Question 1

Compared to the medical model, psychology offers which of the following explanations for abnormal behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  Unconscious thoughts, blocked personal growth, and faulty thinking 
B)  Inappropriate conditioning or modeling 
C)  Problems with genes, brain structure, or neurotransmitters 
D)  All of these options 
A)  Unconscious thoughts, blocked personal growth, and faulty thinking 
B)  Inappropriate conditioning or modeling 
C)  Problems with genes, brain structure, or neurotransmitters 
D)  All of these options

Question 2

_____ refers to "split mind," while _____ refers to "split personality."

Accepted Answer

A)  Psychosis; neurosis 
B)  Insanity; multiple personality 
C)  Schizophrenia; dissociative identity disorder 
D)  Paranoia; borderline 
A)  Psychosis; neurosis 
B)  Insanity; multiple personality 
C)  Schizophrenia; dissociative identity disorder 
D)  Paranoia; borderline

Question 3

The purpose of the DSM 5 is to provide ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  descriptions of disorders 
B)  explanations of the causes of disorders 
C)  treatment recommendations for disorders 
D)  all of these options 
A)  descriptions of disorders 
B)  explanations of the causes of disorders 
C)  treatment recommendations for disorders 
D)  all of these options

Question 4

Jamanani was raised to believe that people who behaved abnormally were possessed by evil spirits; Zelos agrees with Hippocrates that abnormal behavior arises from a physical condition. Jamanani adheres to the _____ model of abnormality; Zelos adheres to the _____ model.

Accepted Answer

A)  spiritual; psychiatric 
B)  mind; body 
C)  demonological; medical 
D)  psychological; biological 
A)  spiritual; psychiatric 
B)  mind; body 
C)  demonological; medical 
D)  psychological; biological

Question 5

Define schizophrenia and describe its five characteristic symptoms, providing an example of each one.

Accepted Answer

Schizophrenia is a severe mental disorde

Question 6

A dissociative identity disorder has this characteristic:

Accepted Answer

A)  A splitting apart of a painful experience from consciousness 
B)  Damage to the hippocampus, which is involved in memory 
C)  A splitting apart of reality and fantasy 
D)  Low self-esteem 
A)  A splitting apart of a painful experience from consciousness 
B)  Damage to the hippocampus, which is involved in memory 
C)  A splitting apart of reality and fantasy 
D)  Low self-esteem

Question 7

The study of monkeys who developed a fear of a toy snake and toy crocodile, but not a toy rabbit or flower, after watching a videotape of another monkey modeling a fear response to all four objects, suggests that phobias are _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  universal across species 
B)  both learned and biologically based 
C)  unpredictable 
D)  all of these options 
A)  universal across species 
B)  both learned and biologically based 
C)  unpredictable 
D)  all of these options

Question 8

Withdrawal from others, waxy flexibility, a cataleptic stance, and unusual mannerisms are all characteristic behaviors in _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  bipolar disorder 
B)  post-traumatic stress disorder 
C)  dissociative identity disorder 
D)  schizophrenia 
A)  bipolar disorder 
B)  post-traumatic stress disorder 
C)  dissociative identity disorder 
D)  schizophrenia

Question 9

The rate of severe depression is two to three times greater in women than in men because _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  of environmental factors (poverty, abuse, discrimination) 
B)  of socialization factors (passivity, dependence, emotional sensitivity) 
C)  they are genetically predisposed to hormonal and neurotransmitter fluctuations 
D)  all of these options 
A)  of environmental factors (poverty, abuse, discrimination) 
B)  of socialization factors (passivity, dependence, emotional sensitivity) 
C)  they are genetically predisposed to hormonal and neurotransmitter fluctuations 
D)  all of these options

Question 10

Identify the characteristics and causes of dissociative identity disorder (DID). Briefly describe the controversy that surrounds DID.

Accepted Answer

Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) is

Question 11

A major difference between a depressive disorder and bipolar disorder is that only in bipolar disorder do people have _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  hallucinations or delusions 
B)  depression 
C)  manic episodes 
D)  biochemical imbalance 
A)  hallucinations or delusions 
B)  depression 
C)  manic episodes 
D)  biochemical imbalance

Question 12

Based on the personal distress approach to defining abnormal behavior, which of the following would qualify as abnormal?

Accepted Answer

A)  Two teenagers kill and injure fellow classmates and teachers, but feel no remorse afterwards. 
B)  A father uses alcohol to get through the day, with no concern for the consequences. 
C)  A West African woman is experiencing "brain fog." 
D)  None of these options would qualify under this approach. 
A)  Two teenagers kill and injure fellow classmates and teachers, but feel no remorse afterwards. 
B)  A father uses alcohol to get through the day, with no concern for the consequences. 
C)  A West African woman is experiencing "brain fog." 
D)  None of these options would qualify under this approach.

Compared to the medical model, psychology offers which of the following explanations for abnormal behavior?

_ refers to "split mind," while _ refers to "split personality."

The purpose of the DSM 5 is to provide ____.

Jamanani was raised to believe that people who behaved abnormally were possessed by evil spirits; Zelos agrees with Hippocrates that abnormal behavior arises from a physical condition. Jamanani adheres to the _ model of abnormality; Zelos adheres to the _ model.

Define schizophrenia and describe its five characteristic symptoms, providing an example of each one.

A dissociative identity disorder has this characteristic:

The study of monkeys who developed a fear of a toy snake and toy crocodile, but not a toy rabbit or flower, after watching a videotape of another monkey modeling a fear response to all four objects, suggests that phobias are _____.

Withdrawal from others, waxy flexibility, a cataleptic stance, and unusual mannerisms are all characteristic behaviors in _____.

The rate of severe depression is two to three times greater in women than in men because _____.

Identify the characteristics and causes of dissociative identity disorder (DID). Briefly describe the controversy that surrounds DID.

A major difference between a depressive disorder and bipolar disorder is that only in bipolar disorder do people have _____.

Based on the personal distress approach to defining abnormal behavior, which of the following would qualify as abnormal?

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Exam 14: Psychological Disorders

Compared to the medical model, psychology offers which of the following explanations for abnormal behavior?

_____ refers to "split mind," while _____ refers to "split personality."

The purpose of the DSM 5 is to provide ____.

Jamanani was raised to believe that people who behaved abnormally were possessed by evil spirits; Zelos agrees with Hippocrates that abnormal behavior arises from a physical condition. Jamanani adheres to the _____ model of abnormality; Zelos adheres to the _____ model.

Define schizophrenia and describe its five characteristic symptoms, providing an example of each one.

A dissociative identity disorder has this characteristic:

The study of monkeys who developed a fear of a toy snake and toy crocodile, but not a toy rabbit or flower, after watching a videotape of another monkey modeling a fear response to all four objects, suggests that phobias are _____.

Withdrawal from others, waxy flexibility, a cataleptic stance, and unusual mannerisms are all characteristic behaviors in _____.

The rate of severe depression is two to three times greater in women than in men because _____.

Identify the characteristics and causes of dissociative identity disorder (DID). Briefly describe the controversy that surrounds DID.

A major difference between a depressive disorder and bipolar disorder is that only in bipolar disorder do people have _____.

Based on the personal distress approach to defining abnormal behavior, which of the following would qualify as abnormal?

Introduction and Research Methods

Neuroscience and Biological Foundations

Stress and Health Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Life Span Development I

Life Span Development II

Gender and Human Sexuality

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

Psychotherapy

Social Psychology

Industrial/Organizational Psychology

Psychology at Work in the Global Economy

Filters

_ refers to "split mind," while _ refers to "split personality."

Jamanani was raised to believe that people who behaved abnormally were possessed by evil spirits; Zelos agrees with Hippocrates that abnormal behavior arises from a physical condition. Jamanani adheres to the _ model of abnormality; Zelos adheres to the _ model.