Question 1

Liza has an anxiety disorder. She is currently seeing a therapist who believes that anxiety disorders are a result of distorted, irrational thought processes. Liza is probably seeking treatment from a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  behaviorial psychologist 
B)  cognitive psychologist 
C)  psychoanalyst 
D)  psychologist with a biological perspective

Question 2

What do psychologists call disorders that are found only in particular cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  restricted syndromes 
B)  naturalistic syndromes 
C)  sociocultural disorders 
D)  cultural syndromes

Question 3

One clear sign of abnormality is when the behavior the person engages in creates a great deal of subjective discomfort.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The television talks to Heidi. It tells her the police are out to get her. Heidi actually hears these voices, even though they are really a figment of her own mind. Because Heidi has schizophrenia, she is mostly experiencing a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  delusion 
B)  flat affect 
C)  evolution 
D)  hallucination

Question 5

One sign of abnormality is when a person engages in behavior that creates a great deal of emotional distress or ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  subjective discomfort 
B)  social deviance 
C)  statistical rarity 
D)  situational anxiety

Question 6

How would the Greek physician Hippocrates have typically dealt with someone suffering from mental illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  He would focus on correcting the imbalance of bodily fluids, or humors. 
B)  He would have made a hole in the patient's skull to release the pressure, a process known today as trephining. 
C)  He would have someone conduct the religious ritual known as an exorcism. 
D)  He would have tried to understand the person's unconscious and the forces at work there.

Question 7

A dissociative disorder characterized by a partial or complete loss of memory for personal information that is usually associated with a stressful or emotionally traumatic experience is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Which pair consists of negative symptoms of schizophrenia?

Accepted Answer

A)  poor attention and flat affect 
B)  blunted affect and delusions 
C)  abolition and hallucinations 
D)  delusions and hallucinations

Question 9

Nick is admitted to a mental institution because he hears voices talking to him that no one else can hear, and he sees demons attacking him, though no one else can see anything near him. Nick's symptoms are known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  delusions 
B)  hallucinations 
C)  obsessions 
D)  compulsions

Question 10

The ________ approach to psychological disorders was developed by Sigmund Freud.

Accepted Answer

A)  psychoanalytic 
B)  learning 
C)  cognitive 
D)  systems

Question 11

A disorder resulting from exposure to a major stressor, with symptoms of anxiety, nightmares, poor sleep, reliving the event, and concentration problems, lasting for more than one month, is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  acute stress disorder 
B)  external locus of control 
C)  catastrophic stress 
D)  post-traumatic stress disorder (PTS
D)

Question 12

A repetitive, ritualistic behavior that a person feels driven to perform is called a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  compulsion 
B)  obsession 
C)  impulse 
D)  delusion

Question 13

Dissociative disorders involve a break in consciousness, memory, or a person's sense of identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Of the five known human sensory systems, which type of hallucination is the most common?

Accepted Answer

A)  visual 
B)  tactile 
C)  gustatory 
D)  auditory

Question 15

Any behavior that does not allow a person to function within or adapt to the stresses and everyday demands of life is considered ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  deviant 
B)  uncomfortable 
C)  rare 
D)  maladaptive

Question 16

Which of the following is a legitimate hypothesis that explains why the rate of depression appears to be twice as high for women as compared to men across various cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Women seek treatment more often than men. 
B)  Women appear to have excessive amounts of the neurotransmitter that plays a key role in depression. 
C)  The increased divorce rate has been more traumatic to how women view themselves and their purpose in life. 
D)  The different social roles played by women predispose them to depression.

Question 17

Which person suffers from a personality disorder whose primary symptom type involves dramatic, erratic, or emotional behaviors?

Accepted Answer

A)  Carlton, who has been diagnosed with schizoid personality disorder. 
B)  Mitch, who has been diagnosed with dependent personality disorder. 
C)  Helene, who has been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive personality disorder. 
D)  Richard, who has been diagnosed with histrionic personality disorder.

Question 18

Kevin shows a pattern of instability in his relationships, self-image, and feelings. As such, he most likely has ________ personality disorder.

Accepted Answer

A)  antisocial 
B)  borderline 
C)  dependent 
D)  avoidant

Question 19

For those people in the Middle Ages who believed abnormal behavior resulted from spirit possession, the treatment of choice was ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  herbal cures 
B)  "magic" potions 
C)  exorcism 
D)  trepanning

Question 20

Involuntary ideas that keep recurring despite the person's efforts to stop them are called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  compulsions 
B)  obsessions 
C)  impulses 
D)  panic attacks

Exam 14: Psychological Disorders