Question 1

In a study in which psychopaths and normal people were shown extremely grisly and unpleasant photographs,the psychopaths reacted in which way to the photographs?

Accepted Answer

A)  The psychopaths were visibly startled by the photographs just as normal people were. 
B)  The psychopaths pretended unconvincingly to be startled by the photographs. 
C)  The psychopaths showed no startle response to the photographs. 
D)  The psychopaths were visibly attracted and aroused by the photographs. 
A)  The psychopaths were visibly startled by the photographs just as normal people were. 
B)  The psychopaths pretended unconvincingly to be startled by the photographs. 
C)  The psychopaths showed no startle response to the photographs. 
D)  The psychopaths were visibly attracted and aroused by the photographs.

Question 2

Regarding the treatment and prognosis for mental disorders,which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Many milder mental disorders can be successfully treated. 
B)  A major depression or a psychotic episode inevitably leads to a lifelong dysfunction. 
C)  Major mental disorders rarely respond well to drugs or any other technique. 
D)  All of these statements are true. 
A)  Many milder mental disorders can be successfully treated. 
B)  A major depression or a psychotic episode inevitably leads to a lifelong dysfunction. 
C)  Major mental disorders rarely respond well to drugs or any other technique. 
D)  All of these statements are true.

Question 3

Which disorder affects about 6.8 percent of all adults in a given year and involves the person having an intense,irrational fear of being observed,evaluated,embarrassed,or humiliated by others in everyday situations?

Accepted Answer

A)  social phobia 
B)  generalized anxiety disorder 
C)  obsessive-compulsive disorder 
D)  acute stress disorder 
A)  social phobia 
B)  generalized anxiety disorder 
C)  obsessive-compulsive disorder 
D)  acute stress disorder

Question 4

Arnold often daydreams about being a major CEO and being admired by the entire population.He cannot understand why his teachers and fellow students do not see his brilliance and his great potential,but he is sure that "someday,they will tell their grandchildren that they were in class with the great Arnold P." Arnold is exhibiting symptoms of which personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Regarding common specific phobias,which of the following specific phobias listed is the most common among Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  fear of crowds 
B)  fear of airplanes 
C)  fear of closed spaces 
D)  fear of storms, thunder, and lightning 
A)  fear of crowds 
B)  fear of airplanes 
C)  fear of closed spaces 
D)  fear of storms, thunder, and lightning

Question 6

Persons who constantly think that they are dirty or contaminated with germs may wash their hands several times in an hour,a behavior that would be called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  phobia. 
B)  obsession. 
C)  compulsion. 
D)  anxiety attack. 
A)  phobia. 
B)  obsession. 
C)  compulsion. 
D)  anxiety attack.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Personality disorders are all maladaptive but vary in severity of impairment. 
B)  Personality disorders typically emerge abruptly after a traumatic experience. 
C)  The patterns of personality disorders often begin in adolescence or childhood. 
D)  Because personality patterns usually become stable by a very young age, this makes personality disorders difficult to treat. 
A)  Personality disorders are all maladaptive but vary in severity of impairment. 
B)  Personality disorders typically emerge abruptly after a traumatic experience. 
C)  The patterns of personality disorders often begin in adolescence or childhood. 
D)  Because personality patterns usually become stable by a very young age, this makes personality disorders difficult to treat.

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of hypochondriasis?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mary wears a knee brace because her knee is weak from a series of injuries. 
B)  Prior to a crucial playoff game, Steve abruptly develops a limp with no apparent cause. 
C)  When Sara is scheduled to give presentations, she usually vomits throughout the morning. 
D)  Because Wally's heart rate rises during exertion, he thinks he has blocked arteries. 
A)  Mary wears a knee brace because her knee is weak from a series of injuries. 
B)  Prior to a crucial playoff game, Steve abruptly develops a limp with no apparent cause. 
C)  When Sara is scheduled to give presentations, she usually vomits throughout the morning. 
D)  Because Wally's heart rate rises during exertion, he thinks he has blocked arteries.

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT listed as a major risk factor for suicide?

Accepted Answer

A)  availability of a firearm 
B)  overeating 
C)  severe anxiety or panic attacks 
D)  family history of suicidal behavior 
A)  availability of a firearm 
B)  overeating 
C)  severe anxiety or panic attacks 
D)  family history of suicidal behavior

Question 10

Rudy was diagnosed with Munchausen Syndrome,schizoaffective disorder,and a borderline personality disorder.This multiple diagnosis illustrates that

Accepted Answer

A)  there are many names for the same disorder. 
B)  many disturbed people are comorbid. 
C)  these are all symptoms of the same larger category of disorders. 
D)  psychological diagnosis is really just guesswork. 
A)  there are many names for the same disorder. 
B)  many disturbed people are comorbid. 
C)  these are all symptoms of the same larger category of disorders. 
D)  psychological diagnosis is really just guesswork.

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT considered a major risk factor for suicide?

Accepted Answer

A)  unexpectedly changing friends 
B)  availability of a firearm 
C)  shame, humiliation, failure, or rejection 
D)  drug or alcohol use 
A)  unexpectedly changing friends 
B)  availability of a firearm 
C)  shame, humiliation, failure, or rejection 
D)  drug or alcohol use

Question 12

Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of

Accepted Answer

A)  clowns. 
B)  strangers. 
C)  the number 13. 
D)  peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth. 
A)  clowns. 
B)  strangers. 
C)  the number 13. 
D)  peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.

Question 13

Acrophobia refers to fear of

Accepted Answer

A)  heights. 
B)  open places. 
C)  spiders and other insects. 
D)  disease, decay, or death. 
A)  heights. 
B)  open places. 
C)  spiders and other insects. 
D)  disease, decay, or death.

Question 14

Blanche is always overly dramatic when discussing her "trouble"" to anyone that will listen.She enjoys being the center of attention and being catered to by everyone,especially men.Blanche's behavior fits the description of which personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  obsessive-compulsive 
B)  schizoid 
C)  histrionic 
D)  borderline 
A)  obsessive-compulsive 
B)  schizoid 
C)  histrionic 
D)  borderline

Question 15

A cognitive therapist would view unhealthy anxiety as

Accepted Answer

A)  a loss of meaning in one's life. 
B)  a raging conflict among the id, ego, and superego. 
C)  the effects of learning and conditioning. 
D)  the result of distorted thinking. 
A)  a loss of meaning in one's life. 
B)  a raging conflict among the id, ego, and superego. 
C)  the effects of learning and conditioning. 
D)  the result of distorted thinking.

Question 16

A person that has the dissociative disorder known as a fugue exhibits a confusion about his or her personal identity and

Accepted Answer

A)  abruptly travels away from home. 
B)  develops a severe depression. 
C)  has frequent auditory hallucinations. 
D)  shows obsessive behavior. 
A)  abruptly travels away from home. 
B)  develops a severe depression. 
C)  has frequent auditory hallucinations. 
D)  shows obsessive behavior.

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of dissociative amnesia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Carl frequently forgets the names of people he does not like. 
B)  Gwen often tries to draw attention by pretending she doesn't remember who she is. 
C)  Following a series of personal traumas, Vince could not identify himself or recall his past. 
D)  Laura recalls her name and past, but not events that have happened since a concussion in May. 
A)  Carl frequently forgets the names of people he does not like. 
B)  Gwen often tries to draw attention by pretending she doesn't remember who she is. 
C)  Following a series of personal traumas, Vince could not identify himself or recall his past. 
D)  Laura recalls her name and past, but not events that have happened since a concussion in May.

Question 18

Tony has frequent,intrusive recollections of his combat experiences in Vietnam that occurred almost 40 years ago.He has episodes of insomnia due to frequent nightmares about his experiences.Tony also avoids particular situations,like war movies and firework displays because he becomes so tense.It is most likely that Tony is suffering from a(n)___________ disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)  generalized anxiety 
B)  post-traumatic stress 
C)  acute stress 
D)  dissociative fugue 
A)  generalized anxiety 
B)  post-traumatic stress 
C)  acute stress 
D)  dissociative fugue

Question 19

Sam had been sick since he was a young child.He was rushed to the hospital by his desperately concerned mother.Although his mother was praised by the hospital personnel for her attentiveness,the doctors discovered that the mother had been injecting her son with 7-up to make him sick so she could get attention and sympathy from medical personnel and be considered a "concerned,devoted" mother.Sam's mother would most likely be diagnosed with

Accepted Answer

A)  Munchausen syndrome by proxy. 
B)  an obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
C)  Prader-Willis syndrome. 
D)  a conversion disorder. 
A)  Munchausen syndrome by proxy. 
B)  an obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
C)  Prader-Willis syndrome. 
D)  a conversion disorder.

Question 20

When a person's complaint takes the form of physical symptoms that resemble disease or disability (lameness,deafness,or anesthesia),the problem is called

Accepted Answer

A)  anxiety psychosis. 
B)  obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
C)  a dissociative reaction. 
D)  a conversion reaction. 
A)  anxiety psychosis. 
B)  obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
C)  a dissociative reaction. 
D)  a conversion reaction.

Exam 14: C: Psychological Disorders

In a study in which psychopaths and normal people were shown extremely grisly and unpleasant photographs,the psychopaths reacted in which way to the photographs?

Regarding the treatment and prognosis for mental disorders,which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Which disorder affects about 6.8 percent of all adults in a given year and involves the person having an intense,irrational fear of being observed,evaluated,embarrassed,or humiliated by others in everyday situations?

Regarding common specific phobias,which of the following specific phobias listed is the most common among Americans?

Persons who constantly think that they are dirty or contaminated with germs may wash their hands several times in an hour,a behavior that would be called a(n)

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

Which of the following is an example of hypochondriasis?

Which of the following is NOT listed as a major risk factor for suicide?

Rudy was diagnosed with Munchausen Syndrome,schizoaffective disorder,and a borderline personality disorder.This multiple diagnosis illustrates that

Which of the following is NOT considered a major risk factor for suicide?

Triskaidekaphobia is the fear of

Acrophobia refers to fear of

Blanche is always overly dramatic when discussing her "trouble"" to anyone that will listen.She enjoys being the center of attention and being catered to by everyone,especially men.Blanche's behavior fits the description of which personality disorder?

A cognitive therapist would view unhealthy anxiety as

A person that has the dissociative disorder known as a fugue exhibits a confusion about his or her personal identity and

Which of the following is an example of dissociative amnesia?

When a person's complaint takes the form of physical symptoms that resemble disease or disability (lameness,deafness,or anesthesia),the problem is called

A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

A: Brain and Behavior

C: Brain and Behavior

A: Human Development

B: Human Development

C: Human Development

D: Human Development

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

A: States of Consciousness

B: States of Consciousness

C: States of Consciousness

D: States of Consciousness

A: Conditioning and Learning

B: Conditioning and Learning

C: Conditioning and Learning

D: Conditioning and Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

A: Cognition,language,and Creativity

B: Cognition,language,and Creativity

C: Cognition,language,and Creativity

A: Intelligence

B: Intelligence

C: Intelligence

A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

D: Motivation and Emotion

A: Gender and Sexuality

B: Gender and Sexuality

C: Gender and Sexuality

D: Gender and Sexuality Completion

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

A: Health,stress,and Coping

B: Health,stress,and Coping

C: Health,stress,and Coping

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

D: Psychological Disorders

A: Therapies

B: Therapies

C: Therapies

D: Therapies

A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

C: Social Thinking and Social Influence

A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

B: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

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B: Applied Psychology

C: Applied Psychology

Appendix A: Behavioral Statistics