Question 1

The rate of schizophrenia in the general population is around

Accepted Answer

A)  1% 
B)  5% 
C)  10% 
D)  20%

Question 2

Which neurotransmitters are most important in the development of mood disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  GABA, endorphins, and serotonin 
B)  acetylcholine, serotonin, and GABA 
C)  dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine 
D)  norepinephrine, acetylcholine, and serotonin

Question 3

Davis has such an intense, irrational fear of clowns that he cannot take his daughters to see the circus when it is in town. Davis would be most correctly diagnosed as suffering from

Accepted Answer

A)  obsessive-compulsive disorder. 
B)  panic disorder. 
C)  a phobia. 
D)  posttraumatic stress disorder.

Question 4

_____ are false beliefs about reality, whereas _____ are false perceptions of reality such as hearing internal voices.

Accepted Answer

A)  Positive symptoms; negative symptoms 
B)  Negative symptoms; positive symptoms 
C)  Hallucinations; delusions 
D)  Delusions; hallucinations

Question 5

June often experiences episodes during which her heart rate accelerates by more than 50 beats per minute despite encountering no emergency. June suffers from

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Research indicates that one way to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness is to

Accepted Answer

A)  remove individuals with mental illness from the general population. 
B)  increase knowledge of biopsychosocial explanations of mental illness. 
C)  reduce unnecessary concern by limiting the public's exposure to topics related to mental illness. 
D)  require people diagnosed with mental illness to notify their employers.

Question 7

A clearly mentally ill person claims that the FBI and the CIA are following him because he is the only person who knows the true location of the Holy Grail. This person is most likely suffering from _____________ schizophrenia.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A clearly mentally ill person claims that...

Question 8

A person who is constantly "on edge" and always apprehensive most likely suffers from

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

Arlene has an intense, irrational fear of flying in airplanes. She is probably suffering from a _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  somatoform disorder 
B)  neurotic depression 
C)  phobic disorder 
D)  conversion reaction

Question 10

Shreen is diagnosed with schizophrenia. She believes that she is a powerful person who can save the world. Shreen is experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  delusions of persecution. 
B)  delusions of grandeur. 
C)  delusions of reference. 
D)  delusions of influence.

Question 11

An obsession is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a recurring irrational thought which you cannot put out of your mind. 
B)  a behavior which you cannot control. 
C)  an inability to control your emotions. 
D)  a and b

Question 12

In addition to suffering from panic attacks, people with panic disorders often develop an intense fear of:

Accepted Answer

A)  having a panic attack when they are alone. 
B)  public places. 
C)  germs. 
D)  leaving the stove on.

Question 13

Allison has an intense fear of flying, so much so that she cannot even bear to close her eyes and imagine that she is on a plane. From this brief description, Allison may be experiencing:

Accepted Answer

A)  a specific phobia. 
B)  a social phobia. 
C)  a generalized phobia. 
D)  normal levels of anxiety.

Question 14

The multiple-personality disorder was:

Accepted Answer

A)  a form of psychosis. 
B)  quite rare. 
C)  a phenomenon unique to England. 
D)  not a formal diagnostic label.

Question 15

Which of the following is most likely to be cited by psychologists as a reason to be skeptical about dissociative identity disorder (DID)?

Accepted Answer

A)  PET scan studies of people diagnosed with DID 
B)  a steep increase in DID rates from the 1970s to 1990s 
C)  evidence for memory dissociation in those diagnosed with DID 
D)  the association between DID and stressful events.

Question 16

The ____________ edition of the DSM was released by the American Psychiatric Association
in May 2013.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ____________ edition of the DSM was...

Question 17

The fifth edition of the DSM offers guidelines for diagnosing mental disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

If anxiety leads to the onset of so many different disorders, how can it be a beneficial, adaptive process?

Accepted Answer

A)  It cannot be an adaptive process. 
B)  The physiological response underlying anxiety prepares us to fight or flee. 
C)  Anxiety is a good way to gain sympathy. 
D)  The anxiety response evolved to help attract mates.

Question 19

A hospital patient was diagnosed as suffering from schizophrenia because she was having both delusions and hallucinations. What type of symptoms are these?

Accepted Answer

A)  atypical 
B)  positive 
C)  negative 
D)  a mix of positive and negative

Question 20

The fifth edition of the DSM was expected to include

Accepted Answer

A)  more information based on biological and genetic research. 
B)  seven new axes. 
C)  criteria for determining whether an individual is insane. 
D)  a more categorical approach to psychological disorders.

Exam 13: Psychological Disorders