Question 1

Which familial factor increases the risk of relapse in patients with schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A) Schizophrenogenic mothers 
B) Authoritarian parenting 
C) Childhood sexual abuse 
D) High levels of expressed emotion 
A) Schizophrenogenic mothers 
B) Authoritarian parenting 
C) Childhood sexual abuse 
D) High levels of expressed emotion

Question 2

In which disorder does a person seem to experience at least two or more distinct personalities existing in one body?

Accepted Answer

A) Antisocial personality disorder 
B) Dissociative amnesia 
C) Schizophrenia 
D) Dissociative identity disorder 
A) Antisocial personality disorder 
B) Dissociative amnesia 
C) Schizophrenia 
D) Dissociative identity disorder

Question 3

Trevor has schizophrenia and often hears a voice that tells him "Meat eaters are the devil.They will force you to eat the beef and implant you with brain tumours.Go and stop the meat eaters." Trevor's experience reflects what symptom of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A) Delusions of grandeur 
B) Disorganized speech 
C) Command hallucinations 
D) Persecutory delusions 
A) Delusions of grandeur 
B) Disorganized speech 
C) Command hallucinations 
D) Persecutory delusions

Question 4

The most prevalent of all mental disorders is/are

Accepted Answer

A) dissociative disorders. 
B) anxiety disorders. 
C) personality disorders. 
D) schizophrenia. 
A) dissociative disorders. 
B) anxiety disorders. 
C) personality disorders. 
D) schizophrenia.

Question 5

Which disorder are the following symptoms associated with-low-level depression of at least two years' duration;feelings of inadequacy,sadness,low energy,poor appetite,decreased pleasure and productivity,and hopelessness?

Accepted Answer

A) Bipolar disorder II 
B) Persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia) 
C) Cyclothymic disorder 
D) Seasonal affective disorder 
A) Bipolar disorder II 
B) Persistent depressive disorder (dysthymia) 
C) Cyclothymic disorder 
D) Seasonal affective disorder

Question 6

One sign of abnormality is when a person engages in behaviour that creates a great deal of emotional distress or

Accepted Answer

A) biological dysfunction. 
B) social context. 
C) subjective distress. 
D) statistical rarity. 
A) biological dysfunction. 
B) social context. 
C) subjective distress. 
D) statistical rarity.

Question 7

Which of the following is a diagnosis rather than a label?

Accepted Answer

A) Schizophrenia 
B) Drapetomania 
C) Road rage disorder 
D) Codependency 
A) Schizophrenia 
B) Drapetomania 
C) Road rage disorder 
D) Codependency

Question 8

Children who display severe deficits in language,social bonding,and imagination would be diagnosed as having what disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) Conduct disorder 
B) Autism 
C) ADHD 
D) Bipolar disorder 
A) Conduct disorder 
B) Autism 
C) ADHD 
D) Bipolar disorder

Question 9

Which of the following is a disorder that takes the form of a bodily ailment that has no physical cause?

Accepted Answer

A) Dissociative disorder 
B) Somatic symptom disorder 
C) Personality disorder 
D) Schizophrenia 
A) Dissociative disorder 
B) Somatic symptom disorder 
C) Personality disorder 
D) Schizophrenia

Question 10

Lily is concerned that her roommate Sachie is feeling overwhelmed by being a first-year student at a large university.Sachie often explains her academic difficulties and failures as being due to ________ factors.

Accepted Answer

A) internal,specific,and unstable 
B) internal,global,and unstable 
C) internal,global,and stable 
D) external,specific,and unstable 
A) internal,specific,and unstable 
B) internal,global,and unstable 
C) internal,global,and stable 
D) external,specific,and unstable

Question 11

Kathleen has been labelled as crazy and has been subjected to "treatments" such as bloodletting.Based on this approach to treatment of mental disorders,she lived in a time period when the __________ model of mental illness was endorsed.

Accepted Answer

A) social 
B) demonic 
C) medical 
D) spiritual 
A) social 
B) demonic 
C) medical 
D) spiritual

Question 12

The diathesis-stress model suggests that schizophrenia develops from

Accepted Answer

A) exposure to stress. 
B) genetic influences entirely. 
C) environmental influences entirely. 
D) a combination of a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia and exposure to significant stressors in their life. 
A) exposure to stress. 
B) genetic influences entirely. 
C) environmental influences entirely. 
D) a combination of a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia and exposure to significant stressors in their life.

Question 13

According to the DSM-5,posttraumatic stress disorder belongs to what class of mental disorders?

Accepted Answer

A) Anxiety disorders 
B) Mood disorders 
C) Trauma and stressor-related disorders 
D) Somatic symptoms disorders 
A) Anxiety disorders 
B) Mood disorders 
C) Trauma and stressor-related disorders 
D) Somatic symptoms disorders

Question 14

Brian is the bassist and vocalist for a band with his two brothers,cousin,and a college friend.Recently,he has begun to experience more and more intense anxiety as he sings in front of crowds.As a result,he has begun to ask his bandmates to sing the songs for him.Brian's anxiety lessens when the focus of the crowd is not on him,demonstrating that Brian's avoidance of singing is being

Accepted Answer

A) positively reinforced. 
B) positively punished. 
C) negatively punished. 
D) negatively reinforced. 
A) positively reinforced. 
B) positively punished. 
C) negatively punished. 
D) negatively reinforced.

Question 15

In a condition called _______,Indian residents report episodes of inappropriate laughing or crying,fainting,memory loss,and the sensation of being bitten by ants.

Accepted Answer

A) windigo 
B) saora disorder 
C) Arctic hysteria 
D) mal de ojo 
A) windigo 
B) saora disorder 
C) Arctic hysteria 
D) mal de ojo

Question 16

Sierra is constantly worried that everyone whom she comes in contact with is full of germs so she is constantly rushing off to wash her hands.Sierra suffers from what psychological disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) Obsessive-compulsive disorder 
B) Social anxiety disorder 
C) Paranoid schizophrenia 
D) Clinical depression 
A) Obsessive-compulsive disorder 
B) Social anxiety disorder 
C) Paranoid schizophrenia 
D) Clinical depression

Question 17

In the past six months Shelly has visited her physician ten times to complain of numerous physical symptoms.The physician has been unable to find a physical cause for her symptoms.What category of psychological disorders is the physician likely to suspect Shelly exhibits?

Accepted Answer

A) Dissociative disorder 
B) Somatic symptom disorder 
C) Personality disorder 
D) Schizophrenia 
A) Dissociative disorder 
B) Somatic symptom disorder 
C) Personality disorder 
D) Schizophrenia

Question 18

How does hoarding differ from obsessive-compulsive disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) Hoarding and obsessive-compulsive disorder are more similar than different,where most hoarders are also diagnosed with OCD. 
B) Hoarding involves a set of distinct obsessions about material goods and subsequent compulsions and rituals related to their belongings. 
C) Hoarders don't perform rituals related to their possessions and only become anxious when pressured to discard items they have accumulated. 
D) Hoarders often recognize their behaviour as problematic,whereas those with obsessive-compulsive disorder rarely acknowledge that they have a problem. 
A) Hoarding and obsessive-compulsive disorder are more similar than different,where most hoarders are also diagnosed with OCD. 
B) Hoarding involves a set of distinct obsessions about material goods and subsequent compulsions and rituals related to their belongings. 
C) Hoarders don't perform rituals related to their possessions and only become anxious when pressured to discard items they have accumulated. 
D) Hoarders often recognize their behaviour as problematic,whereas those with obsessive-compulsive disorder rarely acknowledge that they have a problem.

Question 19

The perspective that mental disorders don't all have one thing in common,but rather share a loose set of features is called the ___________________.

Accepted Answer

A) failure analysis approach 
B) family resemblance view 
C) medical model 
D) multimodal approach 
A) failure analysis approach 
B) family resemblance view 
C) medical model 
D) multimodal approach

Question 20

Experiencing extremes in motor behaviour or repeating phrases over and over are two symptoms associated with

Accepted Answer

A) paranoid schizophrenia. 
B) disorganized schizophrenia. 
C) catatonic schizophrenia. 
D) undifferentiated schizophrenia. 
A) paranoid schizophrenia. 
B) disorganized schizophrenia. 
C) catatonic schizophrenia. 
D) undifferentiated schizophrenia.

Exam 15: D: Psychological Disorders

Which familial factor increases the risk of relapse in patients with schizophrenia?

In which disorder does a person seem to experience at least two or more distinct personalities existing in one body?

Trevor has schizophrenia and often hears a voice that tells him "Meat eaters are the devil.They will force you to eat the beef and implant you with brain tumours.Go and stop the meat eaters." Trevor's experience reflects what symptom of schizophrenia?

The most prevalent of all mental disorders is/are

Which disorder are the following symptoms associated with-low-level depression of at least two years' duration;feelings of inadequacy,sadness,low energy,poor appetite,decreased pleasure and productivity,and hopelessness?

One sign of abnormality is when a person engages in behaviour that creates a great deal of emotional distress or

Which of the following is a diagnosis rather than a label?

Children who display severe deficits in language,social bonding,and imagination would be diagnosed as having what disorder?

Which of the following is a disorder that takes the form of a bodily ailment that has no physical cause?

Lily is concerned that her roommate Sachie is feeling overwhelmed by being a first-year student at a large university.Sachie often explains her academic difficulties and failures as being due to ________ factors.

Kathleen has been labelled as crazy and has been subjected to "treatments" such as bloodletting.Based on this approach to treatment of mental disorders,she lived in a time period when the __________ model of mental illness was endorsed.

The diathesis-stress model suggests that schizophrenia develops from

According to the DSM-5,posttraumatic stress disorder belongs to what class of mental disorders?

In a condition called _______,Indian residents report episodes of inappropriate laughing or crying,fainting,memory loss,and the sensation of being bitten by ants.

Sierra is constantly worried that everyone whom she comes in contact with is full of germs so she is constantly rushing off to wash her hands.Sierra suffers from what psychological disorder?

In the past six months Shelly has visited her physician ten times to complain of numerous physical symptoms.The physician has been unable to find a physical cause for her symptoms.What category of psychological disorders is the physician likely to suspect Shelly exhibits?

How does hoarding differ from obsessive-compulsive disorder?

The perspective that mental disorders don't all have one thing in common,but rather share a loose set of features is called the ___________________.

Experiencing extremes in motor behaviour or repeating phrases over and over are two symptoms associated with

A: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

B: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

C: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

D: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

A: Research Methods

B: Research Methods

C: Research Methods

D: Research Methods

A: Biological Psychology

B: Biological Psychology

C: Biological Psychology

D: Biological Psychology

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

A: Consciousness

B: Consciousness

C: Consciousness

D: Consciousness

A: Learning

B: Learning

C: Learning

D: Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

D: Memory

A: Thinking,reasoning,and Language

B: Language,thinking,and Reasoning

C: Language,thinking,and Reasoning

D: Language,thinking,and Reasoning

A: Intelligence and Iq Testing

B: Intelligence and Iq Testing

C: Intelligence and Iq Testing

D: Intelligence and Iq Testing

A: Human Development

B: Human Development

C: Human Development

D: Human Development

A: Emotion and Motivation

B: Emotion and Motivation

C: Emotion and Motivation

D: Emotion and Motivation

A: Stress,coping,and Health

B: Stress,coping,and Health

C: Stress,coping,and Health

D: Stress,coping,and Health

A: Social Psychology

B: Social Psychology

C: Social Psychology

D: Social Psychology

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

A: Psychological and Biological Treatments