Question 1

Dissociative disorders involve __________ that cannot be attributed to organic problems.

Accepted Answer

A) a loss of memory 
B) a loss of contact with reality 
C) malingering 
D) dangerous split personalities 
A) a loss of memory 
B) a loss of contact with reality 
C) malingering 
D) dangerous split personalities

Question 2

Which of the following does not belong?

Accepted Answer

A) Conversion disorder 
B) Hypochondriasis 
C) La belle indifference 
D) Anxiety 
A) Conversion disorder 
B) Hypochondriasis 
C) La belle indifference 
D) Anxiety

Question 3

Individuals who have experienced severe trauma or victimization may experience debilitating anxiety reactions months and years after the actual traumatic experience. For example, disaster victims or war veterans often have their first symptoms many months after the actual events. These patients are diagnosed as suffering from

Accepted Answer

A) generalized anxiety. 
B) neurosis. 
C) posttraumatic stress disorder. 
D) acute distress disorder. 
A) generalized anxiety. 
B) neurosis. 
C) posttraumatic stress disorder. 
D) acute distress disorder.

Question 4

Most individuals with dissociative identity disorder share the common experience of some form of childhood trauma or abuse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following does not belong?

Accepted Answer

A) Rapid flight of ideas 
B) Argumentative 
C) Passive 
D) Aggressive 
A) Rapid flight of ideas 
B) Argumentative 
C) Passive 
D) Aggressive

Question 6

Kevin keeps thinking he is an evil, unclean person who is capable of committing murder even though he would never do such a thing. He tries to put the thoughts out of his mind by washing his hands 15 to 20 times a day. Kevin demonstrates

Accepted Answer

A) generalized anxiety disorder. 
B) obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
C) acute stress disorder. 
D) panic disorder. 
A) generalized anxiety disorder. 
B) obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
C) acute stress disorder. 
D) panic disorder.

Question 7

The behavior of some people with schizophrenia is extremely agitated. In other cases, one might observe the patient to be slow and without emotional expression, that is, the patient is

Accepted Answer

A) in a stupor. 
B) hallucinating. 
C) delusional. 
D) paranoid. 
A) in a stupor. 
B) hallucinating. 
C) delusional. 
D) paranoid.

Question 8

Evaluation of the role of factors such as poverty, crowding, and discrimination in the onset of schizophrenia is pursued by researchers with a(n) ______ view of schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) existential 
B) psychodynamic 
C) cognitive 
D) sociocultural 
A) existential 
B) psychodynamic 
C) cognitive 
D) sociocultural

Question 9

"I never could stand up for myself in a fight. It's just the way I am." This is an example of a(n) _____ attribution.

Accepted Answer

A) stable 
B) global 
C) external 
D) irrational 
A) stable 
B) global 
C) external 
D) irrational

Question 10

Individuals who are least likely to exhibit conversion disorders include

Accepted Answer

A) soldiers in combat. 
B) fighter pilots. 
C) concentration camp prisoners. 
D) farmers. 
A) soldiers in combat. 
B) fighter pilots. 
C) concentration camp prisoners. 
D) farmers.

Question 11

Hippocrates proposed that psychological disorders might

Accepted Answer

A) signify divine possession. 
B) signify demonic possession. 
C) be cured by exorcism. 
D) be caused by a brain abnormality. 
A) signify divine possession. 
B) signify demonic possession. 
C) be cured by exorcism. 
D) be caused by a brain abnormality.

Question 12

Dr. Alexander tells her class that at one time a fear of strangers was important in our survival as humans. Her beliefs are consistent with which view of anxiety?

Accepted Answer

A) Evolutionary 
B) Natural selection 
C) Behavioral 
D) Biological 
A) Evolutionary 
B) Natural selection 
C) Behavioral 
D) Biological

Question 13

The observation that concordance rates for schizophrenia are high in identical twins suggests that

Accepted Answer

A) there is a biological basis for the disorder. 
B) intense emotional bonds trigger schizophrenia. 
C) schizophrenia does not really run in families because twins are so rare. 
D) schizophrenia is imitated in close relationships. 
A) there is a biological basis for the disorder. 
B) intense emotional bonds trigger schizophrenia. 
C) schizophrenia does not really run in families because twins are so rare. 
D) schizophrenia is imitated in close relationships.

Question 14

Pearl constantly blames herself for problems in her marriage. She believes she has a personality flaw, and no matter what, she will always have problems in relationships. Pearl will likely exhibit

Accepted Answer

A) mania. 
B) depression. 
C) delusions. 
D) phobias. 
A) mania. 
B) depression. 
C) delusions. 
D) phobias.

Question 15

The schizotypal personality disorder differs from schizophrenia because in the schizotypal personality, there

Accepted Answer

A) is more bizarre behavior. 
B) is less bizarre behavior. 
C) are hallucinations. 
D) is waxy flexibility. 
A) is more bizarre behavior. 
B) is less bizarre behavior. 
C) are hallucinations. 
D) is waxy flexibility.

Question 16

Anna's doctor is looking at the activity in her prefrontal cortex and the size of her ventricles to determine possible causes of her schizophrenia. Anna's doctor endorses the _____ view of schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A) psychodynamic 
B) learning 
C) biological 
D) cognitive 
A) psychodynamic 
B) learning 
C) biological 
D) cognitive

Question 17

The symptoms of rapid or "pressured" speech, the tendency to switch from topic to topic, and an inability to listen to the comments of others are often observed in patients with bipolar disorder. These symptoms are often referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) argumentative. 
B) overly expressive. 
C) flight of ideas. 
D) distractibility. 
A) argumentative. 
B) overly expressive. 
C) flight of ideas. 
D) distractibility.

Question 18

Learning theory suggests that depression can result from

Accepted Answer

A) learned helplessness. 
B) punishment. 
C) guilt. 
D) anger turned inward. 
A) learned helplessness. 
B) punishment. 
C) guilt. 
D) anger turned inward.

Question 19

Suicide is often associated with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) Insanity 
B) Psychosis 
C) Loss of contact with reality 
D) None of these 
A) Insanity 
B) Psychosis 
C) Loss of contact with reality 
D) None of these

Question 20

While anxiety is an appropriate response to a threat, it becomes evidence of a disorder when it

Accepted Answer

A) feels unpleasant. 
B) cannot be concealed. 
C) is excessive. 
D) cannot be ignored. 
A) feels unpleasant. 
B) cannot be concealed. 
C) is excessive. 
D) cannot be ignored.

Dissociative disorders involve __________ that cannot be attributed to organic problems.

Which of the following does not belong?

Most individuals with dissociative identity disorder share the common experience of some form of childhood trauma or abuse.

Which of the following does not belong?

Kevin keeps thinking he is an evil, unclean person who is capable of committing murder even though he would never do such a thing. He tries to put the thoughts out of his mind by washing his hands 15 to 20 times a day. Kevin demonstrates

The behavior of some people with schizophrenia is extremely agitated. In other cases, one might observe the patient to be slow and without emotional expression, that is, the patient is

Evaluation of the role of factors such as poverty, crowding, and discrimination in the onset of schizophrenia is pursued by researchers with a(n) ______ view of schizophrenia.

"I never could stand up for myself in a fight. It's just the way I am." This is an example of a(n) _____ attribution.

Individuals who are least likely to exhibit conversion disorders include

Hippocrates proposed that psychological disorders might

Dr. Alexander tells her class that at one time a fear of strangers was important in our survival as humans. Her beliefs are consistent with which view of anxiety?

The observation that concordance rates for schizophrenia are high in identical twins suggests that

Pearl constantly blames herself for problems in her marriage. She believes she has a personality flaw, and no matter what, she will always have problems in relationships. Pearl will likely exhibit

The schizotypal personality disorder differs from schizophrenia because in the schizotypal personality, there

Anna's doctor is looking at the activity in her prefrontal cortex and the size of her ventricles to determine possible causes of her schizophrenia. Anna's doctor endorses the _____ view of schizophrenia.

The symptoms of rapid or "pressured" speech, the tendency to switch from topic to topic, and an inability to listen to the comments of others are often observed in patients with bipolar disorder. These symptoms are often referred to as

Learning theory suggests that depression can result from

Suicide is often associated with which of the following?

While anxiety is an appropriate response to a threat, it becomes evidence of a disorder when it

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Exam 12: Psychological Disorders

Dissociative disorders involve __________ that cannot be attributed to organic problems.

Which of the following does not belong?

Most individuals with dissociative identity disorder share the common experience of some form of childhood trauma or abuse.

Which of the following does not belong?

Kevin keeps thinking he is an evil, unclean person who is capable of committing murder even though he would never do such a thing. He tries to put the thoughts out of his mind by washing his hands 15 to 20 times a day. Kevin demonstrates

The behavior of some people with schizophrenia is extremely agitated. In other cases, one might observe the patient to be slow and without emotional expression, that is, the patient is

Evaluation of the role of factors such as poverty, crowding, and discrimination in the onset of schizophrenia is pursued by researchers with a(n) ______ view of schizophrenia.

"I never could stand up for myself in a fight. It's just the way I am." This is an example of a(n) _____ attribution.

Individuals who are least likely to exhibit conversion disorders include

Hippocrates proposed that psychological disorders might

Dr. Alexander tells her class that at one time a fear of strangers was important in our survival as humans. Her beliefs are consistent with which view of anxiety?

The observation that concordance rates for schizophrenia are high in identical twins suggests that

Pearl constantly blames herself for problems in her marriage. She believes she has a personality flaw, and no matter what, she will always have problems in relationships. Pearl will likely exhibit

The schizotypal personality disorder differs from schizophrenia because in the schizotypal personality, there

Anna's doctor is looking at the activity in her prefrontal cortex and the size of her ventricles to determine possible causes of her schizophrenia. Anna's doctor endorses the _____ view of schizophrenia.

The symptoms of rapid or "pressured" speech, the tendency to switch from topic to topic, and an inability to listen to the comments of others are often observed in patients with bipolar disorder. These symptoms are often referred to as

Learning theory suggests that depression can result from

Suicide is often associated with which of the following?

While anxiety is an appropriate response to a threat, it becomes evidence of a disorder when it

What Is Psychology

Biology and Psychology

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Learning

Memory: Remembrance of Things Past-And Future

Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

The Voyage Through the Life Span

Personality: Theory and Measurement

Stress, Health, and Coping

Methods of Therapy

Social Psychology

Psychology and Human Behavior

Psychology and Personality

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