Question 1

For the last several years, everything has looked bleak and hopeless to Felisa. She feels like a failure at work and a failure as a wife and mother. Recently she has stopped going to work, has become extremely withdrawn from her family, spends most of her time in bed, and has been having frequent suicidal thoughts. Felisa would most likely be diagnosed with a __________ disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) major depressive 
B) neurocognitive 
C) cyclothymic 
D) persistent depressive

Question 2

Children with higher levels of lead in their blood are at a greater risk for all of the following EXCEPT for

Accepted Answer

A) having an intellectual disability. 
B) developing psychosis. 
C) being arrested as adults for criminal offenses. 
D) developing somatic symptom disorders.

Question 3

Which of the following is considered to be a nearly universal symptom of psychosis?

Accepted Answer

A) nervous breakdowns 
B) disturbed verbal communication 
C) depression 
D) insomnia

Question 4

Which psychological perspective explains that people who are anxious are living in "bad faith," that is, they have collapsed in the face of the awesome responsibility to choose a meaningful existence and have, instead, made choices that do not truly reflect what they value, feel, and believe?

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive 
B) existential 
C) psychodynamic 
D) behavioral

Question 5

In most cases, a person with an anxiety disorder

Accepted Answer

A) will fail to respond with fear in a dangerous situation. 
B) transforms his or her distress into symptoms that closely resemble a physical disability. 
C) suffers distress that seems greatly out of proportion to the circumstances. 
D) can control the fear if he or she can identify exactly what he or she is afraid of.

Question 6

Allison is afraid of having a panic attack in a public place; therefore, she has refused to leave her home for the last 3 years unless a family member accompanies her. Allison has which disorder in addition to her panic attacks?

Accepted Answer

A) generalized anxiety disorder 
B) somatic symptom disorder 
C) acute stress disorder 
D) agoraphobia

Question 7

Amok and hikikomori are examples of

Accepted Answer

A) paraphilias. 
B) neuroses. 
C) organic mental disorders. 
D) culture-bound syndromes.

Question 8

Hallucinations involve

Accepted Answer

A) false beliefs that are held even when the facts contradict them. 
B) imaginary sensations that do not exist in the real world. 
C) major disturbances in mood or emotion. 
D) unusual behaviors, such as tics and waxy flexibility.

Question 9

Regarding the development of anxiety-based problems, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Studies show that being high-strung, nervous, or emotional runs in families. 
B) Sixty percent of children born to parents suffering from panic disorder have a fearful, inhibited temperament. 
C) Children who are quiet, cautious, and introverted have a higher risk of developing anxiety disorders when they reach adulthood. 
D) Anxiety disorders may be best explained by the neurological opponent-process model.

Question 10

Tom is convinced that he will be a famous rock star. In fact, he is not shy about telling people what a great guitarist he is and how they better get his autograph now. Tom most likely suffers from which personality disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) obsessive 
B) dependent 
C) narcissistic 
D) paranoid

Question 11

Brittany awakens on her wedding day and her legs are paralyzed. Her parents rush her to the emergency room. The hospital staff immediately notices that Brittany is strangely unconcerned by her condition. After numerous tests, the doctors have not found any physical reason for her paralysis. During the night, nurses also notice that Brittany moved her legs while she was asleep. Brittany's "paralysis" appears to be due to a(n)__________ disorder.

Accepted Answer

A) generalized anxiety 
B) neurocognitive 
C) conversion 
D) dissociative

Question 12

In the development of the more severe (major)mood disorders, which of the following seem(s)to play the largest role?

Accepted Answer

A) biological factors 
B) social factors 
C) learned helplessness 
D) how a person handles anger

Question 13

Which of the following does the text indicate as the reason that the term neurosis was dropped from later editions of the DSM ?

Accepted Answer

A) The term neurosis was too Freudian a concept. 
B) The term neurosis was too imprecise a concept. 
C) The term neurosis reduced the diagnostic validity of the classification system. 
D) The lay public incorrectly associated the term neurosis with excessive anxiety.

Question 14

"Maternity blues" is another name for the condition known as postpartum depression.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is the scientific term that refers to mental disorders, such as schizophrenia or depression, and to behavior patterns that make people unhappy and impair their personal growth as well as to the study of these disorders?

Accepted Answer

A) insanity 
B) lunacy 
C) neuroses 
D) psychopathology

Question 16

Major disturbances in emotion, such as depression or mania, are classified as __________ disorders.

Accepted Answer

A) anxiety 
B) dissociative 
C) schizophrenic 
D) mood

Question 17

Culturally disapproved-of behaviors in the past were often given psychological labels. The so-called "mental disorder" for a woman that had a healthy sexual appetite was known as

Accepted Answer

A) anarchia. 
B) nymphomania. 
C) self-defeating personality. 
D) drapetomania.

Question 18

Regarding postpartum depression, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) A mother's depression has not been shown to have any significant effect on her child's development. 
B) Educating new parents about the importance of supporting one another and groups in which new mothers can express their feelings have been shown to reduce the risk of depression. 
C) Stress and anxiety before birth and negative attitudes toward child-rearing increase the risk of postpartum depression. 
D) If depression is severe or long lasting, new mothers should seek professional help.

Question 19

Persons who constantly think that they are dirty or contaminated with germs may wash their hands several times in an hour, a behavior that would be called a(n)

Accepted Answer

A) phobia. 
B) obsession. 
C) compulsion. 
D) anxiety attack.

Question 20

Jack believes that the FBI has wire tapped his phone. He regularly checks his house for bugging devices. When he leaves the house, he always checks each window and takes a different route to his destination. Jack buys bottled water because he believes the FBI may try to poison his water. Jack is exhibiting the most common delusional disorder, which is

Accepted Answer

A) paranoid psychosis. 
B) schizophrenia. 
C) the erotomanic type. 
D) the histrionic type.

Exam 14: Psychological Disorders