Question 1

Failure to match one's behavior to widely accepted norms or to the usual minimum rules for social conduct describes what definition of normality?

Accepted Answer

A)  subjective discomfort 
B)  statistical abnormality 
C)  social nonconformity 
D)  cultural relativity 
A)  subjective discomfort 
B)  statistical abnormality 
C)  social nonconformity 
D)  cultural relativity

Question 2

The system currently used in America to classify psychological problems

Accepted Answer

A)  is the Freudian Psychoanalytic System (FPS). 
B)  is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR). 
C)  was designed by Emil Kraepelin and Eugen Bleuler. 
D)  is to be found in the Federal Uniform Code of Psychopathology (UCP). 
A)  is the Freudian Psychoanalytic System (FPS). 
B)  is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR). 
C)  was designed by Emil Kraepelin and Eugen Bleuler. 
D)  is to be found in the Federal Uniform Code of Psychopathology (UCP).

Question 3

Which of the following terms will most likely continue to be included in the DSM-5,although opponents of this term believe that it should be omitted since many people whose physical sex does not match their sexual identity are well-adjusted and should not be labeled as "disordered"?

Accepted Answer

A)  gender identity disorder 
B)  sexual dysfunction 
C)  bipolar disorder 
D)  paraphilias 
A)  gender identity disorder 
B)  sexual dysfunction 
C)  bipolar disorder 
D)  paraphilias

Question 4

A person that feels trapped in the body of the opposite sex and wishes to have a sex change operation is considered to

Accepted Answer

A)  be homosexual. 
B)  have a sexual dysfunction. 
C)  have a paraphilia. 
D)  have none of these. 
A)  be homosexual. 
B)  have a sexual dysfunction. 
C)  have a paraphilia. 
D)  have none of these.

Question 5

Regarding insanity,which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Insanity is a legal term that refers to people who are unable to manage their affairs or foresee consequences. 
B)  Insanity is the most common disorder described in the DSM-IV-TR. 
C)  Insanity is a psychiatric term that refers to individuals with organic mental disorders or dissociative disorders. 
D)  Insanity is typically caused by a severe combination of personality disorders. 
A)  Insanity is a legal term that refers to people who are unable to manage their affairs or foresee consequences. 
B)  Insanity is the most common disorder described in the DSM-IV-TR. 
C)  Insanity is a psychiatric term that refers to individuals with organic mental disorders or dissociative disorders. 
D)  Insanity is typically caused by a severe combination of personality disorders.

Question 6

Children who eat leaded paint flakes or breathe leaded paint powder can

Accepted Answer

A)  develop delusional or dissociative disorders. 
B)  develop Munchausen syndrome by proxy. 
C)  become intellectually disabled or develop an organic psychosis. 
D)  become hyperactive and show obsessive-compulsive tendencies. 
A)  develop delusional or dissociative disorders. 
B)  develop Munchausen syndrome by proxy. 
C)  become intellectually disabled or develop an organic psychosis. 
D)  become hyperactive and show obsessive-compulsive tendencies.

Question 7

Psychosis that results from prolonged drug abuse would be classified a(n)__________ psychosis.

Accepted Answer

A)  organic 
B)  reactive 
C)  functional 
D)  operational 
A)  organic 
B)  reactive 
C)  functional 
D)  operational

Question 8

Sexual and gender identity disorders include difficulties in all of the following areas EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  paraphilias. 
B)  an individual seeking a sex-change operation. 
C)  homosexuality. 
D)  sexual dysfunction. 
A)  paraphilias. 
B)  an individual seeking a sex-change operation. 
C)  homosexuality. 
D)  sexual dysfunction.

Question 9

While reading this chapter,a student notices what seems to be abnormal tendencies in his own behavior.This

Accepted Answer

A)  indicates that the student needs to guard against falling prey to the "medical student's disease." 
B)  illustrates that pathological behavior is an exaggeration of normal defenses and reactions. 
C)  does not mean that the person's behavior is necessarily abnormal. 
D)  indicates all of these. 
A)  indicates that the student needs to guard against falling prey to the "medical student's disease." 
B)  illustrates that pathological behavior is an exaggeration of normal defenses and reactions. 
C)  does not mean that the person's behavior is necessarily abnormal. 
D)  indicates all of these.

Question 10

Psychologist David Rosenhan's work that involved pseudo-patients in a mental hospital suggests the importance of which of the following in the treatment of mental disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  labels and expectations 
B)  immediate medical intervention 
C)  availability of effective medication 
D)  staff training and morale 
A)  labels and expectations 
B)  immediate medical intervention 
C)  availability of effective medication 
D)  staff training and morale

Question 11

Most definitions of abnormality

Accepted Answer

A)  are those which are based on statistics. 
B)  are relative and take context into consideration. 
C)  use the concept of social nonconformity as the main basis for judgment. 
D)  can be made using only a person's subjective discomfort as a guide. 
A)  are those which are based on statistics. 
B)  are relative and take context into consideration. 
C)  use the concept of social nonconformity as the main basis for judgment. 
D)  can be made using only a person's subjective discomfort as a guide.

Question 12

Two major types of psychosis are

Accepted Answer

A)  multiple personalities and conversion disorders. 
B)  delusional disorders and schizophrenia. 
C)  obsessive-compulsive disorder and multiple personalities. 
D)  schizophrenia and the schizoid personality disorder. 
A)  multiple personalities and conversion disorders. 
B)  delusional disorders and schizophrenia. 
C)  obsessive-compulsive disorder and multiple personalities. 
D)  schizophrenia and the schizoid personality disorder.

Question 13

Afflictions such as susto,amok,and hikikomori are evidence that

Accepted Answer

A)  psychopathology still has a long way to go before it can explain all mental disorders. 
B)  multiple disorders seen one culture may fuse into one illness in another culture. 
C)  there is a cross-cultural need to put labels on disturbed behaviors. 
D)  mental health may be adversely affected by supernatural forces. 
A)  psychopathology still has a long way to go before it can explain all mental disorders. 
B)  multiple disorders seen one culture may fuse into one illness in another culture. 
C)  there is a cross-cultural need to put labels on disturbed behaviors. 
D)  mental health may be adversely affected by supernatural forces.

Question 14

In situations in which people who committed crimes are unable to appreciate that what they did was wrong because they have a severe intellectual disability,such as Down syndrome or brain damage,these people may be found

Accepted Answer

A)  guilty but impaired. 
B)  not guilty by reason of insanity. 
C)  not guilty by reason of diminished responsibility. 
D)  guilty under exceptional circumstances. 
A)  guilty but impaired. 
B)  not guilty by reason of insanity. 
C)  not guilty by reason of diminished responsibility. 
D)  guilty under exceptional circumstances.

Question 15

Insanity is

Accepted Answer

A)  another term for nervous breakdown. 
B)  the psychiatric term that is synonymous with schizophrenia. 
C)  established by the testimony from expert witnesses. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  another term for nervous breakdown. 
B)  the psychiatric term that is synonymous with schizophrenia. 
C)  established by the testimony from expert witnesses. 
D)  all of these.

Question 16

Which of the following disorders is defined primarily by the presence of extreme,intense,and long-lasting emotions in which afflicted persons may be manic,depressed,or alternate between mania and depression with some persons also having psychotic symptoms?

Accepted Answer

A)  anxiety disorders 
B)  somatoform disorders 
C)  organic mental disorders 
D)  mood disorders 
A)  anxiety disorders 
B)  somatoform disorders 
C)  organic mental disorders 
D)  mood disorders

Question 17

Of the 33,300 Americans who committed suicide in 2006,what percent had a diagnosable mental disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  20 percent 
B)  45 percent 
C)  65 percent 
D)  90 percent 
A)  20 percent 
B)  45 percent 
C)  65 percent 
D)  90 percent

Question 18

DSM (DSM-IV-TR)stands for the fourth version,text revision of the

Accepted Answer

A)  Diagnostic Schedule of Medicine. 
B)  Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. 
C)  Depressive Scale Modalities. 
D)  Delirium and Sanity Manual. 
A)  Diagnostic Schedule of Medicine. 
B)  Diagnostic and Statistical Manual. 
C)  Depressive Scale Modalities. 
D)  Delirium and Sanity Manual.

Question 19

Regarding psychiatric labeling,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rosenhan's study shows that it is far better to label problems than to label people. 
B)  The terms and labels for various mental disorders have not been shown to provide information to help psychological professionals and should be discarded. 
C)  People who have been labeled mentally ill (at any time in their lives) are more likely to be denied employment and housing. 
D)  People who have been labeled as mentally ill are more likely to be falsely accused of crimes. 
A)  Rosenhan's study shows that it is far better to label problems than to label people. 
B)  The terms and labels for various mental disorders have not been shown to provide information to help psychological professionals and should be discarded. 
C)  People who have been labeled mentally ill (at any time in their lives) are more likely to be denied employment and housing. 
D)  People who have been labeled as mentally ill are more likely to be falsely accused of crimes.

Question 20

Alzheimer's disease appears to be caused by

Accepted Answer

A)  the general shrinkage and atrophy of the brain due to aging. 
B)  circulatory problems that cause repeated strokes that damage the brain over time. 
C)  unusual webs and tangles in the brain. 
D)  a combination of depression and the dangerous interaction of medications. 
A)  the general shrinkage and atrophy of the brain due to aging. 
B)  circulatory problems that cause repeated strokes that damage the brain over time. 
C)  unusual webs and tangles in the brain. 
D)  a combination of depression and the dangerous interaction of medications.

Exam 14: A: Psychological Disorders

Failure to match one's behavior to widely accepted norms or to the usual minimum rules for social conduct describes what definition of normality?

The system currently used in America to classify psychological problems

Which of the following terms will most likely continue to be included in the DSM-5,although opponents of this term believe that it should be omitted since many people whose physical sex does not match their sexual identity are well-adjusted and should not be labeled as "disordered"?

A person that feels trapped in the body of the opposite sex and wishes to have a sex change operation is considered to

Regarding insanity,which of the following statements is TRUE?

Children who eat leaded paint flakes or breathe leaded paint powder can

Psychosis that results from prolonged drug abuse would be classified a(n)__________ psychosis.

Sexual and gender identity disorders include difficulties in all of the following areas EXCEPT

While reading this chapter,a student notices what seems to be abnormal tendencies in his own behavior.This

Psychologist David Rosenhan's work that involved pseudo-patients in a mental hospital suggests the importance of which of the following in the treatment of mental disorders?

Most definitions of abnormality

Two major types of psychosis are

Afflictions such as susto,amok,and hikikomori are evidence that

In situations in which people who committed crimes are unable to appreciate that what they did was wrong because they have a severe intellectual disability,such as Down syndrome or brain damage,these people may be found

Insanity is

Which of the following disorders is defined primarily by the presence of extreme,intense,and long-lasting emotions in which afflicted persons may be manic,depressed,or alternate between mania and depression with some persons also having psychotic symptoms?

Of the 33,300 Americans who committed suicide in 2006,what percent had a diagnosable mental disorder?

DSM (DSM-IV-TR)stands for the fourth version,text revision of the

Regarding psychiatric labeling,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Alzheimer's disease appears to be caused by

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