Question 1

PET scan studies have found no differences between the brain activity of predatory murderers and the brain activity of "heat of passion" murderers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is the leading objective test of major depression?

Accepted Answer

A) Rorschach Inkblot test 
B) Thematic Apperception Test 
C) Beck Depression Inventory 
D) MMPI 
A) Rorschach Inkblot test 
B) Thematic Apperception Test 
C) Beck Depression Inventory 
D) MMPI

Question 3

Which statement best describes the current understanding of the evidence related to genes and alcoholism?

Accepted Answer

A) It is still uncertain if alcohol leads to genetic damage or genetic damage leads to alcoholism. 
B) Three genes have been found that almost always predict alcoholism when they occur together. 
C) Genes that cause the production of epinephrine and acetylcholine have a mild role in alcoholism. 
D) Certain genes appear to provide protection against alcoholism. 
A) It is still uncertain if alcohol leads to genetic damage or genetic damage leads to alcoholism. 
B) Three genes have been found that almost always predict alcoholism when they occur together. 
C) Genes that cause the production of epinephrine and acetylcholine have a mild role in alcoholism. 
D) Certain genes appear to provide protection against alcoholism.

Question 4

Harry has an intense,irrational fear of being in public places.He is probably suffering from

Accepted Answer

A) conversion reaction. 
B) learned helplessness. 
C) paranoia. 
D) agoraphobia. 
A) conversion reaction. 
B) learned helplessness. 
C) paranoia. 
D) agoraphobia.

Question 5

What individual is most likely to come into conflict with the law because of his/her disregard for social rules and unwillingness to restrain his/her impulses?

Accepted Answer

A) paranoid schizophrenic 
B) multiple personality 
C) antisocial personality 
D) bipolar disorder 
A) paranoid schizophrenic 
B) multiple personality 
C) antisocial personality 
D) bipolar disorder

Question 6

A possible biological reason why most schizophrenics first have a full-blown schizophrenic episode in adolescence or early adulthood is that

Accepted Answer

A) schizophrenic brains prune away too many synapses during adolescence. 
B) schizophrenic brains wait too long to begin pruning away excess synapses that should have been removed during infancy. 
C) schizophrenic brains prune away too few synapses during adolescence. 
D) normal brains prune away synapses during adolescence,but schizophrenic brains create even more synapses instead. 
A) schizophrenic brains prune away too many synapses during adolescence. 
B) schizophrenic brains wait too long to begin pruning away excess synapses that should have been removed during infancy. 
C) schizophrenic brains prune away too few synapses during adolescence. 
D) normal brains prune away synapses during adolescence,but schizophrenic brains create even more synapses instead.

Question 7

Marky would bite and hit the other children in his preschool class,and by the time he turned ten he was shoplifting and skipping school.His teenage years showed a pattern of cheating at school,stealing from a part-time job,selling drugs,and stealing cars.This developmental history indicates that Marky may have

Accepted Answer

A) schizophrenia. 
B) obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
C) antisocial personality disorder. 
D) dissociative identity disorder. 
A) schizophrenia. 
B) obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
C) antisocial personality disorder. 
D) dissociative identity disorder.

Question 8

When a psychological instrument fails to measure what it is supposed to measure,psychologists would say that there is a problem with

Accepted Answer

A) reliability. 
B) validity. 
C) standardization. 
D) regulation. 
A) reliability. 
B) validity. 
C) standardization. 
D) regulation.

Question 9

Four friends experienced significant traumatic events in the same year.Who is most likely to be suffering from panic disorder now?

Accepted Answer

A) Alden took some time away from work to spend with his family and to pursue interests he always put off before. 
B) Nathan took time to grieve and feel sad before he was ready to return to work. 
C) Conner viewed the panic attack he had a week after the event as a result of a passing crisis or period of stress. 
D) Dimitri was alarmed when he had a panic attack following the event,and restructured his life to try avoid future attacks. 
A) Alden took some time away from work to spend with his family and to pursue interests he always put off before. 
B) Nathan took time to grieve and feel sad before he was ready to return to work. 
C) Conner viewed the panic attack he had a week after the event as a result of a passing crisis or period of stress. 
D) Dimitri was alarmed when he had a panic attack following the event,and restructured his life to try avoid future attacks.

Question 10

Psychopaths are slow to develop classically conditioned responses to anticipated danger,pain,or shock.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Explain why an individual's culture must be taken into account when trying to determine whether he or she is suffering from a mental disorder.Should all behaviors that depart from cultural notions of what is healthy or normal be considered mental disorders? Provide an example of a disorder included in the DSM that is specific to a particular culture.

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

Question 12

Native Americans have the same genetic protection that Asians do,yet they have much higher rates of alcoholism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Johnny has recurring periods of intense fear during which he thinks that he is having a heart attack.He trembles and shakes and his heart palpitates.This kind of problem is called

Accepted Answer

A) panic disorder. 
B) posttraumatic stress disorder. 
C) agoraphobia. 
D) generalized anxiety disorder. 
A) panic disorder. 
B) posttraumatic stress disorder. 
C) agoraphobia. 
D) generalized anxiety disorder.

Question 14

People who have a high sensitivity to alcohol are less likely to drink to excess.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is a limitation or inherent problem with the DSM?

Accepted Answer

A) the danger of underdiagnosis 
B) it produces unreliable diagnoses 
C) the labeling of normal problems as serious mental disorders 
D) too few diagnostic categories 
A) the danger of underdiagnosis 
B) it produces unreliable diagnoses 
C) the labeling of normal problems as serious mental disorders 
D) too few diagnostic categories

Question 16

Someone who experiences an exaggerated fear of a specific situation,activity,or thing may be suffering from a

Accepted Answer

A) phobia. 
B) panic disorder. 
C) generalized anxiety. 
D) personality disorder. 
A) phobia. 
B) panic disorder. 
C) generalized anxiety. 
D) personality disorder.

Question 17

Some critics of the DSM maintain that many diagnoses still depend on __________ about what constitutes normal behavior,as well as what constitutes a mental disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) a physician's opinion 
B) the insurance company's opinion 
C) the individual's own feelings 
D) cultural biases 
A) a physician's opinion 
B) the insurance company's opinion 
C) the individual's own feelings 
D) cultural biases

Question 18

What would be the most descriptive way to refer to agoraphobia?

Accepted Answer

A) the fear of places 
B) the fear of dangerous things 
C) the fear of fear 
D) the fear of normal events 
A) the fear of places 
B) the fear of dangerous things 
C) the fear of fear 
D) the fear of normal events

Question 19

In the 1980s,psychotherapists began using anatomically correct dolls and projective tests to determine whether children had been sexually abused.What fundamental principle of science did they fail to follow?

Accepted Answer

A) They did not compare these children with a control group. 
B) They did not require the children to provide different alternatives. 
C) They considered the child to have been abused if there was uncertainty about sexual terms. 
D) Children were considered to have been abused if they asked any questions or wondered about their sexuality. 
A) They did not compare these children with a control group. 
B) They did not require the children to provide different alternatives. 
C) They considered the child to have been abused if there was uncertainty about sexual terms. 
D) Children were considered to have been abused if they asked any questions or wondered about their sexuality.

Question 20

Why are many psychologists skeptical about the number of individuals who are given the diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder/multiple personality disorder? How does the sociocognitive explanation explain the phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A good answer will include the following

PET scan studies have found no differences between the brain activity of predatory murderers and the brain activity of "heat of passion" murderers.

Which of the following is the leading objective test of major depression?

Which statement best describes the current understanding of the evidence related to genes and alcoholism?

Harry has an intense,irrational fear of being in public places.He is probably suffering from

What individual is most likely to come into conflict with the law because of his/her disregard for social rules and unwillingness to restrain his/her impulses?

A possible biological reason why most schizophrenics first have a full-blown schizophrenic episode in adolescence or early adulthood is that

When a psychological instrument fails to measure what it is supposed to measure,psychologists would say that there is a problem with

Four friends experienced significant traumatic events in the same year.Who is most likely to be suffering from panic disorder now?

Psychopaths are slow to develop classically conditioned responses to anticipated danger,pain,or shock.

Native Americans have the same genetic protection that Asians do,yet they have much higher rates of alcoholism.

Johnny has recurring periods of intense fear during which he thinks that he is having a heart attack.He trembles and shakes and his heart palpitates.This kind of problem is called

People who have a high sensitivity to alcohol are less likely to drink to excess.

Which of the following is a limitation or inherent problem with the DSM?

Someone who experiences an exaggerated fear of a specific situation,activity,or thing may be suffering from a

Some critics of the DSM maintain that many diagnoses still depend on __________ about what constitutes normal behavior,as well as what constitutes a mental disorder.

What would be the most descriptive way to refer to agoraphobia?

In the 1980s,psychotherapists began using anatomically correct dolls and projective tests to determine whether children had been sexually abused.What fundamental principle of science did they fail to follow?

Why are many psychologists skeptical about the number of individuals who are given the diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder/multiple personality disorder? How does the sociocognitive explanation explain the phenomenon?

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Development Over the Life Span

Neurons, Hormones, and the Brain

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

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Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

Emotion, Stress, and Health

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Exam 11: Psychological Disorders

PET scan studies have found no differences between the brain activity of predatory murderers and the brain activity of "heat of passion" murderers.

Which of the following is the leading objective test of major depression?

Which statement best describes the current understanding of the evidence related to genes and alcoholism?

Harry has an intense,irrational fear of being in public places.He is probably suffering from

What individual is most likely to come into conflict with the law because of his/her disregard for social rules and unwillingness to restrain his/her impulses?

A possible biological reason why most schizophrenics first have a full-blown schizophrenic episode in adolescence or early adulthood is that

When a psychological instrument fails to measure what it is supposed to measure,psychologists would say that there is a problem with

Four friends experienced significant traumatic events in the same year.Who is most likely to be suffering from panic disorder now?

Psychopaths are slow to develop classically conditioned responses to anticipated danger,pain,or shock.

Native Americans have the same genetic protection that Asians do,yet they have much higher rates of alcoholism.

Johnny has recurring periods of intense fear during which he thinks that he is having a heart attack.He trembles and shakes and his heart palpitates.This kind of problem is called

People who have a high sensitivity to alcohol are less likely to drink to excess.

Which of the following is a limitation or inherent problem with the DSM?

Someone who experiences an exaggerated fear of a specific situation,activity,or thing may be suffering from a

Some critics of the DSM maintain that many diagnoses still depend on __________ about what constitutes normal behavior,as well as what constitutes a mental disorder.

What would be the most descriptive way to refer to agoraphobia?

In the 1980s,psychotherapists began using anatomically correct dolls and projective tests to determine whether children had been sexually abused.What fundamental principle of science did they fail to follow?

Why are many psychologists skeptical about the number of individuals who are given the diagnosis of dissociative identity disorder/multiple personality disorder? How does the sociocognitive explanation explain the phenomenon?

What Is Psychology

Theories of Personality

Development Over the Life Span

Neurons, Hormones, and the Brain

Body Rhythms and Mental States

Sensation and Perception

Thinking and Intelligence

Memory

Learning and Conditioning

Behavior in Social and Cultural Context

Approaches to Treatment and Therapy

Emotion, Stress, and Health

The Major Motives of Life: Food, Love, Sex, and Work

Filters