Question 1

In 2014, approximately how many Americans committed suicide?

Accepted Answer

A) 10,000 
B) 23,000 
C) 42,000 
D) 55,600 
A) 10,000 
B) 23,000 
C) 42,000 
D) 55,600

Question 2

In schizophrenia, emotions may become blunted or very inappropriate. For example, if a person with schizophrenia is told his mother just died, he might show no emotion at all, which is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) paranoia. 
B) erotomania. 
C) a flat affect. 
D) mutism. 
A) paranoia. 
B) erotomania. 
C) a flat affect. 
D) mutism.

Question 3

Delusions and hallucinations are considered negative symptoms of psychosis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

When a person's thoughts, actions, and emotions are no longer coordinated, the person is exhibiting

Accepted Answer

A) hyperemotionality or a flat affect. 
B) auditory hallucinations. 
C) personality disintegration. 
D) delusions of reference. 
A) hyperemotionality or a flat affect. 
B) auditory hallucinations. 
C) personality disintegration. 
D) delusions of reference.

Question 5

According to which psychological approach are emotional disorders the end product of a faulty self-image when anxious individuals build up unrealistic mental images of themselves?

Accepted Answer

A) psychodynamic 
B) humanistic 
C) cognitive 
D) behavioral 
A) psychodynamic 
B) humanistic 
C) cognitive 
D) behavioral

Question 6

Blanche is always overly dramatic when discussing her "trouble" to anyone who will listen. She enjoys being the center of attention and being catered to by everyone, especially men. Blanche's behavior fits the description of which personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) obsessive-compulsive 
B) schizoid 
C) histrionic 
D) borderline 
A) obsessive-compulsive 
B) schizoid 
C) histrionic 
D) borderline

Question 7

After failing to receive an expected job promotion, Joe has been in a continuous state of exaggerated sadness for several months. His self-image is very negative, and he has lost all interest in others. He is probably suffering from

Accepted Answer

A) an existential crisis. 
B) paradoxical anxiety. 
C) a dissociative fugue. 
D) a depressive disorder. 
A) an existential crisis. 
B) paradoxical anxiety. 
C) a dissociative fugue. 
D) a depressive disorder.

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Regarding mental disorders, comorbidity often develops when

Accepted Answer

A) a person has a culture-bound syndrome. 
B) a primary problem causes secondary problems. 
C) clinicians overcategorize troubled behavior. 
D) a person meets the legal definition of insanity. 
A) a person has a culture-bound syndrome. 
B) a primary problem causes secondary problems. 
C) clinicians overcategorize troubled behavior. 
D) a person meets the legal definition of insanity.

Question 10

Emotional misery increases and health care providers have more difficulty in diagnosing and treating a person when he or she suffers from more than one mental disorder at the same time, a condition known as

Accepted Answer

A) cyclothymia. 
B) psychosis. 
C) comorbidity. 
D) a conversion reaction. 
A) cyclothymia. 
B) psychosis. 
C) comorbidity. 
D) a conversion reaction.

Question 11

The scientific study of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders is called

Accepted Answer

A) psychosis. 
B) neurosis. 
C) psychopathology. 
D) neuropathology. 
A) psychosis. 
B) neurosis. 
C) psychopathology. 
D) neuropathology.

Question 12

Regarding the stress-vulnerability model, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Some people inherit a difference in brain chemistry or brain structure that makes them more susceptible, even to normal stresses. 
B) The model attributes psychotic disorders to a blend of environmental stress and inherited susceptibility. 
C) The model only applies to schizophrenia and not to other forms of psychopathology, such as depression or anxiety. 
D) Anyone subjected to enough stress may be pushed to a psychotic break. 
A) Some people inherit a difference in brain chemistry or brain structure that makes them more susceptible, even to normal stresses. 
B) The model attributes psychotic disorders to a blend of environmental stress and inherited susceptibility. 
C) The model only applies to schizophrenia and not to other forms of psychopathology, such as depression or anxiety. 
D) Anyone subjected to enough stress may be pushed to a psychotic break.

Question 13

Seasonal depressions are related to more of which of the following being secreted by the pineal gland during the winter?

Accepted Answer

A) dopamine 
B) acetylcholine 
C) melatonin 
D) serotonin 
A) dopamine 
B) acetylcholine 
C) melatonin 
D) serotonin

Question 14

A behavioral therapist would view unhealthy anxiety as

Accepted Answer

A) a loss of meaning in one's life. 
B) a raging conflict among the id, ego, and superego. 
C) the effects of learning and conditioning. 
D) the result of distorted thinking. 
A) a loss of meaning in one's life. 
B) a raging conflict among the id, ego, and superego. 
C) the effects of learning and conditioning. 
D) the result of distorted thinking.

Question 15

If a song or stupid commercial jingle repeats over and over in your mind, you are experiencing a mild type of

Accepted Answer

A) obsession. 
B) compulsion. 
C) phobia. 
D) delusion. 
A) obsession. 
B) compulsion. 
C) phobia. 
D) delusion.

Question 16

Seasonal depressions are related to more melatonin being secreted by which endocrine gland during the winter?

Accepted Answer

A) adrenal 
B) pineal 
C) pituitary 
D) thyroid 
A) adrenal 
B) pineal 
C) pituitary 
D) thyroid

Question 17

The risk of violence from mental patients is actually many times lower than that of persons who are young, male, poor, and intoxicated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

According to cognitive psychologists, depression is caused by

Accepted Answer

A) learned helplessness. 
B) self-criticism and self-defeating thoughts. 
C) imbalances of serotonin and noradrenaline. 
D) repressed anger that is turned inward as self-hate. 
A) learned helplessness. 
B) self-criticism and self-defeating thoughts. 
C) imbalances of serotonin and noradrenaline. 
D) repressed anger that is turned inward as self-hate.

Question 19

What percentage of American adults suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in any given year?

Accepted Answer

A) five percent 
B) 10 percent 
C) 18 percent 
D) 35 percent 
A) five percent 
B) 10 percent 
C) 18 percent 
D) 35 percent

Question 20

A researcher seeking an organic basis for schizophrenia would be well-advised to investigate the role of

Accepted Answer

A) glycerin and GABA. 
B) adrenaline and noradrenaline. 
C) histamine and melatonin. 
D) dopamine and glutamate. 
A) glycerin and GABA. 
B) adrenaline and noradrenaline. 
C) histamine and melatonin. 
D) dopamine and glutamate.

In 2014, approximately how many Americans committed suicide?

In schizophrenia, emotions may become blunted or very inappropriate. For example, if a person with schizophrenia is told his mother just died, he might show no emotion at all, which is referred to as

Delusions and hallucinations are considered negative symptoms of psychosis.

When a person's thoughts, actions, and emotions are no longer coordinated, the person is exhibiting

According to which psychological approach are emotional disorders the end product of a faulty self-image when anxious individuals build up unrealistic mental images of themselves?

Blanche is always overly dramatic when discussing her "trouble" to anyone who will listen. She enjoys being the center of attention and being catered to by everyone, especially men. Blanche's behavior fits the description of which personality disorder?

After failing to receive an expected job promotion, Joe has been in a continuous state of exaggerated sadness for several months. His self-image is very negative, and he has lost all interest in others. He is probably suffering from

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

Regarding mental disorders, comorbidity often develops when

Emotional misery increases and health care providers have more difficulty in diagnosing and treating a person when he or she suffers from more than one mental disorder at the same time, a condition known as

The scientific study of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders is called

Regarding the stress-vulnerability model, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Seasonal depressions are related to more of which of the following being secreted by the pineal gland during the winter?

A behavioral therapist would view unhealthy anxiety as

If a song or stupid commercial jingle repeats over and over in your mind, you are experiencing a mild type of

Seasonal depressions are related to more melatonin being secreted by which endocrine gland during the winter?

The risk of violence from mental patients is actually many times lower than that of persons who are young, male, poor, and intoxicated.

According to cognitive psychologists, depression is caused by

What percentage of American adults suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in any given year?

A researcher seeking an organic basis for schizophrenia would be well-advised to investigate the role of

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Exam 14: Psychological Disorders

In 2014, approximately how many Americans committed suicide?

In schizophrenia, emotions may become blunted or very inappropriate. For example, if a person with schizophrenia is told his mother just died, he might show no emotion at all, which is referred to as

Delusions and hallucinations are considered negative symptoms of psychosis.

When a person's thoughts, actions, and emotions are no longer coordinated, the person is exhibiting

According to which psychological approach are emotional disorders the end product of a faulty self-image when anxious individuals build up unrealistic mental images of themselves?

Blanche is always overly dramatic when discussing her "trouble" to anyone who will listen. She enjoys being the center of attention and being catered to by everyone, especially men. Blanche's behavior fits the description of which personality disorder?

After failing to receive an expected job promotion, Joe has been in a continuous state of exaggerated sadness for several months. His self-image is very negative, and he has lost all interest in others. He is probably suffering from

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

Regarding mental disorders, comorbidity often develops when

Emotional misery increases and health care providers have more difficulty in diagnosing and treating a person when he or she suffers from more than one mental disorder at the same time, a condition known as

The scientific study of mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders is called

Regarding the stress-vulnerability model, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Seasonal depressions are related to more of which of the following being secreted by the pineal gland during the winter?

A behavioral therapist would view unhealthy anxiety as

If a song or stupid commercial jingle repeats over and over in your mind, you are experiencing a mild type of

Seasonal depressions are related to more melatonin being secreted by which endocrine gland during the winter?

The risk of violence from mental patients is actually many times lower than that of persons who are young, male, poor, and intoxicated.

According to cognitive psychologists, depression is caused by

What percentage of American adults suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in any given year?

A researcher seeking an organic basis for schizophrenia would be well-advised to investigate the role of

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

Maximizing Learning through Reflective Processing and Active Thinking

Applied Psychology

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