Question 1

Regarding panic disorder and agoraphobia,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  When having a panic attack, many people believe that they are having a heart attack, are going insane, or are about to die. 
B)  Panic disorders can occur with or without agoraphobia. 
C)  About four percent of all adults suffer agoraphobia during their lifetime. 
D)  The majority of people who suffer from panic disorder are men. 
A)  When having a panic attack, many people believe that they are having a heart attack, are going insane, or are about to die. 
B)  Panic disorders can occur with or without agoraphobia. 
C)  About four percent of all adults suffer agoraphobia during their lifetime. 
D)  The majority of people who suffer from panic disorder are men.

Question 2

Irrational and very specific fears that persist even when there is no real danger to a person are called

Accepted Answer

A)  anxieties. 
B)  compulsion. 
C)  specific phobias. 
D)  dissociations. 
A)  anxieties. 
B)  compulsion. 
C)  specific phobias. 
D)  dissociations.

Question 3

Persons suffering from SAD tend to

Accepted Answer

A)  overeat carbohydrates and sweets and gain weight. 
B)  wake very early in the morning and feel too tired to maintain a normal routine. 
C)  be unsocial in the winter but are socially active during other seasons. 
D)  exhibit all of these. 
A)  overeat carbohydrates and sweets and gain weight. 
B)  wake very early in the morning and feel too tired to maintain a normal routine. 
C)  be unsocial in the winter but are socially active during other seasons. 
D)  exhibit all of these.

Question 4

According to behavioral theory,depression is caused by

Accepted Answer

A)  learned helplessness. 
B)  self-criticism and self-defeating thoughts. 
C)  imbalances of serotonin and noradrenaline. 
D)  repressed anger that is turned inward as self-hate. 
A)  learned helplessness. 
B)  self-criticism and self-defeating thoughts. 
C)  imbalances of serotonin and noradrenaline. 
D)  repressed anger that is turned inward as self-hate.

Question 5

The observations that LSD can cause psychotic-like reactions and that drugs that counteract LSD overdoses also relieve schizophrenic symptoms suggest that psychosis may be

Accepted Answer

A)  environmentally-induced. 
B)  a biochemical disorder. 
C)  caused by drug addiction. 
D)  a temporary, short-lived affliction. 
A)  environmentally-induced. 
B)  a biochemical disorder. 
C)  caused by drug addiction. 
D)  a temporary, short-lived affliction.

Question 6

Regarding anxiety disorders,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  People with anxiety disorders are unable to use defense mechanisms to reduce their stress and discomfort. 
B)  In any given year, roughly 18 percent of the adult population suffers from an anxiety disorder. 
C)  Distress is the key ingredient in anxiety disorders and may also underlie somatoform and dissociative disorders. 
D)  People with anxiety-related problems feel threatened and often can't do anything constructive about it. 
A)  People with anxiety disorders are unable to use defense mechanisms to reduce their stress and discomfort. 
B)  In any given year, roughly 18 percent of the adult population suffers from an anxiety disorder. 
C)  Distress is the key ingredient in anxiety disorders and may also underlie somatoform and dissociative disorders. 
D)  People with anxiety-related problems feel threatened and often can't do anything constructive about it.

Question 7

Reverend Johnson has come to believe that he is really Elijah and has been given a special mission from God to "smite" all the politicians who use the name of God and religion for political gain.The reverend appears to have which type of delusion?

Accepted Answer

A)  somatic type 
B)  grandiose type 
C)  erotomanic type 
D)  jealous type 
A)  somatic type 
B)  grandiose type 
C)  erotomanic type 
D)  jealous type

Question 8

Which of the following types of disorders are more likely to have an endogenous cause?

Accepted Answer

A)  acute stress and post-traumatic stress disorders 
B)  cyclothymic and dysthymic disorders 
C)  major mood disorders 
D)  adjustment disorders 
A)  acute stress and post-traumatic stress disorders 
B)  cyclothymic and dysthymic disorders 
C)  major mood disorders 
D)  adjustment disorders

Question 9

Which of the following mood disorders is characterized by the person being mild to moderately depressed most of the time for at least two years with no psychotic episodes and no mania?

Accepted Answer

A)  major depressive disorder 
B)  bipolar disorder 
C)  cyclothymic disorder 
D)  dysthymic disorder 
A)  major depressive disorder 
B)  bipolar disorder 
C)  cyclothymic disorder 
D)  dysthymic disorder

Question 10

Lowery has extreme feelings of failure and worthlessness and believes he is the most sinful person on earth and deserves to die.He has eaten little and rarely left his bed in the last several days.Lowery would be diagnosed with a __________ disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)  major depressive 
B)  bipolar 
C)  cyclothymic 
D)  dysthymic 
A)  major depressive 
B)  bipolar 
C)  cyclothymic 
D)  dysthymic

Question 11

Dysthymic and cyclothymic disorders appear to be

Accepted Answer

A)  a reaction to external events. 
B)  result from endogenous causes. 
C)  a form of malingering. 
D)  caused by inherited chemical imbalances or brain damage. 
A)  a reaction to external events. 
B)  result from endogenous causes. 
C)  a form of malingering. 
D)  caused by inherited chemical imbalances or brain damage.

Question 12

Women tend to suffer more than men from which of the following disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  generalized anxiety disorder 
B)  panic disorder with agoraphobia 
C)  panic disorder without agoraphobia 
D)  all of these 
A)  generalized anxiety disorder 
B)  panic disorder with agoraphobia 
C)  panic disorder without agoraphobia 
D)  all of these

Question 13

Although they do not suffer from the hallucinations,emotional excesses,or personality disintegration seen in other psychoses,people who experience deeply held false beliefs about experiences that could occur in real life would be diagnosed with

Accepted Answer

A)  schizophrenia. 
B)  a delusional disorder. 
C)  a paraphilia. 
D)  bipolar disorder. 
A)  schizophrenia. 
B)  a delusional disorder. 
C)  a paraphilia. 
D)  bipolar disorder.

Question 14

The same drugs used to treat LSD overdoses tend to alleviate the psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia.These drugs are

Accepted Answer

A)  phenothiazines. 
B)  amphetamines. 
C)  acetylcholines. 
D)  catecholamines. 
A)  phenothiazines. 
B)  amphetamines. 
C)  acetylcholines. 
D)  catecholamines.

Question 15

Disorganized schizophrenia is sometimes referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  hebephrenic schizophrenia. 
B)  paranoid psychosis. 
C)  catatonic schizophrenia. 
D)  bipolar disorder. 
A)  hebephrenic schizophrenia. 
B)  paranoid psychosis. 
C)  catatonic schizophrenia. 
D)  bipolar disorder.

Question 16

Juanita worries excessively about her children,her job,her house,and her finances to the point that she stays so nervous that she cannot get anything done.This continuing sense of foreboding has interfered with her ability to sleep,eat,and enjoy life for at least six months.Juanita suffers from a __________ disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)  panic 
B)  somatoform 
C)  cyclothymic 
D)  generalized anxiety 
A)  panic 
B)  somatoform 
C)  cyclothymic 
D)  generalized anxiety

Question 17

It has been 24 hours since Jazmine gave birth to a healthy baby boy.However,during this second day,Jazmine has been very tense and irritable and cries frequently.By the end of the next day,she is beginning to feel more like "her old self." Jazmine is experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  postpartum depression. 
B)  motherese. 
C)  maternity blues. 
D)  childbirth-related dysthymia. 
A)  postpartum depression. 
B)  motherese. 
C)  maternity blues. 
D)  childbirth-related dysthymia.

Question 18

Seasonal depressions are related to more melatonin being secreted by which endocrine gland during the winter?

Accepted Answer

A)  adrenal 
B)  pineal 
C)  pituitary 
D)  thyroid 
A)  adrenal 
B)  pineal 
C)  pituitary 
D)  thyroid

Question 19

As long as the psychiatric nurse remains very quiet,she can move Jacob's arms and legs and shift his body position.Once he has been moved,he will remain so until someone moves him again.The unusual stupor state is sometimes observed in __________ schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A)  borderline 
B)  disorganized 
C)  catatonic 
D)  paranoid 
A)  borderline 
B)  disorganized 
C)  catatonic 
D)  paranoid

Question 20

Factors that contribute to women's greater risk of depression include

Accepted Answer

A)  the strain of providing emotional support to others. 
B)  conflicts about birth control and pregnancy. 
C)  poverty. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  the strain of providing emotional support to others. 
B)  conflicts about birth control and pregnancy. 
C)  poverty. 
D)  all of these.

Exam 14: B: Psychological Disorders

Regarding panic disorder and agoraphobia,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Irrational and very specific fears that persist even when there is no real danger to a person are called

Persons suffering from SAD tend to

According to behavioral theory,depression is caused by

The observations that LSD can cause psychotic-like reactions and that drugs that counteract LSD overdoses also relieve schizophrenic symptoms suggest that psychosis may be

Regarding anxiety disorders,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Reverend Johnson has come to believe that he is really Elijah and has been given a special mission from God to "smite" all the politicians who use the name of God and religion for political gain.The reverend appears to have which type of delusion?

Which of the following types of disorders are more likely to have an endogenous cause?

Which of the following mood disorders is characterized by the person being mild to moderately depressed most of the time for at least two years with no psychotic episodes and no mania?

Lowery has extreme feelings of failure and worthlessness and believes he is the most sinful person on earth and deserves to die.He has eaten little and rarely left his bed in the last several days.Lowery would be diagnosed with a __________ disorder.

Dysthymic and cyclothymic disorders appear to be

Women tend to suffer more than men from which of the following disorders?

Although they do not suffer from the hallucinations,emotional excesses,or personality disintegration seen in other psychoses,people who experience deeply held false beliefs about experiences that could occur in real life would be diagnosed with

The same drugs used to treat LSD overdoses tend to alleviate the psychotic symptoms of schizophrenia.These drugs are

Disorganized schizophrenia is sometimes referred to as

It has been 24 hours since Jazmine gave birth to a healthy baby boy.However,during this second day,Jazmine has been very tense and irritable and cries frequently.By the end of the next day,she is beginning to feel more like "her old self." Jazmine is experiencing

Seasonal depressions are related to more melatonin being secreted by which endocrine gland during the winter?

As long as the psychiatric nurse remains very quiet,she can move Jacob's arms and legs and shift his body position.Once he has been moved,he will remain so until someone moves him again.The unusual stupor state is sometimes observed in __________ schizophrenia.

Factors that contribute to women's greater risk of depression include

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