Question 1

Which of the following is NOT a part of the category of DSM disorders called major mental disorders?

Accepted Answer

A)  anxiety disorders 
B)  personality disorders 
C)  feeding and eating disorders 
D)  depressive disorders

Question 2

People with this personality disorder are argumentative, preoccupied with threats both real and imagined, and tend to interpret the words of others' as hostile.

Accepted Answer

A) borderline personality disorder 
B)  paranoid personality disorder 
C)  obsessive-compulsive personality disorder 
D)  schizoid personality disorder

Question 3

Which of the following represents the most realistic scenario for a person suffering from a bipolar disorder?

Accepted Answer

A)  Steve cycles through weeks in which he binges on drugs and doesn't sleep and then does not leave his house. 
B)  Jessica is generally depressed and anxious and occasionally experiences hypomanic symptoms. 
C)  Raymond is not usually happy when his mania emerges and now sees a psychiatrist. 
D)  Alison enjoys her manic episodes because they are never dysphoric and contribute to her creativity.

Question 4

Both the DSM view and the myth of mental illness view of mental disorders recognize the difficulty of defining psychological dysfunction. Discuss two points of controversy about definitions of psychological dysfunction, harmful dysfunction, and personal distress. Use examples from research and the textbook.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Both the DSM view and the myth...

Question 5

Gur and colleagues found that schizophrenic patients and their non-schizophrenic relatives performed more poorly than people without schizophrenic relatives on emotional reactivity tests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Among the causes for depression, genetic vulnerability and cognitive vulnerability are often heavily researched. Describe what is meant by both terms and explain the difference between helplessness, hopelessness, and negative cognitive triad.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Among the causes for depression, genetic vulnerability...

Question 7

Martin Seligman proposed that if human beings come to believe for whatever reason that they have no control over the negative events of their lives, they may experience this aspect of depression.

Accepted Answer

A)  learned helplessness 
B)  hopeless cognition 
C)  negative triadic thoughts 
D)  stable pessimism

Question 8

Schizophrenics with this symptom may not reply to questions at all or may reply with only a single word or brief phrase that is often illogical.

Accepted Answer

A)  anhedonia 
B)  alogia 
C)  avolition 
D)  flat affect

Question 9

Thomas Szasz's myth of mental illness view is critical of this model of mental illness, in which psychological problems are diagnosed in ways similar to that of physical illness.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychiatric model 
B)  medical model 
C)  physical model 
D)  mental model

Question 10

This set of diagnostic criteria for psychological disorders is published by the American Psychiatric Association.

Accepted Answer

A)  Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 
B) International Classification of Diseases 
C)  Psychiatric and Counseling Psychology Manual 
D)  Manual of the American Psychological Association

Question 11

The manic phase of bipolar disorder is usually described as beginning with an initially exuberant state known as ___________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The manic phase of bipolar disorder is...

Question 12

Although positive symptoms of schizophrenia such as hallucinations and delusions are certainly the most exotic aspects of the illness, they often have less of an impact on the lives of most schizophrenics than negative symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

According to the DSM-5, the disorder commonly referred to as multiple personality disorder is actually called

Accepted Answer

A)  dissociative amnesia 
B)  dissociative fugue 
C)  dissociative identity disorder 
D)  schizophrenia

Question 14

Though similar to flat affect, this negative symptom of schizophrenia refers specifically to the difficulty experiencing pleasure in normal daily activities.

Accepted Answer

A)  anhedonia 
B)  alogia 
C)  avolition 
D)  anxiety

Question 15

The terms sane and insane are only appropriate in the context of

Accepted Answer

A)  diagnosis by a psychiatrist 
B)  admission to a hospital 
C)  legal proceedings 
D)  counseling sessions

Question 16

This negative symptom of schizophrenia involves inappropriately emotionless expression even in the midst of highly emotional conversation or events.

Accepted Answer

A)  anhedonia 
B)  alogia 
C)  avolition 
D)  flat affect

Question 17

In terms of the harmful-dysfunction view, if shyness evolved to cause us to be wary of strangers or avoid embarrassment in front of a group, then

Accepted Answer

A)  extremely shy people cannot be said to be dysfunctional 
B) social phobia is a myth of mental illness 
C)  phobias are actually adaptive if they do not involve panic 
D)  extremely shy people cannot be afraid of social judgments of others

Question 18

Horowitz and Wakefield assert that the so-called epidemics of disorders like depression and anxiety are the result of

Accepted Answer

A)  genetics 
B)  overdiagnosis 
C)  underdiagnosis 
D)  environmental interaction

Question 19

Schizophrenia is one of the relatively few psychological disorders for which men are at substantially higher risk.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

People who experience recovery from symptoms of schizophrenia are usually labeled as

Accepted Answer

A)  cured 
B)  in remission 
C)  latent 
D)  in vitro

Exam 13: Psychological Disorders

Which of the following is NOT a part of the category of DSM disorders called major mental disorders?

People with this personality disorder are argumentative, preoccupied with threats both real and imagined, and tend to interpret the words of others' as hostile.

Which of the following represents the most realistic scenario for a person suffering from a bipolar disorder?

Gur and colleagues found that schizophrenic patients and their non-schizophrenic relatives performed more poorly than people without schizophrenic relatives on emotional reactivity tests.

Among the causes for depression, genetic vulnerability and cognitive vulnerability are often heavily researched. Describe what is meant by both terms and explain the difference between helplessness, hopelessness, and negative cognitive triad.

Martin Seligman proposed that if human beings come to believe for whatever reason that they have no control over the negative events of their lives, they may experience this aspect of depression.

Schizophrenics with this symptom may not reply to questions at all or may reply with only a single word or brief phrase that is often illogical.

Thomas Szasz's myth of mental illness view is critical of this model of mental illness, in which psychological problems are diagnosed in ways similar to that of physical illness.

This set of diagnostic criteria for psychological disorders is published by the American Psychiatric Association.

The manic phase of bipolar disorder is usually described as beginning with an initially exuberant state known as ___________________.

Although positive symptoms of schizophrenia such as hallucinations and delusions are certainly the most exotic aspects of the illness, they often have less of an impact on the lives of most schizophrenics than negative symptoms.

According to the DSM-5, the disorder commonly referred to as multiple personality disorder is actually called

Though similar to flat affect, this negative symptom of schizophrenia refers specifically to the difficulty experiencing pleasure in normal daily activities.

The terms sane and insane are only appropriate in the context of

This negative symptom of schizophrenia involves inappropriately emotionless expression even in the midst of highly emotional conversation or events.

In terms of the harmful-dysfunction view, if shyness evolved to cause us to be wary of strangers or avoid embarrassment in front of a group, then

Horowitz and Wakefield assert that the so-called epidemics of disorders like depression and anxiety are the result of

Schizophrenia is one of the relatively few psychological disorders for which men are at substantially higher risk.

People who experience recovery from symptoms of schizophrenia are usually labeled as