Question 1

These are the most common of the anxiety disorders but are the least disabling because of the focus of the anxiety.

Accepted Answer

A)  specific phobias 
B)  agorophobias 
C)  obsessive-compulsive disorders 
D)  panic disorders 
A)  specific phobias 
B)  agorophobias 
C)  obsessive-compulsive disorders 
D)  panic disorders

Question 2

Which of the following is not a symptom specific to sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  numbing or detachment from others 
B)  intrusive thoughts about the trigger event 
C)  daytime "flashbacks" 
D)  insomnia 
A)  numbing or detachment from others 
B)  intrusive thoughts about the trigger event 
C)  daytime "flashbacks" 
D)  insomnia

Question 3

These types of schizophrenic symptoms are marked by their absence, as in lack of affect, or apathy.

Accepted Answer

A)  positive symptoms 
B)  psychotic symptoms 
C)  negative symptoms 
D)  passive symptoms 
A)  positive symptoms 
B)  psychotic symptoms 
C)  negative symptoms 
D)  passive symptoms

Question 4

Which of the following people is most likely to commit suicide?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jenny, a white American woman with bipolar disorder 
B) Byron, an African American man with social phobia 
C)  Alfonse, a native American man with major depression 
D)  Marisol, a retired Latina American with seasonal affective disorder 
A)  Jenny, a white American woman with bipolar disorder 
B) Byron, an African American man with social phobia 
C)  Alfonse, a native American man with major depression 
D)  Marisol, a retired Latina American with seasonal affective disorder

Question 5

The genetic and neurodevelopmental causes of schizophrenia have been extensively researched. Describe three examples of findings related to those types of causes.

Accepted Answer

1. Genetic studies have identified speci

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT considered a serious risk factor for developing PTSD following a traumatic event?

Accepted Answer

A)  exposure to trauma in films and video games 
B)  traumatic event occurring in childhood 
C)  low income or poverty 
D)  previous exposure to trauma or stress 
A)  exposure to trauma in films and video games 
B)  traumatic event occurring in childhood 
C)  low income or poverty 
D)  previous exposure to trauma or stress

Question 7

A person with this phobia is highly anxious about situations involving exposure to unfamiliar people.

Accepted Answer

A)  social phobia 
B)  agoraphobia 
C)  acrophobia 
D)  sangophobia 
A)  social phobia 
B)  agoraphobia 
C)  acrophobia 
D)  sangophobia

Question 8

All of the following are reasons why men tend to be more successful in their suicide attempts compared with women, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  men are more likely to attempt suicide while younger 
B) men are more likely to be physically aggressive 
C)  men are more likely to be socially isolated 
D)  men are more likely to suffer from alcoholism 
A)  men are more likely to attempt suicide while younger 
B) men are more likely to be physically aggressive 
C)  men are more likely to be socially isolated 
D)  men are more likely to suffer from alcoholism

Question 9

Therapeutic practices engaged in by proponents of DID do not usually include the use of highly powerful suggestion techniques such as hypnosis and guided imagery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A person with paranoid personality disorder is more likely to interpret harmless events as evidence of elaborate plots against them than is a person with paranoid schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The two primary directions that characterize dysfunctional moods are

Accepted Answer

A)  depression and anxiety 
B)  anxiety and mania 
C)  depression and mania 
D)  mania and schizophrenia 
A)  depression and anxiety 
B)  anxiety and mania 
C)  depression and mania 
D)  mania and schizophrenia

Question 12

Which of the following statements about major depressive disorders is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A) Depression is not associated with a decline in physical health. 
B) Depression and anxiety symptoms tend to be comorbid. 
C)  Depression is not a chronic disorder and is quickly responsive to treatment. 
D)  Depression can result from genetic vulnerabilities. 
A) Depression is not associated with a decline in physical health. 
B) Depression and anxiety symptoms tend to be comorbid. 
C)  Depression is not a chronic disorder and is quickly responsive to treatment. 
D)  Depression can result from genetic vulnerabilities.

Question 13

Dysfunction occurs when a psychological attribute or mechanism fails to perform the function for which it was shaped through evolution by natural selection.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Schizophrenic symptoms in which something is added to the person's behavior that should not be there, such as hallucinations and delusions, are called

Accepted Answer

A) positive symptoms 
B)  psychotic symptoms 
C)  negative symptoms 
D)  active symptoms 
A) positive symptoms 
B)  psychotic symptoms 
C)  negative symptoms 
D)  active symptoms

Question 15

According to the myth of mental illness view of disorders, it is likely that all psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, are the result of overdiagnosis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

According to the harmful dysfunction view of psychological disorders, psychological dysfunction should be defined in terms of

Accepted Answer

A)  social and cultural standards of behavior 
B)  evolutionary adaptation 
C)  brain function 
D)  nervous system function 
A)  social and cultural standards of behavior 
B)  evolutionary adaptation 
C)  brain function 
D)  nervous system function

Question 17

Which of the following provides the best argument against Horowitz's and Wakefield's descriptions of the harms of overdiagnosing mental disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  Overdiagnosis exposes more people to the risks associated with treatment. 
B)  Underdiagnosis can result in unnecessary healthcare costs. 
C)  Overdiagnosis exposes the patient to the stigma attached to mental illness. 
D)  Underdiagnosis can lead to lack of treatment for patients with anxiety and depression. 
A)  Overdiagnosis exposes more people to the risks associated with treatment. 
B)  Underdiagnosis can result in unnecessary healthcare costs. 
C)  Overdiagnosis exposes the patient to the stigma attached to mental illness. 
D)  Underdiagnosis can lead to lack of treatment for patients with anxiety and depression.

Question 18

Which of the following is the best characterization of a positive symptom of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  David is often silent and motionless for long periods of time. 
B)  Sam will not use a cellphone because he believes the FBI has been tracking him for 10 years. 
C)  When Denis is asked questions, his tone of voice never changes no matter whether he is interested in the conversation or not. 
D)  Peter has been homeless for the last 13 years and is severely depressed. 
A)  David is often silent and motionless for long periods of time. 
B)  Sam will not use a cellphone because he believes the FBI has been tracking him for 10 years. 
C)  When Denis is asked questions, his tone of voice never changes no matter whether he is interested in the conversation or not. 
D)  Peter has been homeless for the last 13 years and is severely depressed.

Question 19

This part of the bipolar cycle is characterized by a reduced need for sleep along with increased sexuality, humor, feelings of mental "clarity," and enjoyment of life.

Accepted Answer

A)  mania 
B)  hypomania 
C)  unipolar mania 
D)  hypermania 
A)  mania 
B)  hypomania 
C)  unipolar mania 
D)  hypermania

Question 20

This is a group of related psychotic disorders characterized by severely distorted perception and experience of reality, disorganized thought and speech, and inappropriate emotions or emotional responses.

Accepted Answer

A)  hypomania 
B)  dysthymia 
C)  schizophrenia 
D)  dissociative identity disorder 
A)  hypomania 
B)  dysthymia 
C)  schizophrenia 
D)  dissociative identity disorder

These are the most common of the anxiety disorders but are the least disabling because of the focus of the anxiety.

Which of the following is not a symptom specific to sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder?

These types of schizophrenic symptoms are marked by their absence, as in lack of affect, or apathy.

Which of the following people is most likely to commit suicide?

The genetic and neurodevelopmental causes of schizophrenia have been extensively researched. Describe three examples of findings related to those types of causes.

Which of the following is NOT considered a serious risk factor for developing PTSD following a traumatic event?

A person with this phobia is highly anxious about situations involving exposure to unfamiliar people.

All of the following are reasons why men tend to be more successful in their suicide attempts compared with women, EXCEPT:

Therapeutic practices engaged in by proponents of DID do not usually include the use of highly powerful suggestion techniques such as hypnosis and guided imagery.

A person with paranoid personality disorder is more likely to interpret harmless events as evidence of elaborate plots against them than is a person with paranoid schizophrenia.

The two primary directions that characterize dysfunctional moods are

Which of the following statements about major depressive disorders is NOT true?

Dysfunction occurs when a psychological attribute or mechanism fails to perform the function for which it was shaped through evolution by natural selection.

Schizophrenic symptoms in which something is added to the person's behavior that should not be there, such as hallucinations and delusions, are called

According to the myth of mental illness view of disorders, it is likely that all psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, are the result of overdiagnosis.

According to the harmful dysfunction view of psychological disorders, psychological dysfunction should be defined in terms of

Which of the following provides the best argument against Horowitz's and Wakefield's descriptions of the harms of overdiagnosing mental disorders?

Which of the following is the best characterization of a positive symptom of schizophrenia?

This part of the bipolar cycle is characterized by a reduced need for sleep along with increased sexuality, humor, feelings of mental "clarity," and enjoyment of life.

This is a group of related psychotic disorders characterized by severely distorted perception and experience of reality, disorganized thought and speech, and inappropriate emotions or emotional responses.

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These are the most common of the anxiety disorders but are the least disabling because of the focus of the anxiety.

Which of the following is not a symptom specific to sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder?

These types of schizophrenic symptoms are marked by their absence, as in lack of affect, or apathy.

Which of the following people is most likely to commit suicide?

The genetic and neurodevelopmental causes of schizophrenia have been extensively researched. Describe three examples of findings related to those types of causes.

Which of the following is NOT considered a serious risk factor for developing PTSD following a traumatic event?

A person with this phobia is highly anxious about situations involving exposure to unfamiliar people.

All of the following are reasons why men tend to be more successful in their suicide attempts compared with women, EXCEPT:

Therapeutic practices engaged in by proponents of DID do not usually include the use of highly powerful suggestion techniques such as hypnosis and guided imagery.

A person with paranoid personality disorder is more likely to interpret harmless events as evidence of elaborate plots against them than is a person with paranoid schizophrenia.

The two primary directions that characterize dysfunctional moods are

Which of the following statements about major depressive disorders is NOT true?

Dysfunction occurs when a psychological attribute or mechanism fails to perform the function for which it was shaped through evolution by natural selection.

Schizophrenic symptoms in which something is added to the person's behavior that should not be there, such as hallucinations and delusions, are called

According to the myth of mental illness view of disorders, it is likely that all psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, are the result of overdiagnosis.

According to the harmful dysfunction view of psychological disorders, psychological dysfunction should be defined in terms of

Which of the following provides the best argument against Horowitz's and Wakefield's descriptions of the harms of overdiagnosing mental disorders?

Which of the following is the best characterization of a positive symptom of schizophrenia?

This part of the bipolar cycle is characterized by a reduced need for sleep along with increased sexuality, humor, feelings of mental "clarity," and enjoyment of life.

This is a group of related psychotic disorders characterized by severely distorted perception and experience of reality, disorganized thought and speech, and inappropriate emotions or emotional responses.

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The Brain, the Body, and Behavior

The Nature and Nurture of Behavior

Human Lifespan Development

Perception and the Senses

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Learning

Memory

Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

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Personality

Treatment

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