Question 1

Excessive or unrealistic fearfulness and worry are characteristic of

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 2

Sandy has the tendency to make everything seem so much worse than it actually is.A cognitive therapist might say that Sandy has a tendency to engage in

Accepted Answer

A) catastrophizing. 
B) minimizing. 
C) all-or-nothing thinking. 
D) overgeneralizing. 
A) catastrophizing. 
B) minimizing. 
C) all-or-nothing thinking. 
D) overgeneralizing.

Question 3

To remember ________,think of "cycles" of up and down moods.

Accepted Answer

A) major depressive disorder 
B) dysthymic disorder 
C) cyclothymic disorder 
D) seasonal affective disorder 
A) major depressive disorder 
B) dysthymic disorder 
C) cyclothymic disorder 
D) seasonal affective disorder

Question 4

The ______________model is to evil spirits as the _____________ model is to physical disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) demonic;medical 
B) medical;demonic 
C) institutional;asylum 
D) asylum;institutional 
A) demonic;medical 
B) medical;demonic 
C) institutional;asylum 
D) asylum;institutional

Question 5

Feeling insects crawling on your skin (when none are really there)or hearing voices (when no one is around or no one is talking to you)would be examples of what symptom of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A) Hallucinations 
B) Obsessions 
C) Compulsions 
D) Delusions 
A) Hallucinations 
B) Obsessions 
C) Compulsions 
D) Delusions

Question 6

Brain imaging studies show that people who hoard show impairments in brain regions associated with

Accepted Answer

A) emotional regulation,planning,and memory 
B) sensory coordination,memory,and spatial relations. 
C) perceptual awareness,judgment,and decision-making. 
D) judgment,decision-making,and emotional regulation. 
A) emotional regulation,planning,and memory 
B) sensory coordination,memory,and spatial relations. 
C) perceptual awareness,judgment,and decision-making. 
D) judgment,decision-making,and emotional regulation.

Question 7

In what the DSM-5 terms "shared psychotic disorder," one person in a close relationship induces the same delusion in his or her partner.This unusual delusion is known as

Accepted Answer

A) bipolar disorder. 
B) a folie à deux. 
C) dissociative identity disorder. 
D) undifferentiated schizophrenia. 
A) bipolar disorder. 
B) a folie à deux. 
C) dissociative identity disorder. 
D) undifferentiated schizophrenia.

Question 8

The erroneous belief that many criminals are acquitted on the basis of the insanity verdict is most likely due to

Accepted Answer

A) the confirmation bias. 
B) logical fallacies. 
C) representativeness heuristic. 
D) the availability heuristic. 
A) the confirmation bias. 
B) logical fallacies. 
C) representativeness heuristic. 
D) the availability heuristic.

Question 9

______________ refers to a disorder where individuals primarily in Canada,the United States,or Europe experience persistent desires to undergo operations to amputate their limbs or body parts.

Accepted Answer

A) Arctic hysteria 
B) Windigo 
C) Couvade syndrome 
D) Apotemnophilia 
A) Arctic hysteria 
B) Windigo 
C) Couvade syndrome 
D) Apotemnophilia

Question 10

For some people,their depression lasts only from December to February but returns at the same time each year.This is what psychologists call

Accepted Answer

A) bipolar disorder. 
B) seasonal affective disorder. 
C) major depressive disorder. 
D) cyclothymia. 
A) bipolar disorder. 
B) seasonal affective disorder. 
C) major depressive disorder. 
D) cyclothymia.

Question 11

Insane asylums were often considered synonymous with ______________ due to some of their questionable treatment methods.

Accepted Answer

A) witch burning 
B) exorcists 
C) snake pits 
D) placebos 
A) witch burning 
B) exorcists 
C) snake pits 
D) placebos

Question 12

Repeating the word "maaaaah" repetitively and in a parrot-like fashion reflects what symptom of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A) Delusions 
B) Hallucinations 
C) Echolalia 
D) Disorganized speech 
A) Delusions 
B) Hallucinations 
C) Echolalia 
D) Disorganized speech

Question 13

Genetic and biological research has reported that ADHD patients display decreased activation in what area of the brain?

Accepted Answer

A) Temporal lobe 
B) Parietal lobe 
C) Frontal lobe 
D) Occipital lobe 
A) Temporal lobe 
B) Parietal lobe 
C) Frontal lobe 
D) Occipital lobe

Question 14

Labelling theorists argue that diagnoses lead others to treat us as weird or crazy,thus leading us to behave accordingly.As a result,the diagnosis becomes a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) illusory correlation. 
B) self-fulfilling prophecy. 
C) demonstration of hindsight bias. 
D) framework for treatment. 
A) illusory correlation. 
B) self-fulfilling prophecy. 
C) demonstration of hindsight bias. 
D) framework for treatment.

Question 15

Which of the following is untrue concerning involuntary commitment of a person with a mental illness?

Accepted Answer

A) They can be committed against their will if they pose a clear and present threat to themselves or others. 
B) They can be committed against their will if they are so psychologically impaired that they can't care for themselves. 
C) Psychiatrists or physicians place an emergency "hold" on the patient or it is ordered by a judge. 
D) Involuntary commitment decisions are determined by a psychologist rather than a judge. 
A) They can be committed against their will if they pose a clear and present threat to themselves or others. 
B) They can be committed against their will if they are so psychologically impaired that they can't care for themselves. 
C) Psychiatrists or physicians place an emergency "hold" on the patient or it is ordered by a judge. 
D) Involuntary commitment decisions are determined by a psychologist rather than a judge.

Question 16

The average age of onset for anxiety disorders is

Accepted Answer

A) 11 years 
B) 15 years 
C) 22 years 
D) 31 years 
A) 11 years 
B) 15 years 
C) 22 years 
D) 31 years

Question 17

New to the DSM-5 is the ______________ disorder

Accepted Answer

A) somatic symptom 
B) hypocondriasis 
C) panic 
D) pre-anxiety 
A) somatic symptom 
B) hypocondriasis 
C) panic 
D) pre-anxiety

Question 18

According to your text,___________________ is characteristic of almost all mental disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) biologically-based triggering 
B) a failure in successful treatment 
C) an environmentally learned response 
D) a failure of adaptation to the environment 
A) biologically-based triggering 
B) a failure in successful treatment 
C) an environmentally learned response 
D) a failure of adaptation to the environment

Question 19

What category of psychological disorders is characterized by inflexible and maladaptive behavioural patterns?

Accepted Answer

A) Personality disorders 
B) Schizophrenia 
C) Dissociative disorders 
D) Anxiety disorders 
A) Personality disorders 
B) Schizophrenia 
C) Dissociative disorders 
D) Anxiety disorders

Question 20

Research into demographic differences in the rates of major depressive disorder,or clinical depression as it is often called,suggests that

Accepted Answer

A) there are no age,gender,or racial differences in the prevalence of the disorder in North America. 
B) men are more likely than women to be diagnosed with the disorder in North America. 
C) men are less likely than women to be diagnosed with the disorder in North America. 
D) adults are less likely than children to be diagnosed with the disorder in North America. 
A) there are no age,gender,or racial differences in the prevalence of the disorder in North America. 
B) men are more likely than women to be diagnosed with the disorder in North America. 
C) men are less likely than women to be diagnosed with the disorder in North America. 
D) adults are less likely than children to be diagnosed with the disorder in North America.

Exam 15: D: Psychological Disorders

Excessive or unrealistic fearfulness and worry are characteristic of

Sandy has the tendency to make everything seem so much worse than it actually is.A cognitive therapist might say that Sandy has a tendency to engage in

To remember ________,think of "cycles" of up and down moods.

The ______________model is to evil spirits as the _____________ model is to physical disorder.

Feeling insects crawling on your skin (when none are really there)or hearing voices (when no one is around or no one is talking to you)would be examples of what symptom of schizophrenia?

Brain imaging studies show that people who hoard show impairments in brain regions associated with

In what the DSM-5 terms "shared psychotic disorder," one person in a close relationship induces the same delusion in his or her partner.This unusual delusion is known as

The erroneous belief that many criminals are acquitted on the basis of the insanity verdict is most likely due to

______________ refers to a disorder where individuals primarily in Canada,the United States,or Europe experience persistent desires to undergo operations to amputate their limbs or body parts.

For some people,their depression lasts only from December to February but returns at the same time each year.This is what psychologists call

Insane asylums were often considered synonymous with ______________ due to some of their questionable treatment methods.

Repeating the word "maaaaah" repetitively and in a parrot-like fashion reflects what symptom of schizophrenia?

Genetic and biological research has reported that ADHD patients display decreased activation in what area of the brain?

Labelling theorists argue that diagnoses lead others to treat us as weird or crazy,thus leading us to behave accordingly.As a result,the diagnosis becomes a(n)

Which of the following is untrue concerning involuntary commitment of a person with a mental illness?

The average age of onset for anxiety disorders is

New to the DSM-5 is the ______________ disorder

According to your text,___________________ is characteristic of almost all mental disorders.

What category of psychological disorders is characterized by inflexible and maladaptive behavioural patterns?

Research into demographic differences in the rates of major depressive disorder,or clinical depression as it is often called,suggests that

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

The __model is to evil spirits as the _ model is to physical disorder.