Question 1

When a defendant is on trial for murder and they plead insanity as a defence, this means

Accepted Answer

A) the diagnosis fits the DSM-5 criterion 
B) they were impaired enough at the time of the murder to not understand or control their actions 
C) they are currently traumatized by their actions and are not capable of standing trial 
D) the vulnerability-stress model would indicate they were not responsible for their actions at the time of the murder 
A) the diagnosis fits the DSM-5 criterion 
B) they were impaired enough at the time of the murder to not understand or control their actions 
C) they are currently traumatized by their actions and are not capable of standing trial 
D) the vulnerability-stress model would indicate they were not responsible for their actions at the time of the murder

Question 2

You are a researcher for a major drug company working on schizophrenia. Most likely, any new drug you develop will target

Accepted Answer

A) serotonin 
B) dopamine 
C) norepinephrine 
D) ACh 
E) GABA 
A) serotonin 
B) dopamine 
C) norepinephrine 
D) ACh 
E) GABA

Question 3

Differentiate between obsessions and compulsions. How are they typically related to one another?

Accepted Answer

Obsessions and compulsions are two key c

Question 4

A new patient has just shown up at the clinic. His records indicate a deterioration of the frontal and temporal lobes and the build up of plaques in the brain. You suspect that this patient has

Accepted Answer

A) autistic spectrum disorder 
B) antisocial personality disorder 
C) Alzheimer's 
D) schizophrenia 
E) attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADH
D)  
A) autistic spectrum disorder 
B) antisocial personality disorder 
C) Alzheimer's 
D) schizophrenia 
E) attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADH
D)

Question 5

What is a phobia, and what are the three major types?

Accepted Answer

A phobia is an extreme and irrational fe

Question 6

Accounting for the poorer prognosis of some schizophrenics, is the fact that some have been found to have brain abnormalities, especially those with ______________ symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A) Type I 
B) paranoid 
C) disorganized 
D) Type II 
A) Type I 
B) paranoid 
C) disorganized 
D) Type II

Question 7

A depressed student who is unable to go to her classes or engage in behaviours that she usually enjoys is most clearly demonstrating ______________, typically associated with major depression.

Accepted Answer

A) motivational symptoms 
B) cognitive symptoms 
C) somatic symptoms 
D) negative mood state 
A) motivational symptoms 
B) cognitive symptoms 
C) somatic symptoms 
D) negative mood state

Question 8

Which of the following would be classified as part of the physiological component of anxiety?

Accepted Answer

A) Thoughts about being embarrassed or humiliated 
B) A feeling of the inability to cope with a situation 
C) Increased heart rate and sweaty palms 
D) Avoidance of particular social situations 
A) Thoughts about being embarrassed or humiliated 
B) A feeling of the inability to cope with a situation 
C) Increased heart rate and sweaty palms 
D) Avoidance of particular social situations

Question 9

You are assessing an individual who is on trial for murder. The diagnosis is antisocial personality disorder. To support this, you might look for a deficiency in

Accepted Answer

A) dopamine 
B) MAOA 
C) serotonin 
D) GABA 
E) norepinephrine 
A) dopamine 
B) MAOA 
C) serotonin 
D) GABA 
E) norepinephrine

Question 10

A person alive during the Middle Ages most likely held which of the following views on abnormal behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A) Psychological disorders are caused by supernatural forces. 
B) Psychological disorders are caused by disease. 
C) Psychological disorders are caused by stressful environments. 
D) Psychological disorders are caused by physical and psychological vulnerabilities. 
A) Psychological disorders are caused by supernatural forces. 
B) Psychological disorders are caused by disease. 
C) Psychological disorders are caused by stressful environments. 
D) Psychological disorders are caused by physical and psychological vulnerabilities.

Question 11

As discussed in your textbook, which of the following is/are TRUE regarding eating disorders?

Accepted Answer

A) Genetic factors create a predisposition toward eating disorders. 
B) Cultural norms of beauty are thought to contribute the development of eating disorders in North America. 
C) Research has demonstrated that individuals with anorexia describe their parents as disapproving with very high standards. 
D) Research has demonstrated that individuals with bulimia tend to be depressed, anxious, and lack a stable sense of self-identity. 
E) All of these 
A) Genetic factors create a predisposition toward eating disorders. 
B) Cultural norms of beauty are thought to contribute the development of eating disorders in North America. 
C) Research has demonstrated that individuals with anorexia describe their parents as disapproving with very high standards. 
D) Research has demonstrated that individuals with bulimia tend to be depressed, anxious, and lack a stable sense of self-identity. 
E) All of these

Question 12

The ___________ theory explains conversion disorder as the symbolic expression of an underlying conflict that arouses so much anxiety being converted into a physical symptom.

Accepted Answer

A) psychodynamic 
B) evolutionary 
C) cognitive 
D) behavioural 
A) psychodynamic 
B) evolutionary 
C) cognitive 
D) behavioural

Question 13

Jordan has a high degree of anxiety. The anxiety overwhelms him in an unpredictable fashion and he has developed agoraphobia. Jordan is most likely suffering from

Accepted Answer

A) panic disorder 
B) obsessive-compulsive disorder 
C) generalized anxiety disorder 
D) a phobia 
E) post-traumatic stress disorder 
A) panic disorder 
B) obsessive-compulsive disorder 
C) generalized anxiety disorder 
D) a phobia 
E) post-traumatic stress disorder

Question 14

A person's mood is euphoric and cognitions are grandiose in a(n) _____________ state.

Accepted Answer

A) depressive 
B) manic 
C) schizophrenic 
D) anxious 
A) depressive 
B) manic 
C) schizophrenic 
D) anxious

Question 15

Reliability is to validity as ________.

Accepted Answer

A) consistency is to stability 
B) consistency is to accuracy 
C) accuracy is to reality 
D) accuracy is to stability 
A) consistency is to stability 
B) consistency is to accuracy 
C) accuracy is to reality 
D) accuracy is to stability

Question 16

Differentiate between major depression and dysthymia.

Accepted Answer

Major depression and dysthymia are both

Question 17

Eating disorders are considered to have _____________ genetic cause.

Accepted Answer

A) no 
B) a predisposing 
C) a complete 
D) minimal 
A) no 
B) a predisposing 
C) a complete 
D) minimal

Question 18

A teen has been diagnosed with depression. Which of these symptoms will the teen NOT display?

Accepted Answer

A) Cognitive symptoms 
B) Motivational symptoms 
C) Somatic symptoms 
D) Affective symptoms 
A) Cognitive symptoms 
B) Motivational symptoms 
C) Somatic symptoms 
D) Affective symptoms

Question 19

Exposure to negative experiences such as physical or sexual abuse during a person's early or middle childhood years contributes to the development of ____________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Howie Mandel has a fear of being contaminated by touching others. If we were able to track his brain activity when this obsessive behaviour occurs, the

Accepted Answer

A) hypothalamus. 
B) cerebellum would be activated. 
C) mesolimbic pathway would be activated (ventral tegmental area, ventral striatum, basal ganglia). 
D) orbitofrontal-cingulate pathway would be activated (prefrontal cortex, caudate nucleus). 
E) amygdala. 
A) hypothalamus. 
B) cerebellum would be activated. 
C) mesolimbic pathway would be activated (ventral tegmental area, ventral striatum, basal ganglia). 
D) orbitofrontal-cingulate pathway would be activated (prefrontal cortex, caudate nucleus). 
E) amygdala.

When a defendant is on trial for murder and they plead insanity as a defence, this means

You are a researcher for a major drug company working on schizophrenia. Most likely, any new drug you develop will target

Differentiate between obsessions and compulsions. How are they typically related to one another?

A new patient has just shown up at the clinic. His records indicate a deterioration of the frontal and temporal lobes and the build up of plaques in the brain. You suspect that this patient has

What is a phobia, and what are the three major types?

Accounting for the poorer prognosis of some schizophrenics, is the fact that some have been found to have brain abnormalities, especially those with ______________ symptoms.

A depressed student who is unable to go to her classes or engage in behaviours that she usually enjoys is most clearly demonstrating ______________, typically associated with major depression.

Which of the following would be classified as part of the physiological component of anxiety?

You are assessing an individual who is on trial for murder. The diagnosis is antisocial personality disorder. To support this, you might look for a deficiency in

A person alive during the Middle Ages most likely held which of the following views on abnormal behaviour?

As discussed in your textbook, which of the following is/are TRUE regarding eating disorders?

The ___________ theory explains conversion disorder as the symbolic expression of an underlying conflict that arouses so much anxiety being converted into a physical symptom.

Jordan has a high degree of anxiety. The anxiety overwhelms him in an unpredictable fashion and he has developed agoraphobia. Jordan is most likely suffering from

A person's mood is euphoric and cognitions are grandiose in a(n) _____________ state.

Reliability is to validity as ________.

Differentiate between major depression and dysthymia.

Eating disorders are considered to have _____________ genetic cause.

A teen has been diagnosed with depression. Which of these symptoms will the teen NOT display?

Exposure to negative experiences such as physical or sexual abuse during a person's early or middle childhood years contributes to the development of ____________.

Howie Mandel has a fear of being contaminated by touching others. If we were able to track his brain activity when this obsessive behaviour occurs, the

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Exam 16: Psychological Disorders

When a defendant is on trial for murder and they plead insanity as a defence, this means

You are a researcher for a major drug company working on schizophrenia. Most likely, any new drug you develop will target

Differentiate between obsessions and compulsions. How are they typically related to one another?

A new patient has just shown up at the clinic. His records indicate a deterioration of the frontal and temporal lobes and the build up of plaques in the brain. You suspect that this patient has

What is a phobia, and what are the three major types?

Accounting for the poorer prognosis of some schizophrenics, is the fact that some have been found to have brain abnormalities, especially those with ______________ symptoms.

A depressed student who is unable to go to her classes or engage in behaviours that she usually enjoys is most clearly demonstrating ______________, typically associated with major depression.

Which of the following would be classified as part of the physiological component of anxiety?

You are assessing an individual who is on trial for murder. The diagnosis is antisocial personality disorder. To support this, you might look for a deficiency in

A person alive during the Middle Ages most likely held which of the following views on abnormal behaviour?

As discussed in your textbook, which of the following is/are TRUE regarding eating disorders?

The ___________ theory explains conversion disorder as the symbolic expression of an underlying conflict that arouses so much anxiety being converted into a physical symptom.

Jordan has a high degree of anxiety. The anxiety overwhelms him in an unpredictable fashion and he has developed agoraphobia. Jordan is most likely suffering from

A person's mood is euphoric and cognitions are grandiose in a(n) _____________ state.

Reliability is to validity as ________.

Differentiate between major depression and dysthymia.

Eating disorders are considered to have _____________ genetic cause.

A teen has been diagnosed with depression. Which of these symptoms will the teen NOT display?

Exposure to negative experiences such as physical or sexual abuse during a person's early or middle childhood years contributes to the development of ____________.

Howie Mandel has a fear of being contaminated by touching others. If we were able to track his brain activity when this obsessive behaviour occurs, the

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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