Question 1

_____ disorders are defined by an enduring, inflexible pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates from the expectations of an individual's culture.

Accepted Answer

A) Personality 
B) Dissociative 
C) Trauma-related 
D) Anxiety 
A) Personality 
B) Dissociative 
C) Trauma-related 
D) Anxiety

Question 2

The anxiety disorders identified in the DSM-5 do NOT include:

Accepted Answer

A) panic disorder. 
B) specific phobia. 
C) bipolar disorder. 
D) generalized anxiety disorder. 
A) panic disorder. 
B) specific phobia. 
C) bipolar disorder. 
D) generalized anxiety disorder.

Question 3

A person's lifetime risk of having schizophrenia is:

Accepted Answer

A) about 0.1%. 
B) less than 1%. 
C) about 1.5%. 
D) just over 2%. 
A) about 0.1%. 
B) less than 1%. 
C) about 1.5%. 
D) just over 2%.

Question 4

Disorganized speech is to decreased speech as _____ is to _____.

Accepted Answer

A) positive symptom; negative symptom 
B) negative symptom; positive symptom 
C) delusion; hallucination 
D) hallucination; delusion 
A) positive symptom; negative symptom 
B) negative symptom; positive symptom 
C) delusion; hallucination 
D) hallucination; delusion

Question 5

A person with _____ disorder is aggressive, ruthless, and shows no sign of the conscience that would inhibit wrongdoing.

Accepted Answer

A) generalized anxiety 
B) obsessive-compulsive 
C) antisocial personality 
D) dissociative identity 
A) generalized anxiety 
B) obsessive-compulsive 
C) antisocial personality 
D) dissociative identity

Question 6

Distinguish between obsessions and compulsions and provide an example of each. Review the evidence supporting a biological contribution to obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Accepted Answer

Obsessions are repeated, intrusive thoug

Question 7

Feeling worthless, difficulty concentrating, and changes in appetite are symptoms of:

Accepted Answer

A) schizophrenia. 
B) obsessive compulsive disorder. 
C) generalized anxiety disorder. 
D) major depressive disorder. 
A) schizophrenia. 
B) obsessive compulsive disorder. 
C) generalized anxiety disorder. 
D) major depressive disorder.

Question 8

Schizophrenia is associated with a reduction in total brain volume.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Brett has an intense, irrational fear of needles and other sharp objects. Brett might be diagnosed with:

Accepted Answer

A) agoraphobia. 
B) panic disorder. 
C) generalized anxiety disorder. 
D) specific phobia. 
A) agoraphobia. 
B) panic disorder. 
C) generalized anxiety disorder. 
D) specific phobia.

Question 10

Approximately _____ of Americans are diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder. Most of them are _____.

Accepted Answer

A) 0)5%; men 
B) 0)5%; women 
C) 1%; men 
D) 1%; women 
A) 0)5%; men 
B) 0)5%; women 
C) 1%; men 
D) 1%; women

Question 11

Stacy has to be the life of the party. She wears revealing clothing, even around her married friends' husbands. This behavior has upset a number of her friends, especially when she asked a friend's boyfriend out. On any given weekend, Stacy can be seen at a club dancing on a table. Stacy may be considered to have _____ personality disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) histrionic 
B) antisocial 
C) narcissistic 
D) schizoid 
A) histrionic 
B) antisocial 
C) narcissistic 
D) schizoid

Question 12

Michael is always tired. He has trouble concentrating and feels worthless. Michael may be suffering from major depression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Dissociative _____ is characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personalities.

Accepted Answer

A) identity disorder. 
B) fugue 
C) trauma disorder 
D) amnesia 
A) identity disorder. 
B) fugue 
C) trauma disorder 
D) amnesia

Question 14

At some time in Hector's life, he became one of the few people who crossed the line from normal worries and quirks to a time-consuming, disruptive impairment in which he must repeatedly do certain things in a certain order to prevent disaster from occurring. Hector's condition is known as _____ disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) social anxiety 
B) hypomanic 
C) generalized anxiety 
D) obsessive-compulsive 
A) social anxiety 
B) hypomanic 
C) generalized anxiety 
D) obsessive-compulsive

Question 15

Dr. Chapman believes that major depression is best treated through the prescription of drugs that block the reuptake of serotonin in the brain. Dr. Chapman appears to endorse the _____ model of the etiology of psychological disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) medical 
B) psychological 
C) sociocultural 
D) biopsychosocial 
A) medical 
B) psychological 
C) sociocultural 
D) biopsychosocial

Question 16

The _____ perspective is the most integrative approach to psychological disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) medical 
B) psychological 
C) sociocultural 
D) biopsychosocial 
A) medical 
B) psychological 
C) sociocultural 
D) biopsychosocial

Question 17

Dex is troubled by his own methamphetamine use; moreover, he has been written up twice lately for missing shifts at work. Dex's case illustrates the _____ associated with psychological abnormality.

Accepted Answer

A) distress 
B) dysfunction 
C) deviance 
D) distress and dysfunction 
A) distress 
B) dysfunction 
C) deviance 
D) distress and dysfunction

Question 18

Adults who feel depressed most of the time for two years may be diagnosed with _____ disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) disruptive mood dysregulation 
B) major depressive 
C) manic depressive 
D) persistent depressive 
A) disruptive mood dysregulation 
B) major depressive 
C) manic depressive 
D) persistent depressive

Question 19

Obsessive-compulsive disorder may reflect reduced activity of the neurotransmitter:

Accepted Answer

A) dopamine. 
B) serotonin. 
C) norepinephrine. 
D) glutamate. 
A) dopamine. 
B) serotonin. 
C) norepinephrine. 
D) glutamate.

Question 20

Mrs. Pollard is expecting her first child. She and her husband both have schizophrenia. Their child's risk of developing schizophrenia is about:

Accepted Answer

A) 10%. 
B) 20%. 
C) 30%. 
D) 40%. 
A) 10%. 
B) 20%. 
C) 30%. 
D) 40%.

_____ disorders are defined by an enduring, inflexible pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates from the expectations of an individual's culture.

The anxiety disorders identified in the DSM-5 do NOT include:

A person's lifetime risk of having schizophrenia is:

Disorganized speech is to decreased speech as _ is to _.

A person with _____ disorder is aggressive, ruthless, and shows no sign of the conscience that would inhibit wrongdoing.

Distinguish between obsessions and compulsions and provide an example of each. Review the evidence supporting a biological contribution to obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Feeling worthless, difficulty concentrating, and changes in appetite are symptoms of:

Schizophrenia is associated with a reduction in total brain volume.

Brett has an intense, irrational fear of needles and other sharp objects. Brett might be diagnosed with:

Approximately _ of Americans are diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder. Most of them are _.

Michael is always tired. He has trouble concentrating and feels worthless. Michael may be suffering from major depression.

Dissociative _____ is characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personalities.

Dr. Chapman believes that major depression is best treated through the prescription of drugs that block the reuptake of serotonin in the brain. Dr. Chapman appears to endorse the _____ model of the etiology of psychological disorders.

The _____ perspective is the most integrative approach to psychological disorders.

Dex is troubled by his own methamphetamine use; moreover, he has been written up twice lately for missing shifts at work. Dex's case illustrates the _____ associated with psychological abnormality.

Adults who feel depressed most of the time for two years may be diagnosed with _____ disorder.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder may reflect reduced activity of the neurotransmitter:

Mrs. Pollard is expecting her first child. She and her husband both have schizophrenia. Their child's risk of developing schizophrenia is about:

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_____ disorders are defined by an enduring, inflexible pattern of inner experience and behavior that deviates from the expectations of an individual's culture.

The anxiety disorders identified in the DSM-5 do NOT include:

A person's lifetime risk of having schizophrenia is:

Disorganized speech is to decreased speech as _____ is to _____.

A person with _____ disorder is aggressive, ruthless, and shows no sign of the conscience that would inhibit wrongdoing.

Distinguish between obsessions and compulsions and provide an example of each. Review the evidence supporting a biological contribution to obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Feeling worthless, difficulty concentrating, and changes in appetite are symptoms of:

Schizophrenia is associated with a reduction in total brain volume.

Brett has an intense, irrational fear of needles and other sharp objects. Brett might be diagnosed with:

Approximately _____ of Americans are diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder. Most of them are _____.

Michael is always tired. He has trouble concentrating and feels worthless. Michael may be suffering from major depression.

Dissociative _____ is characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personalities.

Dr. Chapman believes that major depression is best treated through the prescription of drugs that block the reuptake of serotonin in the brain. Dr. Chapman appears to endorse the _____ model of the etiology of psychological disorders.

The _____ perspective is the most integrative approach to psychological disorders.

Dex is troubled by his own methamphetamine use; moreover, he has been written up twice lately for missing shifts at work. Dex's case illustrates the _____ associated with psychological abnormality.

Adults who feel depressed most of the time for two years may be diagnosed with _____ disorder.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder may reflect reduced activity of the neurotransmitter:

Mrs. Pollard is expecting her first child. She and her husband both have schizophrenia. Their child's risk of developing schizophrenia is about:

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Research Methods

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Disorganized speech is to decreased speech as _ is to _.

Approximately _ of Americans are diagnosed with antisocial personality disorder. Most of them are _.