Question 1

Which of the following would be an example of an obsession?

Accepted Answer

A)  reinserting one's house key seven times before leaving to be sure the door is locked 
B)  checking CNN every 20 minutes for reports about asteroids approaching Earth 
C)  thinking several times an hour about the family pet escaping though an open yard gate 
D)  counting one's heart rate as a distraction from sexually arousing thoughts 
A)  reinserting one's house key seven times before leaving to be sure the door is locked 
B)  checking CNN every 20 minutes for reports about asteroids approaching Earth 
C)  thinking several times an hour about the family pet escaping though an open yard gate 
D)  counting one's heart rate as a distraction from sexually arousing thoughts

Question 2

When anxiety or severe emotional conflicts are transformed into physical symptoms resembling disease or disability,a rare somatoform disorder occurs known as

Accepted Answer

A)  traumatic neurosis. 
B)  a psychosomatic illness. 
C)  a dissociative fugue state. 
D)  a conversion disorder. 
A)  traumatic neurosis. 
B)  a psychosomatic illness. 
C)  a dissociative fugue state. 
D)  a conversion disorder.

Question 3

According to the text,dissociations are often triggered by

Accepted Answer

A)  drug use. 
B)  organic brain damage. 
C)  traumatic events. 
D)  nothing that can be clearly identified as a cause. 
A)  drug use. 
B)  organic brain damage. 
C)  traumatic events. 
D)  nothing that can be clearly identified as a cause.

Question 4

Anxiety disorders may be best explained by the __________ model.

Accepted Answer

A)  stress-vulnerability 
B)  nature-nurture 
C)  opponent-process 
D)  neuropsychology 
A)  stress-vulnerability 
B)  nature-nurture 
C)  opponent-process 
D)  neuropsychology

Question 5

The susceptibility to anxiety-based disorders appears to be

Accepted Answer

A)  completely inherited. 
B)  partly inherited. 
C)  completely caused by environmental factors. 
D)  of unknown origin. 
A)  completely inherited. 
B)  partly inherited. 
C)  completely caused by environmental factors. 
D)  of unknown origin.

Question 6

Regarding specific phobias,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  People affected by phobias recognize that their fears are unreasonable. 
B)  A phobic disorder differs from ordinary fears in that phobias produce overwhelming fear that may lead to vomiting, wild climbing or running, or fainting. 
C)  About 8.7 percent of all adults have a phobic disorder in a given year. 
D)  Fear of closed spaces is the most common specific phobia of Americans. 
A)  People affected by phobias recognize that their fears are unreasonable. 
B)  A phobic disorder differs from ordinary fears in that phobias produce overwhelming fear that may lead to vomiting, wild climbing or running, or fainting. 
C)  About 8.7 percent of all adults have a phobic disorder in a given year. 
D)  Fear of closed spaces is the most common specific phobia of Americans.

Question 7

Salvatore has extreme perfectionism that often prevents him from completing tasks.He begins his rigid schedule at 6 a.m.and does not deviate from it, even when it would be helpful.Salvatore would most likely be diagnosed with which personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  obsessive-compulsive 
B)  narcissistic 
C)  histrionic 
D)  avoidant 
A)  obsessive-compulsive 
B)  narcissistic 
C)  histrionic 
D)  avoidant

Question 8

Three years after Hurricane Katrina,Shelia's family found her living in Los Angeles,California,under the self-chosen name of Priscilla Elliot and working as a bartender.Sheila claimed to have no memory of her previous life as a nurse in Houston or all the lives she had saved during the Hurricane.Sheila appears to have

Accepted Answer

A)  schizophrenia. 
B)  a dissociative fugue. 
C)  a dissociative identity disorder. 
D)  a bipolar disorder. 
A)  schizophrenia. 
B)  a dissociative fugue. 
C)  a dissociative identity disorder. 
D)  a bipolar disorder.

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A)  When a person has a conversion disorder, the symptoms tend to disappear when the victim is asleep or anesthetized. 
B)  When a person has a conversion disorder, the symptoms tend to disappear when the victim is hypnotized. 
C)  Victims of conversion reactions are strangely unconcerned about suddenly being disabled. 
D)  Conversion disorders are one type of psychosomatic illness. 
A)  When a person has a conversion disorder, the symptoms tend to disappear when the victim is asleep or anesthetized. 
B)  When a person has a conversion disorder, the symptoms tend to disappear when the victim is hypnotized. 
C)  Victims of conversion reactions are strangely unconcerned about suddenly being disabled. 
D)  Conversion disorders are one type of psychosomatic illness.

Question 10

Gwendolyn is a 34-year-old unmarried woman who relies on her parents to take care of her.She refuses to move out because she has an extreme lack of self-confidence and feels that her parents do a better job of structuring her life than anyone else,including herself.Gwendolyn fits the description of which personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  paranoid 
B)  histrionic 
C)  schizotypal 
D)  dependent 
A)  paranoid 
B)  histrionic 
C)  schizotypal 
D)  dependent

Question 11

Which of the following is an example of pain disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Terry can barely walk around because of chronic pain in his back, although doctors can find no physical reason for this pain. 
B)  Craig repeatedly engages in activities with a high risk of painful injury, almost as if he enjoys the pain. 
C)  Due to neural damage, Darlene has numbness that prevents her from feeling pain in her hands. 
D)  Due to psychological disorder, Darlene has numbness that prevents her from feeling pain in her hands. 
A)  Terry can barely walk around because of chronic pain in his back, although doctors can find no physical reason for this pain. 
B)  Craig repeatedly engages in activities with a high risk of painful injury, almost as if he enjoys the pain. 
C)  Due to neural damage, Darlene has numbness that prevents her from feeling pain in her hands. 
D)  Due to psychological disorder, Darlene has numbness that prevents her from feeling pain in her hands.

Question 12

Regarding dissociative identity disorder,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  When a person has a dissociative identity disorder, the person often experiences episodes of psychosis. 
B)  When one personality is in control, the core personality will experience a "time lapse," or a memory blackout. 
C)  Each personality may have a distinct voice, vocabulary, and posture, that another personality does not have. 
D)  Identity disorders often begin with unbearable childhood experiences with the first dissociation allowing the child to escape by creating another person to suffer the pain. 
A)  When a person has a dissociative identity disorder, the person often experiences episodes of psychosis. 
B)  When one personality is in control, the core personality will experience a "time lapse," or a memory blackout. 
C)  Each personality may have a distinct voice, vocabulary, and posture, that another personality does not have. 
D)  Identity disorders often begin with unbearable childhood experiences with the first dissociation allowing the child to escape by creating another person to suffer the pain.

Question 13

Timothy was arrested for bombing a federal building.Even though he confessed to the crime,he appears to have no remorse for his actions and no sympathy for the physical and emotional losses of the victims.Timothy would most likely be diagnosed with which personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  schizotypal 
B)  borderline 
C)  antisocial 
D)  histrionic 
A)  schizotypal 
B)  borderline 
C)  antisocial 
D)  histrionic

Question 14

If Carleton is exhibiting "glove anesthesia," this strongly implies that Carleton has a(n)___________ disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)  organic mental 
B)  depersonalization 
C)  somatization 
D)  conversion 
A)  organic mental 
B)  depersonalization 
C)  somatization 
D)  conversion

Question 15

Among ethnic adolescents,major risk factors for suicide include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  "loss of face" 
B)  acculturative stress 
C)  racism and discrimination 
D)  all of these 
A)  "loss of face" 
B)  acculturative stress 
C)  racism and discrimination 
D)  all of these

Question 16

Thoughts or images that intrude into consciousness against a person's will are termed

Accepted Answer

A)  phobias. 
B)  obsessions. 
C)  compulsions. 
D)  fantasies. 
A)  phobias. 
B)  obsessions. 
C)  compulsions. 
D)  fantasies.

Question 17

A behavioral theorist would tend to support which of the following explanations of panic disorder with agoraphobia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because of prior panic attacks in crowds, Don has learned to avoid public places. 
B)  Caroline unconsciously fears that if her true thoughts come to light in a crowd, she will be condemned. 
C)  Because of prior panic attacks in public, Brian avoids risking his self-image of sophistication. 
D)  Jenna's parents both had forms of panic disorder, so Jenna has probably inherited it. 
A)  Because of prior panic attacks in crowds, Don has learned to avoid public places. 
B)  Caroline unconsciously fears that if her true thoughts come to light in a crowd, she will be condemned. 
C)  Because of prior panic attacks in public, Brian avoids risking his self-image of sophistication. 
D)  Jenna's parents both had forms of panic disorder, so Jenna has probably inherited it.

Question 18

Anxiety-based disorders are best understood by

Accepted Answer

A)  using the psychodynamic approach. 
B)  using the existential approach. 
C)  using the cognitive approach. 
D)  combining parts of each perspective with each viewpoint suggesting a different approach to treatment. 
A)  using the psychodynamic approach. 
B)  using the existential approach. 
C)  using the cognitive approach. 
D)  combining parts of each perspective with each viewpoint suggesting a different approach to treatment.

Question 19

People with specific phobia disorders

Accepted Answer

A)  are often unsure of what they fear. 
B)  may have a mild fear of heights, for example, without experiencing overwhelming anxiety. 
C)  usually recognize that their fears are unreasonable. 
D)  are a very small minority with fewer than two percent of adults having a phobia in their lifetime. 
A)  are often unsure of what they fear. 
B)  may have a mild fear of heights, for example, without experiencing overwhelming anxiety. 
C)  usually recognize that their fears are unreasonable. 
D)  are a very small minority with fewer than two percent of adults having a phobia in their lifetime.

Question 20

If you met an individual who appeared to be very charming at first,but later you discovered that this person manipulated people and caused others hurt without remorse,you might suspect this person of having which personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  dependent 
B)  narcissistic 
C)  paranoid 
D)  antisocial 
A)  dependent 
B)  narcissistic 
C)  paranoid 
D)  antisocial

Exam 14: C: Psychological Disorders

Which of the following would be an example of an obsession?

When anxiety or severe emotional conflicts are transformed into physical symptoms resembling disease or disability,a rare somatoform disorder occurs known as

According to the text,dissociations are often triggered by

Anxiety disorders may be best explained by the __________ model.

The susceptibility to anxiety-based disorders appears to be

Regarding specific phobias,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Salvatore has extreme perfectionism that often prevents him from completing tasks.He begins his rigid schedule at 6 a.m.and does not deviate from it, even when it would be helpful.Salvatore would most likely be diagnosed with which personality disorder?

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

Which of the following is an example of pain disorder?

Regarding dissociative identity disorder,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Timothy was arrested for bombing a federal building.Even though he confessed to the crime,he appears to have no remorse for his actions and no sympathy for the physical and emotional losses of the victims.Timothy would most likely be diagnosed with which personality disorder?

If Carleton is exhibiting "glove anesthesia," this strongly implies that Carleton has a(n)___________ disorder.

Among ethnic adolescents,major risk factors for suicide include which of the following?

Thoughts or images that intrude into consciousness against a person's will are termed

A behavioral theorist would tend to support which of the following explanations of panic disorder with agoraphobia?

Anxiety-based disorders are best understood by

People with specific phobia disorders

If you met an individual who appeared to be very charming at first,but later you discovered that this person manipulated people and caused others hurt without remorse,you might suspect this person of having which personality disorder?

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