Question 1

The majority of drugs used to treat depression act on:

Accepted Answer

A)  dopamines 
B)  monoamines 
C)  benzodiazepines 
D)  phenothiazines 
A)  dopamines 
B)  monoamines 
C)  benzodiazepines 
D)  phenothiazines

Question 2

In the long-run,the typical neuroleptics significantly helped about ____ of patients with schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

A)  5-15% 
B)  20-30% 
C)  50-60% 
D)  80-90% 
A)  5-15% 
B)  20-30% 
C)  50-60% 
D)  80-90%

Question 3

If you randomly meet 100 people today,how many will have a lifetime episode of major depression?

Accepted Answer

A)  8 
B)  16 
C)  24 
D)  32 
A)  8 
B)  16 
C)  24 
D)  32

Question 4

A psychologist working with schizophrenic individuals is likely to encounter all of the following symptoms except:

Accepted Answer

A)  compulsive focusing on the things happening around them 
B)  the formation of new words that don't exist in the dictionary 
C)  strange bodily sensations 
D)  hearing voices 
A)  compulsive focusing on the things happening around them 
B)  the formation of new words that don't exist in the dictionary 
C)  strange bodily sensations 
D)  hearing voices

Question 5

What does the research say about the gender difference in major depressive disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  An equal percentage of males and females have major depressive disorder. 
B)  A higher percentage of males have major depressive disorder. 
C)  A higher percentage of females have major depressive disorder. 
D)  It is impossible to say, because gender data on major depressive disorder is not collected. 
A)  An equal percentage of males and females have major depressive disorder. 
B)  A higher percentage of males have major depressive disorder. 
C)  A higher percentage of females have major depressive disorder. 
D)  It is impossible to say, because gender data on major depressive disorder is not collected.

Question 6

Marilyn,who suffers from schizophrenia,demonstrates no emotional reaction whatsoever when told that her home and all her personal belongings were destroyed in a fire.Marilyn is displaying:

Accepted Answer

A)  a neologism 
B)  a delusion 
C)  a hallucination 
D)  flat affect 
A)  a neologism 
B)  a delusion 
C)  a hallucination 
D)  flat affect

Question 7

What percentage of prisoners in the United States has an antisocial personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  2% 
B)  8-12% 
C)  50-80% 
D)  90-95% 
A)  2% 
B)  8-12% 
C)  50-80% 
D)  90-95%

Question 8

According to his therapist,why did Herschel Walker developed dissociative identity disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  to help him deal with unresolved unconscious conflicts 
B)  to help him deal with abuse and other challenges in his life 
C)  to be able to impress other people 
D)  it enabled him to gain sympathy from others 
A)  to help him deal with unresolved unconscious conflicts 
B)  to help him deal with abuse and other challenges in his life 
C)  to be able to impress other people 
D)  it enabled him to gain sympathy from others

Question 9

The case in your textbook of "Jeffrey Ingram," the man who went missing three times,illustrates:

Accepted Answer

A)  dissociative fugue 
B)  dissociative amnesia 
C)  dissociative identity disorder 
D)  depersonalization disorder 
A)  dissociative fugue 
B)  dissociative amnesia 
C)  dissociative identity disorder 
D)  depersonalization disorder

Question 10

A goal in working with a mildly depressed individual would be to:

Accepted Answer

A)  learn to prevent unconscious thoughts from entering consciousness 
B)  learn how to relax by reducing physical activity 
C)  focus on increasing negative thoughts, because these are more realistic than positive thoughts 
D)  break the cycle of being depressed, because of poor social skills and others not wishing to be around this individual 
A)  learn to prevent unconscious thoughts from entering consciousness 
B)  learn how to relax by reducing physical activity 
C)  focus on increasing negative thoughts, because these are more realistic than positive thoughts 
D)  break the cycle of being depressed, because of poor social skills and others not wishing to be around this individual

Question 11

Discuss the similarities and differences among major depression,Bipolar I,Bipolar II,and dysthymic disorders.

Accepted Answer

Major depression, Bipolar I, Bipolar II,

Question 12

The treatment of antisocial personality disorder is:

Accepted Answer

A)  usually quite successful 
B)  not very promising 
C)  successful if punishment is used 
D)  successful if the disorder is diagnosed in childhood 
A)  usually quite successful 
B)  not very promising 
C)  successful if punishment is used 
D)  successful if the disorder is diagnosed in childhood

Question 13

What are the advantages and disadvantages of using typical and atypical neuroleptics to treat schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

The use of typical and atypical neurolep

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of perceptual symptom that affects people suffering from schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  delusions 
B)  neologisms 
C)  hallucinations 
D)  flat affect 
A)  delusions 
B)  neologisms 
C)  hallucinations 
D)  flat affect

Question 15

To make a diagnosis of dissociative amnesia and dissociative fugue:

Accepted Answer

A)  the subject must be committed to a psychiatric hospital 
B)  the forgotten information must be at least 10 years old 
C)  physicians should rule out physical reasons for the loss of personal information 
D)  by law, psychologists must administer the Thematic Apperception Test to the subject 
A)  the subject must be committed to a psychiatric hospital 
B)  the forgotten information must be at least 10 years old 
C)  physicians should rule out physical reasons for the loss of personal information 
D)  by law, psychologists must administer the Thematic Apperception Test to the subject

Question 16

Thelma has had severe depression for many years.She has used SSRI drugs,undergone psychotherapy,and had ECT.But nothing has worked.What is the last option for Thelma that holds the most promise?

Accepted Answer

A)  removal of limbic system 
B)  endorphin treatment 
C)  transcranial magnetic stimulation 
D)  a radical cerebrectomy 
A)  removal of limbic system 
B)  endorphin treatment 
C)  transcranial magnetic stimulation 
D)  a radical cerebrectomy

Question 17

A patient with schizophrenia displays delusions,hallucinations,and very distorted speech.These symptoms are examples of:

Accepted Answer

A)  positive symptoms 
B)  negative symptoms 
C)  level 1 symptoms 
D)  level 2 symptoms 
A)  positive symptoms 
B)  negative symptoms 
C)  level 1 symptoms 
D)  level 2 symptoms

Question 18

Why is the treatment of antisocial personality disorder so difficult in the long-term?

Accepted Answer

The treatment of antisocial personality

Question 19

What portion of the adult population in the United States does schizophrenia affect?

Accepted Answer

A)  .1% 
B)  .2 to 2% 
C)  5 to 6% 
D)  11 to 12% 
A)  .1% 
B)  .2 to 2% 
C)  5 to 6% 
D)  11 to 12%

Question 20

In comparison to normal subjects,patients with schizophrenia have (a)relatively larger:

Accepted Answer

A)  ventricles 
B)  frontal lobe 
C)  receptors 
D)  corpus callosum 
A)  ventricles 
B)  frontal lobe 
C)  receptors 
D)  corpus callosum

Exam 23: Mood Disorders and Schizophrenia

The majority of drugs used to treat depression act on:

In the long-run,the typical neuroleptics significantly helped about ____ of patients with schizophrenia.

If you randomly meet 100 people today,how many will have a lifetime episode of major depression?

A psychologist working with schizophrenic individuals is likely to encounter all of the following symptoms except:

What does the research say about the gender difference in major depressive disorder?

Marilyn,who suffers from schizophrenia,demonstrates no emotional reaction whatsoever when told that her home and all her personal belongings were destroyed in a fire.Marilyn is displaying:

What percentage of prisoners in the United States has an antisocial personality disorder?

According to his therapist,why did Herschel Walker developed dissociative identity disorder?

The case in your textbook of "Jeffrey Ingram," the man who went missing three times,illustrates:

A goal in working with a mildly depressed individual would be to:

Discuss the similarities and differences among major depression,Bipolar I,Bipolar II,and dysthymic disorders.

The treatment of antisocial personality disorder is:

What are the advantages and disadvantages of using typical and atypical neuroleptics to treat schizophrenia?

Which of the following is an example of perceptual symptom that affects people suffering from schizophrenia?

To make a diagnosis of dissociative amnesia and dissociative fugue:

Thelma has had severe depression for many years.She has used SSRI drugs,undergone psychotherapy,and had ECT.But nothing has worked.What is the last option for Thelma that holds the most promise?

A patient with schizophrenia displays delusions,hallucinations,and very distorted speech.These symptoms are examples of:

Why is the treatment of antisocial personality disorder so difficult in the long-term?

What portion of the adult population in the United States does schizophrenia affect?

In comparison to normal subjects,patients with schizophrenia have (a)relatively larger:

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