are watching her through her television. It is likely that Jane is suffering from which type of schizophrenia?

Competency pertains to a legal defendant's ability to understand the nature of the legal proceedings, while insanity pertains to the defendant's state of mind at the time of the crime.

An important thing to keep in mind when using the "three Ds" to classify abnormal behaviour is that ________.

Approximately _______ of autistic children remain severely disabled into adulthood and cannot lead independent lives.

Anorexic is to as bulimic is to .

The dopamine hypothesis asserts that an overactivity of this particular neurotransmitter may cause _________.

The underactivity of the neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine has been found to be associated with _____________.

Which of the following culture-bound disorders involves the excessive fear of offending others by doing such things as staring too long or making an inappropriate facial expression?

How are classical conditioning and modelling concepts used to account for the development of antisocial personality disorder?

Schizophrenics with Type I symptoms show a better prognosis than do schizophrenics with Type II symptoms.

When looking at the historical evolution of attitudes towards psychological disorders, general paresis is a disease with great significance because it

How are biological factors implicated in autism?

J.P has dissociative identity disorder. We would expect that J.P.

According to learned helplessness theory, the worst form of depression is produced by attributions for failures that are _____________.

An interpretation of anxiety disorders that concentrates on the reinforcement provided by avoidance and escape behaviours is borrowing from the principles of operant conditioning.

Bipolar disorder is considered

Identical twins have a concordance rate of about _ for anxiety disorders, compared with a _ concordance rate in fraternal twins.

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Exam 16: Psychological Disorders

Insanity is both a psychological diagnostic category and a legal term that refers to a defendant's presumed state of mind at the time a crime was committed.

Jane's speech has become very incoherent and confusing. She believes that aliens are trying to abduct her and are watching her through her television. It is likely that Jane is suffering from which type of schizophrenia?

Competency pertains to a legal defendant's ability to understand the nature of the legal proceedings, while insanity pertains to the defendant's state of mind at the time of the crime.

An important thing to keep in mind when using the "three Ds" to classify abnormal behaviour is that ________.

Approximately _______ of autistic children remain severely disabled into adulthood and cannot lead independent lives.

Anorexic is to ____________ as bulimic is to ____________.

The dopamine hypothesis asserts that an overactivity of this particular neurotransmitter may cause _________.

The underactivity of the neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine has been found to be associated with _____________.

Which of the following culture-bound disorders involves the excessive fear of offending others by doing such things as staring too long or making an inappropriate facial expression?

How are classical conditioning and modelling concepts used to account for the development of antisocial personality disorder?

Schizophrenics with Type I symptoms show a better prognosis than do schizophrenics with Type II symptoms.

When looking at the historical evolution of attitudes towards psychological disorders, general paresis is a disease with great significance because it

How are biological factors implicated in autism?

J.P has dissociative identity disorder. We would expect that J.P.

According to learned helplessness theory, the worst form of depression is produced by attributions for failures that are _____________.

An interpretation of anxiety disorders that concentrates on the reinforcement provided by avoidance and escape behaviours is borrowing from the principles of operant conditioning.

Bipolar disorder is considered

Identical twins have a concordance rate of about ___________ for anxiety disorders, compared with a ___________ concordance rate in fraternal twins.

Psychology: the Science of Behaviour

Studying Behaviour Scientifically

Biological Foundations of Behaviour

Genes, Evolution, and Behaviour

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning and Adaptation: the Role of Experience

Memory

Language and Thinking

Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Development Over the Lifespan

Behaviour in a Social Context

Personality

Stress, Coping, and Health

Treatment of Psychological Disorders

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Anorexic is to as bulimic is to .

Identical twins have a concordance rate of about _ for anxiety disorders, compared with a _ concordance rate in fraternal twins.