Question 1

According to evolutionary theories of depression, ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  moderate depression may allow us, with time, to adapt to a real loss 
B)  those who experience severe depression are most likely to survive 
C)  those who are moderately depressed are more likely to find a mate 
D)  those with moderate depression are less likely to experience anxiety 
A)  moderate depression may allow us, with time, to adapt to a real loss 
B)  those who experience severe depression are most likely to survive 
C)  those who are moderately depressed are more likely to find a mate 
D)  those with moderate depression are less likely to experience anxiety A

Question 2

Someone with schizophrenia that is socially withdrawn and produces limited or toneless speech is displaying which type of symptoms?

Accepted Answer

A)  positive 
B)  negative 
C)  both positive and negative 
D)  undifferentiated 
A)  positive 
B)  negative 
C)  both positive and negative 
D)  undifferentiated B

Question 3

Which type of symptoms is more common when schizophrenia develops rapidly?

Accepted Answer

A)  positive 
B)  negative 
C)  residual 
D)  undifferentiated 
A)  positive 
B)  negative 
C)  residual 
D)  undifferentiated A

Question 4

Your textbook author defines abnormal behavior as a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  statistically frequent pattern of pathological emotion, thought, or action 
B)  pattern of pathological emotion, thought, or action that results in increased functioning 
C)  pattern of pathological behaviors, thoughts, or emotions for one of three different reasons: deviance, dysfunction, and distress 
D)  pattern of rigid thought that prohibits one from developing meaningful relationships 
A)  statistically frequent pattern of pathological emotion, thought, or action 
B)  pattern of pathological emotion, thought, or action that results in increased functioning 
C)  pattern of pathological behaviors, thoughts, or emotions for one of three different reasons: deviance, dysfunction, and distress 
D)  pattern of rigid thought that prohibits one from developing meaningful relationships

Question 5

Depressive disorders are best characterized by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a grief reaction after a major loss 
B)  sad, empty, or irritable moods that interfere with functioning, pleasure, and life interests 
C)  any depression of mood that alternate with periods of mania 
D)  recurring or persistent episodes of depressed mood that are accompanied by psychotic thinking and suicidality 
A)  a grief reaction after a major loss 
B)  sad, empty, or irritable moods that interfere with functioning, pleasure, and life interests 
C)  any depression of mood that alternate with periods of mania 
D)  recurring or persistent episodes of depressed mood that are accompanied by psychotic thinking and suicidality

Question 6

Which of the following is a proposed reason that women are more likely to manifest major depression than men?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women tend to avoid acknowledging and dealing with their problems. 
B)  Women have less social support and the support they have is less intimate. 
C)  Women are more likely to fall into lowest socioeconomic groups. 
D)  Women tend to use substances and dangerous behaviors to deal with their emotions. 
A)  Women tend to avoid acknowledging and dealing with their problems. 
B)  Women have less social support and the support they have is less intimate. 
C)  Women are more likely to fall into lowest socioeconomic groups. 
D)  Women tend to use substances and dangerous behaviors to deal with their emotions.

Question 7

Which of these are culture-specific symptoms of depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  anxiety and sad affect 
B)  somatization and guilt 
C)  poor concentration and lack of energy 
D)  loss of enjoyment and anxiety 
A)  anxiety and sad affect 
B)  somatization and guilt 
C)  poor concentration and lack of energy 
D)  loss of enjoyment and anxiety

Question 8

Compulsions refer to ________, whereas obsessions refer to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  repeated ritualistic behaviors; exaggerated thoughts 
B)  rational thoughts; rational behaviors 
C)  exaggerated thoughts; repeated ritualistic behaviors 
D)  rational behaviors; exaggerated thoughts 
A)  repeated ritualistic behaviors; exaggerated thoughts 
B)  rational thoughts; rational behaviors 
C)  exaggerated thoughts; repeated ritualistic behaviors 
D)  rational behaviors; exaggerated thoughts

Question 9

Cultural diversity has a direct effect on which criterion for diagnosing psychological disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  statistical infrequency 
B)  dysfunctions 
C)  distress 
D)  deviance 
A)  statistical infrequency 
B)  dysfunctions 
C)  distress 
D)  deviance

Question 10

Schizophrenia is associated with ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  euphoric mood 
B)  episodic lows 
C)  delusions and hallucinations 
D)  obsessive thoughts 
A)  euphoric mood 
B)  episodic lows 
C)  delusions and hallucinations 
D)  obsessive thoughts

Question 11

Sudden inexplicable episodes of intense fear with persistent physical symptoms are associated with ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  hysteria 
B)  general anxiety disorder 
C)  panic disorder 
D)  obsessive-compulsive disorder 
A)  hysteria 
B)  general anxiety disorder 
C)  panic disorder 
D)  obsessive-compulsive disorder

Question 12

Psychological conditions that begin in childhood and tend to persist into adulthood are called which type of disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  dissociative 
B)  somatic symptom 
C)  neurocognitive 
D)  neurodevelopmental 
A)  dissociative 
B)  somatic symptom 
C)  neurocognitive 
D)  neurodevelopmental

Question 13

Psychodynamic perspectives explain abnormal behavior by emphasizing the role of which of the following in the development of psychological disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  unconscious, unresolved conflicts 
B)  blocked personal growth 
C)  exaggerated forms of an adaptive reaction 
D)  conditioning and modeling 
A)  unconscious, unresolved conflicts 
B)  blocked personal growth 
C)  exaggerated forms of an adaptive reaction 
D)  conditioning and modeling

Question 14

In the movie A Beautiful Mind, John Nash believed that men from the government were trying to kill him when he decided to stop working for them. This is called a delusion of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  nihilism 
B)  persecution 
C)  reference 
D)  grandeur 
A)  nihilism 
B)  persecution 
C)  reference 
D)  grandeur

Question 15

Myron avoids hospitals, doctor's offices, and people with injuries because he always faints at the sight of blood. Myron's symptoms are consistent with which type of phobia?

Accepted Answer

A)  physical 
B)  specific 
C)  medical 
D)  generalized 
A)  physical 
B)  specific 
C)  medical 
D)  generalized

Question 16

The most common treatment for individuals with ADHD is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  antidepressant medication 
B)  Gestalt and restructuring psychotherapy 
C)  stimulant medication 
D)  eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing 
A)  antidepressant medication 
B)  Gestalt and restructuring psychotherapy 
C)  stimulant medication 
D)  eye-movement desensitization and reprocessing

Question 17

One possible cause of borderline personality disorder is impaired function of the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  frontal lobes and limbic system 
B)  temporal lobes 
C)  occipital lobes 
D)  parietal lobes 
A)  frontal lobes and limbic system 
B)  temporal lobes 
C)  occipital lobes 
D)  parietal lobes

Question 18

A person with more than one mental disorder at a time would be described as dealing with ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  prevalence 
B)  comorbidity 
C)  misdiagnosis 
D)  differential diagnosis 
A)  prevalence 
B)  comorbidity 
C)  misdiagnosis 
D)  differential diagnosis

Question 19

Research finds that one of the best ways to reduce suicides is to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  make antidepressant medication available without a prescription 
B)  take steps to reduce access to firearms 
C)  have laws that provide greater punishment for domestic abusers 
D)  increase the ability of a physician to involuntarily commit a depressed person to a hospital 
A)  make antidepressant medication available without a prescription 
B)  take steps to reduce access to firearms 
C)  have laws that provide greater punishment for domestic abusers 
D)  increase the ability of a physician to involuntarily commit a depressed person to a hospital

Question 20

Perhaps the most troubling criticism of the DSM is its reliance on the ________ model and the way it may unfairly label people.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Perhaps the most troubling criticism of the...

According to evolutionary theories of depression, ________.

Someone with schizophrenia that is socially withdrawn and produces limited or toneless speech is displaying which type of symptoms?

Which type of symptoms is more common when schizophrenia develops rapidly?

Your textbook author defines abnormal behavior as a ________.

Depressive disorders are best characterized by ________.

Which of the following is a proposed reason that women are more likely to manifest major depression than men?

Which of these are culture-specific symptoms of depression?

Compulsions refer to , whereas obsessions refer to .

Cultural diversity has a direct effect on which criterion for diagnosing psychological disorders?

Schizophrenia is associated with ________.

Sudden inexplicable episodes of intense fear with persistent physical symptoms are associated with ________.

Psychological conditions that begin in childhood and tend to persist into adulthood are called which type of disorders?

Psychodynamic perspectives explain abnormal behavior by emphasizing the role of which of the following in the development of psychological disorders?

In the movie A Beautiful Mind, John Nash believed that men from the government were trying to kill him when he decided to stop working for them. This is called a delusion of ________.

Myron avoids hospitals, doctor's offices, and people with injuries because he always faints at the sight of blood. Myron's symptoms are consistent with which type of phobia?

The most common treatment for individuals with ADHD is ________.

One possible cause of borderline personality disorder is impaired function of the ________.

A person with more than one mental disorder at a time would be described as dealing with ________.

Research finds that one of the best ways to reduce suicides is to ________.

Perhaps the most troubling criticism of the DSM is its reliance on the ________ model and the way it may unfairly label people.

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According to evolutionary theories of depression, ________.

Someone with schizophrenia that is socially withdrawn and produces limited or toneless speech is displaying which type of symptoms?

Which type of symptoms is more common when schizophrenia develops rapidly?

Your textbook author defines abnormal behavior as a ________.

Depressive disorders are best characterized by ________.

Which of the following is a proposed reason that women are more likely to manifest major depression than men?

Which of these are culture-specific symptoms of depression?

Compulsions refer to ________, whereas obsessions refer to ________.

Cultural diversity has a direct effect on which criterion for diagnosing psychological disorders?

Schizophrenia is associated with ________.

Sudden inexplicable episodes of intense fear with persistent physical symptoms are associated with ________.

Psychological conditions that begin in childhood and tend to persist into adulthood are called which type of disorders?

Psychodynamic perspectives explain abnormal behavior by emphasizing the role of which of the following in the development of psychological disorders?

In the movie A Beautiful Mind, John Nash believed that men from the government were trying to kill him when he decided to stop working for them. This is called a delusion of ________.

Myron avoids hospitals, doctor's offices, and people with injuries because he always faints at the sight of blood. Myron's symptoms are consistent with which type of phobia?

The most common treatment for individuals with ADHD is ________.

One possible cause of borderline personality disorder is impaired function of the ________.

A person with more than one mental disorder at a time would be described as dealing with ________.

Research finds that one of the best ways to reduce suicides is to ________.

Perhaps the most troubling criticism of the DSM is its reliance on the ________ model and the way it may unfairly label people.

The Science of Psychology

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Learning

Memory

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Therapy

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Compulsions refer to , whereas obsessions refer to .